As my junior year of college is quickly coming to a close, I've been reflecting back on my younger self. All the mistakes I made, all the memories I shared, the friends I met and kept. It's all been flooding into my head lately. Here are a few things that I wish I knew when I was younger.

1. Stop straightening your hair every day.

I don't know why, but for some reason when I was in high school I had this odd obsession with my hair being perfectly pin straight. My hair wasn't even curly. It had a slight natural wave to it that looked fine, but for some reason every morning I took a flat iron to it and burned it until it felt nice crispy, like dry spaghetti.

2. Go to sleep!

I've never been good at sleeping early, but from eighth to twelfth grade it was particularly bad. I'd say I was going to go to sleep around 10 pm, then I'd just lay in bed wide awake for three hours on my phone. My teachers sort of got use to me falling asleep in class, so instead of yelling at me most of the time, they'd just get a classmate to wake me up and continue teaching.

3. Stop caking your face.

The second I turned thirteen I started packing on the makeup. Keep in mind that this was pre-Instagram makeup tutorials, and no one knew what a cut crease was yet. I really did, and still do, love the artistry of makeup but back in 2010 there was limited access to learning make up looks. As a result, I'd come to class with a full-on smokey eye just to take my algebra quiz. It actually didn't look that bad, but I didn't need to be so glammed out every single day. Once or twice a week would have sufficed. Now, it takes all my effort just to put on some mascara.

4. Eat regularly.

As I stated in my previous article, Confessions of a Former Fat Girl, I had a bit of an eating problem when I was younger. I'd either eat too much or not enough, going back and forth trying to even out my diet. Eating a regular three meals a day would have given me a sense of structure with my food intake and noticeably would have improved my relationship towards food.

5. Be nicer to your parents.

Now I actually had a very good relationship with my parents growing up, but I did have a slight attitude problem. I especially feel bad thinking back on every time I'd get upset with my parents when they were literally just trying to help me. We still disagree on things now, just like any other family, but I keep my attitude in check...most of the time (hey nobody's perfect -Hannah Montana).