To help embrace my 30+ years here’s a list
of important lessons I’ve learned:
Love your family & all the flaws. Just
love them. It’s your only job.
Motherhood is the hardest job you’ll ever
love.
Spend less than you earn, go without until
you have the money. Possessions are harmful and they add no value to your life!
Find a few recipes you are really good at.
Pull them out when you have company over for dinner. Save the NEW recipes for
testing on family.
You are never, ever ready for kids! If you
wait…you’ll never have them.
No one keeps secrets. Remember this when
you’re telling people all of your business.
It is okay to say NO!
Ask people questions. People feel loved
when you listen.
Only shop in store’s with flattering lights
and slimming mirrors. Life is too short to look like shit when shopping for a
swimsuit.
Tell your kids how much they are loved.
Be a good friend. Be the kind of friend you
want to have.
Invest in a pair of Spanx. Trust me, they
really do even out the lumps and bumps.
Pretending to be perfect, doesn’t make us
perfect.
Change makes you smarter. If things never
changed, you’d never learn anything. Change reminds us that anything is
possible.
Chips and dip, pizza and french fries don’t
taste near as good with a diet coke.
Practice shaking hands…there’s nothing
worse than a limp hand shake.
Things end. Even those things you could
never imagine your life without.
Health is more important than most of us
treat it.
When you feel like you are on the verge of
an epic meltdown, call a faraway friend. She will lift your spirit.
Invest in experiences not stuff. Focus on
people and memories; you can always buy more stuff.
Open a nice bottle of wine, burn the
candles and use the nice sheets. Don’t save things for a special occasion.
My mom says ‘I move every time I need to
clean my house…” I believe moving helped
to broaden my circle of friends.
Anger. Let it go. Anger is a cover-up for
fear, hurt or disappointment.
When you can’t decide which one to go for,
pick chocolate.
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| © Billie Jo Ross |
Dress to impress. Always over dress... unless
it’s heels in a park…that doesn’t work. Dress for the job you want, not the one
you have.
Don’t settle! Don’t settle for less in
work, in love, in life.
Believe in yourself. There’s nobody else in
the entire world like you.
About Billie Jo Ross: Billie Jo is the morning co-host on Lite 95.9. She's also the host of Chatelaine Radio Sunday Mornings from 8-10am.
She's a daughter, a sister, a niece, a friend and a mother.
Follow Billie Jo on twitter @BillieJoLite959
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