Every quarter I live, I turn into a different human with different interests, dreams, and even beliefs about certain things. And as much as I want to say that I don’t look back, I do pretty often. I think to myself: “If only I knew about XYZ when I was 18, 22, or even 25.”

The saying that hindsight is 20/20 rings true in my life, and it feels like it is even more amplified because I am the eldest sibling (of 7).

So, I sat down and wrote 26 things that I would tell my younger self if I could have a conversation with her.