Advice for my 14 year old self...

Yesterday's post led me to the next few posts so you might want to read it so you get the full effect.

I decided to write a list of important things I have learned or would like to have been told - hindsight is always 20/20!  I broke the list into a few posts so the series is 3 or 4 days long.  When I read over the list I realised so many of my points were based on relationships - I guess that makes sense as what would life be without them?  I could've used this advice at 20 as well!  And 25...30...


1. Women are powerful – it’s ok to use that power but don’t use it as a weapon

2. Pay in cash

3. Date a lot…a lot. You will need to get to know a lot of men before you really know the qualities you want and need in a man

4. Before you get married, find out if he would get up in the middle of the night with a crying baby or change a diaper

5. Learn a little bit about a lot of things

6. Travel. Travel alone at least once

7. Wait until after 30 to get married – just have lots of fun until then

8. Don’t take life so seriously

9. Don’t marry for love – don’t marry solely for love. There are so many other important things your marriage will need. Love is the icing on the cake

10. Its ok to have it all…its also ok to not want it all

11. If someone isn’t adding value to your life, let them go - fast

12. Be humble – in the end, no one has kept score

13. Social grace will always be more important than money

14. Date at least one ‘older man’

15. Be the kind of woman the kind of man you want, wants


Have a fabulous day!