I guess I'm not alone..

Check out Margarita's blog- another Cloth diaper peddler who's got 4 or so more years into this than we do.

I LOVE her top 100 things here and here

And the post here about balancing your life

I'm inspired to hire some help. Still hoping to hire that company that does that for a living (partner still on vacation)

And I'll add a few things to the top whatever number things I've learned in life:

1. You're not going to please everyone, not matter how hard you try.
   
2. Some of the people you'll never please will be related to you
3. You can't change others
4. Toddlers have the relative destructive force of the same weight of dynamite. (say... 30 lbs of dynamite compared to what my 30 lbs toddler can accomplish..)
5. If you joke that something bad will happen, it usually does. (so, don't kid about running out of gas, getting a flat tire or getting snowed in Chicago or it will likely happen)
6. Life never turns out like you planned when you were 9, 12, 16, 21...
7. A prince coming to sweep you off your feet and you live happily ever after stay perpetually young without a care in the world is a myth. You age past early 20's and I bet that Castle needed upkeep, the horses needed the vet and if the romance is real there will be kids to add to the cares in the world. Kids age you double.
   
8. Never say " I will never" because.. yes.. you will.
9. Things will not go as smoothly as planned, particularly if I'm involved somehow
10. Major disasters always happen while I'm cooking and often result in burned food
11. Grilled cheese is the food most likely to be burned while I'm putting out other figurative fires
12. Grilled cheese can burst into flames
13. and leaves charred marks on the griddle used
14. Outdoor Gas Grills can also catch fire
15. Cast iron can melt and warp when you catch said grill on fire long enough.
    
16. Whatever you're selling you'll realize you're sold out of it about 10 minutes after you have 5 orders for the same thing
17. People aren't generally understanding when you tell them you don't have what they want to buy
18. Postal Employees do not have to speak English
19. Postal Employees can and will pick up unattended Fedex Packages, no matter how big the sign "for Fedex" you put on top of them.
20. The post office does not return to your fedex packages one of their employees pick up accidentally
21. Nor do they drop them off at Fedex where they should have gone
22. Printers stop working the day you need them the most
23. Internet stops working when you need it the most
24. Cell phones do not have service everywhere
25. Writing the email does not mean anything if you forget to click 'send'
26. It seems lots of people forget to click 'send' or the internet is as poor at delivering messages as the post office.
    
27. 2 year olds are drawn to wearing high heals
28. Particularly if that 2 year old is a boy
29. and his father has a stroke every time he sees it
30. 2 year old boys also like wearing their big sister's hats with flowers and their makeup.
    
31. That can also give their father a stroke
32. Moms don't think it's THAT big a deal
33. But don't appreciate their kids using/eating their lipstick/makeup
34. In a pinch Cell phones can distract kids in long line
    
35. It's surprisingly easy for kids to call 911
36. 911 operators are pretty good at asking "is your mother there?" before sending the police
37. If you live in our neighborhood and your kids open the car door and leave it open, the police will bang on your door at 2 am to see if you're ok
38. Hearing banging on your door at 2 am takes 10 years off your life
39. Don't answer the door with a gun in your hand if the police are the ones knocking
40. Don't shoot things on your property, even if you're careful
    
41. Police arrive remarkably fast when they're told there's gun shots fired
42. I don't know what happens if you get arrested for shooting a gun on your property, but I bet it's bad
43. Babysitters are hard to come by and the ratio of difficulty is directly related to how important you get one for said event.
    
44. Kids aren't welcome at a bunch of places
45. When bringing kids to places they're not welcome, the likelihood of them misbehaving is directly proportional to how much they're not wanted there.
46. $65/plate dinner includes kid plates
    
47. $65/plate dinners are not enjoyable when your kids are there
48. Babysitters are cheaper than buying dinner for the kids at those events
49. But not by much
50. Shoes with sand in them are never comfortable
51. Missing DVDs can be found the the VCR slot when toddler wants to watch TV
52. VCRs can house other things that don't belong there
53. They stop working forever after too much stuff has been put in them
54. Potty trained kids will have an accident when you are least prepared to deal with it
55. Thrown rocks at Tball practice will hit the windshield of the most expensive car in the parking lot
56. And will cause damage
57. Time spent waiting at Tball, swimming lessons, dance lessons, etc. should be refunded later in life
58. It's a form of torture for younger siblings to have to wait at the above lessons/practices
59. The last parking space available is never big enough for me to park the Excursion
    
60. 6 year olds can kick the butt of any 35+ year old in video games