ADVICE

Besides running,reading is my second favorite pasttime.I remember reading "Blubber" by Judy Blume in the 2nd grade after a teacher told my mom I could read at a 4th grade level(I felt so smart!).A couple of years after that my mom let me read "Are you there God,it's me Margaret" and then she got a copy of "The Color Purple" the summer before my 6th grade year.I remember thinking how "adult" I felt reading such a mature novel and how lucky I was that my mom let me.I think that has alot to do with why I still enjoy books by people twice my age about subjects I haven't yet experienced but will no doubt relate to one day.About a year ago I picked up a copy of Nora Ephron's "I feel bad about my neck and other thoughts on being a woman".Inside I found the following "nugget"

What I wished I'd known..... by Nora Ephron

People have only one way to be.

Buy, don't rent.

Never marry a man you wouldn't want to be divorced from.

Don't cover a couch with anything that isn't more or less beige.

Don't buy anything that is 100 per cent wool even if it seems to be very soft and not particularly itchy when you try it on in the store.

You can't be friends with people who call after 11 p.m.

Block everyone on your instant mail.

The world's greatest babysitter burns out after two and a half years.

You never know.

The last four years of psychoanalysis are a waste of money.

The plane is not going to crash.

Anything you think is wrong with your body at the age of 35 you will be nostalgic for at the age of 45.

At the age of 55 you will get a saggy roll just above your waist even if you are painfully thin.
This saggy roll just above your waist will be especially visible from the back and will force you to re-evaluate half the clothes in your closet, especially the white shirts.

Write everything down.

Keep a journal.

Take more pictures.

The empty nest is underrated.

You can order more than one dessert.

You can't own too many black turtleneck sweaters.

If the shoe doesn't fit in the shoe store, it's never going to fit.

When your children are teenagers, it's important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you.

Back up your files.

Overinsure everything.
Whenever someone says the words, "Our friendship is more important than this," watch out, because it almost never is.

There's no point in making piecrust from scratch.

The reason you're waking up in the middle of the night is the second glass of wine.

The minute you decide to get divorced, go see a lawyer and file the papers.

Overtip.

Never let them know.

If only one-third of your clothes are mistakes, you're ahead of the game.

If friends ask you to be their child's guardian in case they die in a plane crash, you can say no.

There are no secrets.

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