Celebrating Mother's Day: Things My Mom Taught Me

* The best beauty treatment is soap and water.

* What's not picked up when you go to bed may never be seen again.

* If given a choice, choose quality over quantity.

* Save your money until you can afford what you really want.

* People aren't looking at you as much as you think.

* Wear a dress now and then.

* Own a pair of pearl earrings, diamond studs, and a good watch.

* Be capable of earning your own way.

* If someone criticizes you, agree with them. The watch what happens.

* When in doubt about what to say, bite your tongue.

* When faced with a decision, you'll never regret thinking about it overnight.

* What seems ominous at night, seems much better in the morning.

* Learn how to cook seven things well.

* Learn how to bake chocolate chip cookies.

* Read, read, and read some more.

* Afternoon naps are necessary when you're younger than 3 and older than 50.

* You could best be remembered for something you didn't do, rather than for something you did.

* There's always someone worse off. Find them. Help them.

* Put your marriage before your kids and your kids will be just fine.

* Don't threaten your kids. It will make you seem weak.

* Keep your word.

* Make few commitments, but keep all the commitments you make.

* The best place for you to be is at home with your family. Above all else.

* Thank the ones that came before you.

* Send handwritten notes.

* Birthdays are special.

* Slather with lotion morning and night.

* The reality is often much less glamorous than the fantasy.

* We think our life is the reality and everyone else's is the fantasy.

* Prom is not the be-all-end-all.

* Neither is high school.

* Look people in the eye.

* Don't let yourself get offended.

* You can't always rely on who you know, but you can always rely on what you know.

* Don't sell yourself short.

* People see more good in you than bad.

* Pray.

* Mow and weed your own backyard before you start criticizing someone else's.

* Sometimes the hardest thing to do is the best thing to do.

* Not everyone needs to know everything.

* Coffee really doesn't stunt your growth.

* Sometimes good enough is good enough.

* Time often is the only answer.

* Not much can beat experience.

* Take care of your teeth and your skin.

* Every room should have a little touch of red in it.

* Somebody less qualified will at some point be your boss.

* The most rewarding jobs have no pay.

What did your mom teach you?