What I have learned in 2011...

1.   If you eat a lot you will gain weight.
2.   Brushing your teeth does not necessarily mean you have fresh breath...use floss.
3.   Bailey's is good all year round.
4.   Stop blaming everything around you for your circumstances and be accountable for your shit.
5.   It isn't that you don't know what you have until it is gone - it is that you never thought you would lose it (this doesn't apply to weight).
6.   You are better than you give yourself credit for.
7.   There are too many banks and not enough money.
8.   Assholes and stupidity walk among us.
9.   Sometimes it is better not to say anything (I have not yet mastered this).
10. Fat and ugly are not one word and don't go together nor do skinny and beautiful.
11. Music invigorates the soul.
12. Groupon.com is great.
13. There are some things that will never be forgotten (unless Alzheimer sets in).
14.  Bitterness makes you ugly inside.
15.  Soda is mentally addictive.
16.  My friends and family are the best.
17.  Listen to your instinct - it is there for a purpose.
18.  Pay attention to what is going on in the world around you (no matter how depressing - this is something I really need to get working on).
19.  Just because you think it is urgent doesn't mean it is.
20.  Amazing people surround you - take notice.

Happy New Year!