things i learnt this year

• it's nice to have a strong president again
• and watching the news isn't so depressing these days
• that things that start with "i" are not necessarily all bad
• that good good friends are all around :)
• that taking care of two 5-year-olds is for the most part, easier than taking care of one 5-year-old :)
• unless one 5-year-old is in a rotten mood :)
• that short hair is definitely more me
• and i might as well just accept it, i only wear black - no point keep buying things i will never wear in pink
• how to make deeply fudgy brownies (butter instead of oil and underbake)
• that really long roadtrips are good for the soul
• that Danny is actually pretty smart under that tough guy acrobat exterior
• that the right teacher can work magic (i love Mrs Kay:)
• that my art looks so much better when it's shrinky dinked
• that the dollar tree isn't so bad after all
• that i am really really lucky to be around people who 'get' me
• that i don't miss talking on the phone (i have used about 17 minutes so far this year:)
• how to count to 10 in japanese
• that rats are not that scary after all
  
• but chimpanzees are :|