10 things I should have learned by now

1. That homework doesn't do itself no matter how late you stay awake
2. Procrastination always comes back to haunt you
3. You don't need the TV on in order to babysit siblings
4. You should always have an emergency stash of candy when your babysitting (the candy works as currency)
5. A short sleeve polo shirt is not warm enough in subzero temperatures
6. Parents really have my best interest in mind
7. That writing your poetry response the morning it's due isn't as effective as the night before it's due
8. How to breath underwater
9. How to make a basketball shot
10. How to play all the hymns in the hymn book