things i wish i would've known when i was young(er)

looking tan was far more important than thinking about wrinkles and sun spots. i somehow thought i was immune to it all.

i did not practice the piano enough, i dreaded lessons, i kicked and screamed when i was signed up for voice lessons and guitar lessons. what was i THINKING? i could've been the next female flea.

living way beyond my means seemed a-ok. everyone else was doing it, why couldn't i? i'd be making six figures soon anyhow. right?

i wish i would have realized that i could've gone to school for my obvious interest(s). there are so many degree programs beyond business, art, psychology, education, etc.

don't wait around for things to happen. make things happen. that's how i landed me a husband.

what a waste of energy.

as an "adult" myself, wow, do i realize this. i always assumed adults were the end all be all of information. i should've been more active about formulating my own opinions and thoughts.

my three-dr. peppers-a-day diet was disgusting. and no more taco bell "fourthmeals".

i was so caught up in my GPA, i studied to get an A on tests rather than for the act of learning. my beautiful transcript was never viewed by one potential employer. i would have better benefited from applying what i was learning...not memorizing it for a test. i once told one of my interns to stop worrying about her grades. i hope her mother doesn't mind.