30 Things I Learned Before Turning 30

In just two weeks, I'll be turning 30. My 20s have been the years I will never forget. I experienced so many things in different areas of my life. I got married just a few days after my 23rd birthday, I had my two youngest kids in my 20s and completed my family, and I met some of the most amazing people in my 20s. I also experienced panic attacks for most of my 20s while suffering with anxiety. In my 20s I had a near death experience after my daughter was born. I also experienced homelessness and losing everything I had. I lost my grandmother, went through a grueling heartbreak and suffered with depression. In my 29th year -- I experienced restoration of life. 

As I enter my 30s, I still have a lot of questions, but I'm looking forward to what's ahead. Here's what I learned in my 20s:

1. Walk. There’s no need to rush everywhere. Stop and smell the roses.
2. Talk. Say what you mean and mean what you say.
3. Quality > Quantity. 
4. Don’t doubt yourself.
5. Death sucks & grieving is a process. Allow yourself to heal. 
6. Don’t judge a book by its cover.
7. Change is necessary. Adapting is essential to life.
8. Love yourself before you try loving anybody else. 
9. Thing are replaceable but memories are forever.
10. Don’t allow anyone to get you out of character.
11. You won’t be everyone’s cup of tea. Hey, some people like coffee.
12. Stop being sorry for everything.
13. It’s okay to be vulnerable, but don’t let anyone play you for a fool.
14. Learn to cook...because ordering out every day is costly and wack.
15. There’s nothing wrong with doing things alone. Time waits for no one. Go check out that movie. Book that flight. Explore and have fun.
16. No. The most powerful two letter English word.
17. There's nothing like family. 
18. Coffee is life.
19. Exercise. Keep your blood flowing and your body moving.
20. Take a fun class. Yoga, cooking, Zumba, painting. Try it and enjoy!
21. You’re gorgeous!
22. Put the cell phone down and interact.
23. Clutter sucks. Clean out the closet.
24. Credit is important. Pay bills on time. Bad credit will hit you harder than you think.
25. You are stronger than you think.
26. Learn to walk in a pair of high heels. I promise you’ll feel sexier than you already are.
27. Cleanse. Tone. Moisturize. A skin regime is so important.
28. Being in a relationship is hard work. It requires a lot of compromise and communication, but it’s worth it.
29. Love exists.
30. Don’t change for anyone.

What are some things you learned in your 20s? What things are you still learning? Feel free to share. :)