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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Source: Huffington Post
