28. Age, really, is just an arbitrary number. A thirty six year old man can be just as emotionally stunted as a 17 year old boy. TRUE STORY.
27. Being friends with someone younger than you will remind you of all the things you learned at their age and have since forgotten.
26. Being friends with people who actually like you is liberating.
25. How to paint a wall.
24. The meaning of the following words: nuanced, invariably, apropos and jerk-face. (Also: lard-ass)
23. To love your body, you need to accept it the way it is.
22. Don’t wait for tomorrow to make a decision that you know you have already made. Time passes to be sure but more to the point: Moments pass that you can never get back.
21. How to perfect tiramisu.
20. The difference between selfish and self-absorbed. Most of us lean to the side of self-absorption but only some of us are selfish. STAY AWAY FROM THESE PEOPLE.
19. A woman can stand up for herself without being a bitch. (Most of the time. Sometimes one needs to be a bitch.)
18. Step away from Facebook when you are having a bad day.
17. I really– no, you don’t understand–I really, really shouldn’t talk when there is alcohol running through my veins. I will reveal everything.
16. You are never to old to meet someone that will become your best friend.
15. How to lose a guy in 20 dates. If you’re interested, inquire within.
14. Giselle-freaking-Bundchen is STILL my age. *Throws fists into the air*
13. On that note, I hate Gisele Bundchen.
12. I am terrified of getting married. Hopefully, Future Mr Hope will be able to bring me down from the ledge.
11. There can never be enough laughter in one day.
10. Puns are HOT!
9. People that don’t get them are NOT!
8. I am a woman but I still cry like a girl.
7. I look absolutely ridiculous in Wayfarers.
6. In lieu of long legs and micro-minis, an iPhone (and cool apps) is the next best way to get the attention of a hot man.
5. If there is a way of getting in, there is a way of getting out.
4. After 27, the outer corners of your eyes will continue to wrinkle at a remarkable pace.
3. My real bra size.
2. A kiss does not necessarily mean that the instigator of said kiss wants you.
1. Twenty eight was one 365 day long lesson in self love.
And because of this, my twenty eighth year mattered. Two days into twenty nine, that is my only wish.
To live another year that matters.
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I can’t agree more with most of your points .. specially Gisele Bundchen’s one lol
you DESERVE years that matter.
happy birthday!
Happy birthday from one April girl to another! Also, #28? SO TRUE.
Fabulous. xx
Really really extremely beautiful.
I’m with you on the wrinkles & the wayfarers. I just turned 28 in Dec, and it seems like my eye wrinkles get more pronounced every day, no matter what stupid collagen-boosting cream I buy. I love Wayfarers, I think they’re sexy, but whenever I put them on my face…well, clowns come to mind. And I do not like clowns.
Dude, you do not update enough. I will have to talk to you about this. There may even be reports involved.
No. 21 – care to share the secret? Pleeeeeaaasseee???
No. 6 – yay for girl geeks :)
Happy belated birthday.
Love you. Loved this list. Seriously. Suddenly I’m looking forward to ageing. Well not the wrinkles bit … but the idea of learning more and becoming more aware.