"Bambi legs, Butterfingers, Cluts, and Fumbles" are all accurate terms that describe me, as a self-proclaimed clumsy individual. The majority of my life has consisted of embarrassing stories, usually beginning with the words, "well I was walking and...", followed by an injury, loss of dignity, or both. However, as the years have passed my bones, skin, and dignity have gained a sense of resilience to the daily struggles of an uncoordinated life.

1. Falling is a part of your daily life.

Falling is inevitable if you're a clumsy person. No matter the surface, no matter the shoe; nothing will save your body from flopping to the ground.

2. Table corners and chairs are the enemies.

The very existence of table corners and chairs are simply there as a reminder of your lack of depth perception. If you've had a run in with these pain seeking torture devices...uh I mean furniture, then you understand the feeling of wanting to have a fist fight with dining room furniture.

3. Waking up with new bruises regularly.

At this point when you wake up with a new bruise, you just shrug your shoulders and move on with your day. The only time bruises cause a nuisance is when other people ask you about them, and you have to follow with: "It might've been from yesterday when I tripped on that pebble, walked into that screen door, dropped that heavy object on myself, or when I just decided to walk outside and breathe."

4. White clothes are the enemy.

If you're a clumsy person you're more likely to spill more of your drink than to actually consume it. Your white clothes become a variation of a stained rainbow, so save yourself the time money and stop trying to wear white. Sadly coffee, ketchup, and wine will win this battle every time.

5. "Whoops" is a word said countless times a day.

Running into furniture, walls, or other human beings invokes a quick little reaction from all of us in the form of "whoops." The term is especially used in the case of dropping delicate things. Whether it be your phone, something made out of glass, or your groceries there is likely to be a bad outcome. The only thing left to say is "whoops" because let's face it the odds were against you from the moment you held anything breakable.

At the end of the day being clumsy certainly has its pros including a higher threshold for pain, a lower chance of becoming humiliated over small things, thick skin (literally and figuratively), and a quality that makes you uhh...we'll say unique. Plus let's be real, you are, and will most likely always be the friend in the group that has the most embarrassing and funny stories to tell. So embrace your lack of depth perception, severe incoordination, and constant black and blue marks, because at least you will always have something to laugh about.