Day 3 & 4 of the 30 Day Challenge

Because I was a COMPLETE SLACKER on Sunday, I am having to play catch up and do days 3 and 4 together.

Day 3 - What is the greatest amount of physical pain that I have ever endured?

To make a long story short I found out I was pregnant by having to have my appendix taken out....In my life I have had an appendectomy, a tonsilectomy, and a c-section....the appendectomy takes the cake (well the time leading up to the surgery). I never knew what great pain was until I was having the problems with my appendix. Breathing hurt, looking hurt, talking hurt, and to make it all better it made me sick to my stomach so the fact that I was physically sick on top of the pain I was in...yeah I was pretty sure I was dying.


Day 4 - List 6 Things You Would Tell Your 16 Year Old Self If You Could....

1. You ARE NOT an adult. You are a long ways from being an adult and whatever you think you are doing that makes you be one....you aren't. You are still a kid, you may be a teenager but you have no clue about adulthood and the future.

2. Since you are not an adult, enjoy your time at home....enjoy your time as a teenager, have fun because it doesn't last forever.

3. Take school seriously. It may seem easy, it may seem like it doesn't matter...but it does. Set goals, try graduating at the top of your class...do things to make college easier. You will regret not doing your best later on in life.

4. Choose your friends wisely....those people that you thought were your friends in high school, the ones that were at parties with you....the ones who smoked weed with you....the ones that you spent all your time with...some of them may have been your friends, but most of them weren't. My mom has a saying "Show me your friends and I will show you your future"...that's a great philosophy, think about it.

5. Douglasville, though it may be growing, is still a small town. Your family knows everyone, you will get caught. People will see you and know who you are. Be someone who makes your family proud. They aren't perfect but they have worked hard for you. They have provided you with things in life that people only dream about, don't abuse it, don't abuse them. Love them, let them enjoy your teenage years.

6. Spend time with your family...they will not be around forever. Make memories, laugh, love whole heartedly and enjoy life. You will look back one day and miss your family members so badly some days....don't take the days you have with them forgranted.