
Turning 40
Nov 7 · 2 min read
I turn 40 soon and I’ve written down a list of advice I’d give to my children if I had any.
- Write the angry email, save it, sleep on it, delete it
- Reset the microwave back to zero when you’ve finished using it.
- 9 times out of 10, a good night’s sleep will make you feel better
- Fundamentally – you owe your parents nothing
- Those friends who you won’t see for months but when you reconnect it’s like you’ve never been apart – guard those friendships fiercely
- Do the thing you want to do least, first
- Be a marathon spectator – it will change your perspective on humanity
- In the nicest possible way – the world doesn’t revolve around you
- Online friendships are as real and genuine as IRL ones
- Don’t have sex with your ex
- Never ignore a red flag
- Eat the fucking pizza
- Love doesn’t mean never having to say you’re sorry. Apologise if you’re wrong and mean it.
- Grow your eyebrows back
- If the outfit makes you swish or jump up and down in the changing room – buy it
- Everyone can sing
- Have a theme song – mine is Try it Out by Gino Soccio
- If someone constantly speaks ill of others behind their backs, they are doing the same about you
- Don’t give your trust away easily
- Listen to people who are less privileged than you and learn to be an ally
- You don’t always have to have an opinion
- Always keep your promises
- See the hygienist regularly
- Moisturise your hands
- Art is for everyone
- If someone means something to you, tell them, don’t regret it
- Exercise is not an exclusive club and fuck anyone in your past or present who even for a second makes you feel like shouldn’t be doing it
- Don’t take too much notice of lists