This year’s tree has a definite theme now: gold and silver. Now that I’ve added some ornaments, the tree looks pretty even when the lights are off. I really like the ornaments with the swirly look to them.

The tree smells less musty now, and it may not be tossed in the trash after Christmas after all (especially since I read that on the real versus artificial tree debate, real trees are better for the environment due to the length of time artificial trees require to break down in landfills).

But to get back to the title of this entry: as I was washing the tools of my handiwork after a particularly productive day of baking, I started thinking of the things I’ve learned, some which I have actively acknowledged and recall learning, and others that came to mind only after thinking about it:

╣Wanting to do something very badly but not doing it is exactly the same as not doing it.

╣Other people should be allowed to live their lives the way they want, just as I’m allowed to live my life the way I see fit to.

╣Topics that are none of my business include how others raise their children, spend their money or relate to their families.

╣Sugar really does make my menstrual cramps worse.

╣I really don’t know much about the right guy for me besides the qualities/habits that will be deal breakers. I do know the man I end up with will have qualities that I never thought of: some of these qualities will drive me nuts and others will endear him to me even more.

╣If you have not done your part to find a solution to a problem when you could have, you have no real right to complain.

╣Staying up late because you don’t feel tired will always come back to bite you in the butt.

╣Learning to work smarter rather than harder or longer is the key to promotion in the workplace.

╣Multitasking makes me less productive.

╣11-7pm would be the best work schedule to maximize my productivity.

╣Looking or dressing shabbily is a form of abuse against one’s self.

╣My first instinct is usually right.

Filed under: Celebrations, Mundane by jummy