30 Things ...

I highly recommend women check out this book that Cheryl had on her Goodreads page called 30 Things Every Woman Should Have and Should Know by the Time She's 30. Glamour magazine created this list of 30 things and thanks to its popularity, the editors created a book with essays discussing these items. The essays provide an intriguing commentary on the various topics and show how diverse we truly are. For myself, I found it interesting that even now, I am missing some of the items on the list.

Some of the items that I lacked:
- The realization that you are actually going to have an old age—and some money set aside to help fund it.
- The names of the secretary of state, your great-grandmothers, and the best tailor in town.
- That you can’t change the length of your legs, the width of your hips, or the nature of your parents.

And items that made me pause:
One old boyfriend you can imagine going back to and one who reminds you of how far you’ve come. Everyone knows the latter was easy for me, but I struggled with thinking of the former, but I did finally think of an ex who I could see myself going back to because I miss the friendship though I know it would never work.

When to try harder and when to walk away. I struggle with this regularly, but believe I have gotten better with age.

A past juicy enough that you’re looking forward to retelling it in your old age. During a recent conversation with hubby, he stopped me to remark, "my wife, ladies and gentleman," in a snarky tone because stories from my past can be quite scandalous at times.

One friend who always makes you laugh and one who lets you cry. I am truly blessed in this.

Check out the entire list at Glamour and let me know what you think.