Lessons I learned during Spring Break

#1. Children are astoundingly good-natured when no one is telling them what to do.

#2. So are adults.

#3. I need to sleep in more often.

#4. Nobody, but nobody, comes between me and a good book.

#5. I have an intoxicating passion toward cinnamon in any form.

#6. If you ignore the Polly Pockets, Legos, Star Wars guys, and fruit snack wrappers long enough, you start to fondly accept them into your reality as zany-patterned carpeting.

#7. Under no circumstances should you listen to your Dad when he insists (against your better judgment) that it’s a good idea to let your 90-pound dog loose inside his home.

#8. A 90-pound dog exerts a shocking amount of speed and energy upon spotting small, furry creatures just beyond the backyard window. (“Squirrel!”)

#9. Terra cotta pots do not withstand fast-moving, 90-pound missiles very well. (Sorry again, Mom.)

#10. I still don’t trust my navigation system as far as I can throw it. Even when it does, on occasion, deliver me safely to my intended destination.

#11. Nothing beats the breathless laughter of a 5-year-old who’s being tickled without mercy.

#12. Getting asked out on a date just never loses that fluttery feeling of excitement.

#13. Despite 48,647,235 attempts to the contrary, it appears to remain an inescapable law of nature that I cannot lose weight while eating whatever I want.

#14. Children + mud = happiness.

#15. Being dizzy goes hand-in-hand with being blond, even when that blond is as fake as a diamond in a pawn shop.

#16. I really like people who make me laugh.

#17. I really, really like people who make me laugh at myself.

#18. It’s totally worth it to occasionally ignore that little voice in your head that says, “I really should be doing something more productive right now.”

#19. There’s usually a reason that a book only costs $0.99 on Kindle.

#20. Life. Is. Good.