Happy Blogoversary to Me!

 If you have been following Lemonade Lifestyle from the beginning,  you may remember my first blog post Lemonade Stand from November 2010. Well, it's been a year and while I am still a work in progress, I have learned a lot over the last year...

• It's ok to put myself first once in a while
• My husband and kids are amazing (well, even more so than I already thought)
• Things do not make you happy
• Doctors can be wrong and it is my right as a parent to call them out on it
• God can still hear you, even if you are not sitting in church every Sunday
• Not all of your friends will understand, but that's ok, they can still be your friends
• Working part-time can be an outlet to the grown up world
• Date nights are required in order to avoid becoming the 80%
• Rude people exist and will show their face when you least expect it
• The "r-word" is more powerful than it should be
• Driving a minivan is not as bad as it sounds
• You are never too old to make new friends
• Facebook can be used for good and not evil
• Having a support system in place makes hard days much easier
• Hobbies are not just for typical moms!
• Time management and color coded calendars can help avoid mommy meltdowns
• There is no law that states your laundry must be folded before the next weeks laundry begins
• Childrens' birthday parties and Halloween are triggers for depression
• The crock pot can save your family from eating another take out meal
• Pinterest is a great way of showing you there is life outside of the special needs world
• Old friends can come back into your life at any time and surprise you
• If you do good things, good things come back to you

What have you learned from reading Lemonade Lifestyle? What was your favorite post? Did you share any of this with a friend? Am I talking to crickets??? Thanks for reading and listening this year!