The ill Humored

I have so many different goals for my life, including getting my education, starting a family, traveling, and getting in shape. So far I have met a few of my goals. I have my bachelor’s degree, and I even spent a little time in Germany a few years ago. So far as starting a family, you could say that I made some progress on that when I got married to my wonderful husband two years ago. My other goal, getting in shape, has been more difficult to achieve, but I have made a little progress. I watch what I eat, walk around town often, and try to exercise a little bit every day. If I keep working on it, I’m sure I’ll meet that goal someday, too!

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If I could relive the last five years of my life, I’m not sure that I would change much. There are no big choices that I would undo, and no major decisions that I would change. Instead, I would just try to redo the little things. I would try to be kinder, both to my family and to strangers. I would also try to be more careful with my money, and start a real savings account. Finally, I would try to say yes to more little opportunities, like all the times that people invited me to go to parties and other outings that I turned down because I was too busy or too shy. I think the little things are more important than the big choices, because it’s our everyday decisions that really affect what our lives are like.

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If I knew I was going to die in two weeks, I would have a few regrets about my life. First, I would regret spending so much time on my secondary education. I have been in college (first undergraduate, then graduate) for the past five years. While it was an investment in my future, it was expensive and being in school for so long means that I have had to put other aspects of my life on hold, like enjoying my twenties, making friends, or even marrying and having a family. I might also regret a few romantic break-ups, although there is nothing that I can do about those now. If I had only two weeks to live, I would go straight home (I moved out of state from the rest of my family last year) and spend that time with my family and friends.