If you like to cut up your watermelon ahead of time, be sure to drain the water off every day even if you aren’t having any. It will last longer.
If you wrap your sandwich in a paper towel before putting it in a baggy, it will collect the condensation. Your sandwich will not be soggy, and you will have a place to set it down.
Even when life is not okay, it is.
Don’t ever put real butter on a cinnamon raisin form of bread and then toast it in a toaster oven. It might catch fire. I learned this the hard way.
Raising children is the hardest thing you will ever do, but it can also be the most rewarding. There are no guarantees as to what kind of adults your children will become. Make the best parenting decisions you can, and hope it works.
Time really does seem to go faster the older you get.
If you wash strawberries or grapes ahead of time, let them dry on a paper towel before putting them in a bowl. Keep a paper towel in the bowl to absorb moisture. This helps keep them from molding.
If you feel like you are using too many paper towels, you can reuse ones that you have used to dry lettuce or fruit to wipe spills from the floor. This helps the environment and your budget.
It is difficult to both encourage children to think for themselves and to teach them to follow rules. Every parent and every teacher balances this every day, but both are important.
If you want your cookies to bake evenly, half way through the baking time, switch the tray from the top shelf to the bottom and the bottom tray to the top. Also turn them around. It is a hassle, but it works.
When someone asks you if you are okay, and you are not, tell them so and ask for help and prayers. Also know that even if you are not okay at that time, chances are you will be in the future.
Even those of us who are not naturally athletic can exercise.
Life is not fair, but that does not mean we do not have to try to treat others fairly.
Being kind is not a sign of weakness.
Always mount a horse from the horse’s left side.
Janitors and garbage collectors are vital to a healthy society. We should appreciate and thank them every chance we get.
I learned at a very young age that people can die at any time, at any age, and in a variety of ways. It is important to love and appreciate the people in our lives, and when we lose them, we must learn to live without them. Our lives can still be meaningful and fulfilling.
Finally, you will be amazed at what you can do when you have to.