Now that I have two kids in high school, I’ve been thinking a lot about my past and if I could do it all again what would I do?  

If I could go back in time, I would do high school over again and I would do things differently.

You see, when I was in high school, I didn’t really participate in school activities, clubs, etc.  I recall going to 1 football game in the 4 years I was in high school.  I dated the same guy most of high school (and he didn’t even go to my school) and I definitely didn’t work as hard as I could have.  Basically, I did what I needed to do to get through school, graduate and get the heck out.

If you gave me the chance to go back to high school right now, you would see an entirely different Anne.  I would join clubs, attend football games and other sporting events.  I would take classes that really interest me, not just the ones I need to graduate or that are easy.  I would actually apply myself (this is HUGE to me…I had a 3.5 GPA when I graduated with my AA, wish I would have worked as hard in high school).

This year, I have been encouraging my kids to get involved in more clubs and school events and so far, they have been doing a great job.  Now, if only I could go back and take that same advice!

If you could go back and do it all over again, would you?  What would you do differently?