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By 50 a woman should know how to:

Old 04-15-2013, 12:59 PM
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OK, I am sharing this list sent to me by my SIL. I guess I received it 15 years too late. I am using that as my excuse for so many failures. Must have been quilting when lots of these learning opportunities sailed on by. Oh, well. . . . .

By 50, women should know how to:

Say “no” without feeling guilty.
Book their own travel.
Say “I’m sorry” and mean it.
Laugh at themselves.
Change a tire.

Take themselves out to dinner and/or a movie — on their own.
Get around in a foreign country.
Program and operate their TV (this is easier said than done!).
Mix at least a few classic cocktails.
Do their own taxes.
Invest in the stock market.
Make themselves and their own needs a priority.
Sew — at least a little.
Defend themselves against an attacker with at least one signature self-defense move.

Perform CPR.
Carve a turkey.
Choose their own wine.
Light a grill — and then cook on it.
Swim.
Order a credit report — and then be able to read it.
Examine their own breasts.
Graciously accept a compliment.
Flip their own breaker.
Plunge a toilet.
Properly hang photos and artwork.
Whip up a signature dish that’s not spaghetti or meatloaf.
Walk away from a situation or relationship when it’s not working.
Tell off at least one person who deserves it.

Say what they really want in bed.
Put together a piece of “some assembly required” furniture.
Apply makeup without a mirror.
Buy something crazy expensive just because they want it.
Ask for a raise.
Mow their own yard.
Unclog a drain.
Tell which direction they are facing.

Tell at least one really good joke.
Make small talk with just about anyone
Know when to reveal personal information — and when not to.
Think critically and independently when hearing speeches and listening to the news.
Paint a room.
Buy the right-sized bra.
Beautifully wrap a present.
Hail a taxi.
Reach out to an old friend.
Jump a car battery.
Show love with actions and not just words.
Put together a real retirement strategy.
Look good in a photo.
Open a bottle of champagne.
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Old 04-15-2013, 01:31 PM
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I agree. Now, how many have/can you done/do?
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Does the fact that I don't know how to do quite a few of these mean I'm still young?
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Old 04-15-2013, 06:00 PM
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Check, check, check, check.... Only missed 4 --
1. change a tire (weak hands have always made this a problem)
2. hail a taxi (few taxis where I've lived)
3. mow my own yard (have rented since I was 56)
4. how to look good in a photo (I've never mastered this and wonder if most women feel this way)

But if I had to miss any these were the most "worthless" to me in my opinion.

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There is only a couple I can't do or rather haven't done. Guess I'm doing pretty good since I still like a couple of years before I reach 50.
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I've done pretty well! But have to admit there are a few I must have missed the boat! LOL
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I'm turning 50 in August, so couldn't resist this thread.....Yep....done just about all 'cept still haven't mastered "looking good in a photo"...I do a great disappearing act when someone whips out a camera.
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I'm turning 50 in August, so couldn't resist this thread.....Yep....done just about all 'cept still haven't mastered "looking good in a photo"...I do a great disappearing act when someone whips out a camera.
Ditto - I'm 56 and the last photo of me that I liked was when I was 20!!

I can change a tire though -- even if the garage guys used an air wrench to put the lugnuts on!!
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Lots of them I can't do and some I don't care to ever do. I'm 67 and still have my Husband of 51 years. He can do most of what I can't do. Like changing a tire.
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I've done and can do everything except:

Get around in a foreign country.
Program and operate their TV (this is easier said than done!).
Do their own taxes.
Invest in the stock market.
Perform CPR.
Choose their own wine.
Light a grill — and then cook on it.
Order a credit report — and then be able to read it.
Flip their own breaker.
Mow their own yard.
Unclog a drain.
Tell which direction they are facing.
Beautifully wrap a present.
Jump a car battery.
Put together a real retirement strategy.

Not too bad
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