Today is my 29th birthday! I feel like every year I’m still learning more and more, and more of what I learn is about life and the world interspersed with random skills like photography and baking and how to be a happier person. This suits me so well, because I’ll always love learning new things and random facts.

In the spirit of turning 29, here are 28 things I learned over the past year…

1. It’s possible to accidentally be the cause of a huge nuclear disaster.
2. You can get hired with a gif.
3. I hate made-up tech words.
   

   There are a lot of atrocious tech words out there, but 'undownload' has to be in the top three worst.

   — Jenni (@madebyjenni) September 30, 2015

4. ‘You want people who either want to sleep with you or hate you. The middle is stupid. The middle is wasted. Seriously, no one remembers the middle.’ (From Interesting things I’ve been reading recently)
5. ‘Sucking at something is the first step to actually being good at something’, just like Adventure Time claims.
6. You can make double the money for the same amount of work.
   

   The best thing ever: when two clients are mutually useful to each other & you can bill them both for the same work.

   — Jenni (@madebyjenni) June 25, 2015

7. ‘Done is better than perfect’ might actually be true.
8. You can make ‘fudge’ in a slow cooker.
   

   A photo posted by Jenni (@madebyjenni) on Nov 8, 2015 at 2:23pm PST

9. I don’t actually care what happens on Facebook.
10. Paris is a beautiful place.
11. Not having a kitchen is the worst thing ever.
    

    Washing up in the bathroom while the kitchen is being redone…can't wait till this is over! pic.twitter.com/0sjyL0Eeip

    — Jenni (@madebyjenni) August 17, 2015

12. I’m rubbish at hosting BBQs.
13. I’ve been blogging for half my life and I’m still getting better at it.
14. Everything you own should be beautiful or practical (or preferably both).
15. You can still change the world at 73.
16. The true definition of insanity.
    

    You're not insane until you spend £50 on a bowl. pic.twitter.com/d4DlDoAO0z

    — Jenni (@madebyjenni) June 20, 2015

17. The right decisions can be the hardest.
18. If you survive a 25,000 volt electric shock, people will still mock you.

19. Progress relies on the ability to let go.

    — Jenni (@madebyjenni) November 23, 2015

20. I spend too much time playing Candy Crush.
    

    That moment when you're just too damn good at Candy Crush. #candycrush #candycrushsaga

    A photo posted by Jenni (@madebyjenni) on Oct 31, 2015 at 11:18am PDT

21. You can mail yourself but not a flying squirrel > The strangely successful history of people mailing themselves in boxes
22. If your cat disappears for eight months, they can still arrive back totally fine as if they’ve only been gone a few hours.
23. Medium hates me.
    

    Just signed up for Medium. The top stories for me are: how to lose weight, bad habits killing my productivity, and advice for the lazy. Wtf.

    — Jenni (@madebyjenni) September 23, 2015

24. You can be good at things you hate.
25. Decision making can (sometimes) be easy.
    

    'For decision-making, always ask yourself two qus:" What's the worst that can happen?" And, "Can I live with that?"' http://t.co/oLLo2oiaTE

    — Jenni (@madebyjenni) July 29, 2015

26. Corporate bullshit is exhausting.
    

    Really not interested in days that contain the phrase 'strategic pivot'.

    — Jenni (@madebyjenni) January 26, 2015

27. There’s a government position for cats.
28. You are enough.

What have you learned this year?