what I learned in 2007

• It's OK to put yourself first and not feel guilty about it.
• Enjoy the moment and not stress about the process.
• Duran Duran still makes me happy.
• Dave Grohl makes me happy "down there."
• Calling it "down there" makes me happier than a Dave Grohl/Duran Duran sandwich.
• Toenails painted blue/black are the tits.
• You can talk about tits all you want. Doesn't mean you have to show 'em off. Seriously.
• Family is sometimes best in small doses.
• I worry I'll never fully forgive myself.
• Though I know I am, I don't know if I'll ever fully feel forgiven by God.
• I don't know if I'll ever fully feel God, and I realize therein lies my dilemma.
• I fall in love again every day when I see my kids.
• I'm pretty amazed how quickly I can forget about them as soon as they're at school.
• Some of life's best lessons don't happen in school.
• Growing out my hair was a notch in the 'sex-ayyy' column.
• You know what my hair is? Yep. Exactly.
• People who go on and on about how much they value honesty aren't always honest. Ironic, dont'cha think?
• Some games you really, really, really want to lose. Celebrate defeat.
• Consider your choices.
• Really, really consider them.
• Goatees are the tits.
• I miss my husband's goatee.
• I don't miss his nose hair. Or errant body hair.Or his burping. Or how these tools are used as foreplay. Even if they do work on me.
• But the Beavis voice? I'll show him the tits for the Beavis voice.
• I'm either super needy or just in love.
• My vote will always be for in love. And he's cute, even without the goatee.
• I need to say "no" more out loud and not just in my head.
• Know the rules. Then disregard them and follow your own.
• When the show's over, be relieved. In fact, don't even watch the show. Turn the channel.
• Your friends know - they just know - when you need help.
• It's OK to step away from friendships in which you put forth all the effort and garner none of the same reward.
• Some of the best friends you'll ever know are people you may never actually meet.
• BOOBS! rule. Papier mache BOOBS! would rule, too. Alas, the world may never know.
• You don't need to hide an affinity for Neil Diamond.
• Or Hanson. Mmmbop, baby. Mmmbop indeed.
• Even if you don't always like them, that one next to you? The one who loves you even when you do stupid things? That rocks.
• I am not responsible for all the shit I dealt with in 2007.
• I'll never have the balls to sing or dance in public. You're welcome.
• I'll never tire of this song. I sing along to it, but you'll never hear. You're welcome again.
• Being perfect is not what I want to be.
• So that perfectionism thing kinda sucks.
• The world is obsessed with Grease and doing it doggy style. Take a note, Hollywood!
• Sometimes you should think twice before hitting 'send'.
• It's a good idea to have a regular laundry routine.
• Know that this regular laundry routine will backfire on you.
• My living room couch is like a sex machine. The kitchen counter? The couch's apprentice.
• Despite random giggling, I'm a pretty smart person.
• Sometimes you have to be able to just let things go.
• Seriously.
• Let it go.
• There is such a thing as happy endings.