In 2011, FOX premiered New Girl, a show revolving around Jess Day (Zooey Deschanel – a bubbly school teacher by day and party animal by night – as she tries to navigate her way through Los Angeles as a 20something alongside her three male roommates, Schmidt (Max Greenfield), Winston (Lamorne Morris) and Nick (Jake Johnson). Over the past three years, TheUrbanRealist has picked up a few things (okay, a lot of things) from New Girl and we’re can’t wait to share it with you!
1. Embrace your inner weirdness.
2. There are worse problems. . . Well sometimes.
3. “Hangry” is a real emotion and it should be taken very seriously.
4. Sometimes you just need to go for it.
5. Maybe men and women really are from different planets. . .
6. If the party isn’t poppin’, BE the party (Example #1)
(Example #2)
7. Money and fancy things can’t buy you happiness.
8. Take the high road and look at the bright side of things.
9. There’s nothing wrong with being a little selfish at times.
10. Nick taught us that anything is possible.
11. If you can’t be yourself around your best friend, then you’re doing it wrong.
12. We may not have all the answers… but we’ll try to help you anyways.
13. Who needs productivity when you can watch TV all day?
14. Don’t let anyone make you feel inferior.
15. Schmidt happens, but don’t take it sitting down.
16. Periods are every girls’ worst nightmare.
17. Couldn’t have said it better myself.
18. When in doubt, Spice Girl quotes win.
19. Be unapologetically yourself.
20. There’s nothing a little T. Swift can’t fix.
21. If you don’t like something, speak your mind!
22. The quantum physics cat analogy explained in one gif.
23. Say what you mean and mean what you say.
24. Dance like no one’s watching.
25. Don’t let nobody tell you what you can and can’t do.
26. Love with all your might. 
27. No ragrats.
28. Don’t settle for less than you deserve.
29. Give yourself a break sometimes, you deserve it!
30. A little ambiguity never hurt anyone.
New Girl returns for its fourth season on September 16! In the meantime, you can watch the first two seasons on Netflix or check out the cast reuniting in this season 4 promo here!
