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The MOST Important List
I am a keeper of lists. Thoughts in my head are here today, gone tomorrow and the only way I can retain information is to write it down. I have my to-do list, my honey-do list, grocery shopping list, errands-to-run list, topics-to-write-about list, upcoming events list, Christmas card list, Christmas shopping list, family and friends birthday list, address and phone number lists, projects around the house list and, finally, my keeping-track-of-all-my-lists list.Since I know I will forget about anything that isn't written down, I decided to start another list, which may be the most important list I keep: Advice For My Daughter List. I don't expect she retains much of the knowledge I am dispensing on her at 5 1/2 months old and the day will come where my advice will be the last thing she wants so I decided to start a list of things I want her to know and take under advisement so that, when she is able to comprehend and willing to listen, I don't forget anything! Advice for My Daughter: 1. Marry someone who can and does cook. This way, cooking can be a pleasure for you and not a "have-to". 2. Always carry a hairbrush, dental floss, powder, mints/gum and feminine products in your purse or bag. All will come in handy someday. 3. Be nice to everyone. You never know who they will turn out to be or when your paths will cross again. 4. Don't worry about what everyone else is doing...just do the best you can at what YOU do. 5. Beauty is only skin-deep but always try to put your best foot forward because first impressions only come around once. 6. Go to college! Even if you plan on never having a job! This is not advice...more of a command. 7. Learn to sew. But don't ask me to teach you...I can't even mend a hem or fix a button! 8. Give more hugs than you get 9. Be open to ideas that are different from your own. You may not always agree with others but it's always good to know the other side of an argument. 10. Say you're sorry as soon as you mean it. Don't say it if you don't mean and don't wait for the other person to say it first. 11. Talk to God often, not just when you want something. 12. Take care of yourself. Drink lots of water, exercise and wear sunscreen. 13. Travel as much as you can. 14. Take lots of pictures and keep a diary. Memories fade with time but a picture and a few words can bring it all back. I know I will have more to add as the years go on and she will probably roll her eyes the first time she reads it but someday, she will look back and say "My mom was right"...hopefully!
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