What would you do differently?

[Trek420]

Me, I'd not get into credit card trouble in my early twenties that took me almost a decade to crawl out of ....

Oh gosh, where do I begin.

First no regrets, I am very happy about who and where I am.

I finally have no credit card debt. I paid off a little over 20k in about a year and a fraction. It was tough, it was hard, I want to thank all the little people who helped and advised including Knott and Suze Orman but it's done and ovah and will never ever happen again.

and I'd have followed my heart ....

When I got into art school the dean counseled me on major. He said there were no jobs in illustration "you might as well major in design because that's where you'll end up anyway." Desktop publishing which was just beginning to take hold as I started to get jobs. The bottom dropped out of the market when so many could pop in a CD and "I are an art director, I know Quark"

If I'd followed my heart and drawn there is no tutorial CD for "hey, I can draw"

I worked my way through art school as a souse chef. It was tough but I loved studying art during the day, painting with food at night. I'd just gotten my first "real job" as an assistant art director (which turned out to be the job and boss from he}}) when A.N asked me to come work for her at an eatery she was opening, Bridges in Danville. If you've seen Mrs Doubtfire that's the place where she performs the Heimlich on the guy. Anyway I turned her down.

Who knows where I'd be cooking now or even teaching as she does.

My biggest regret is never completing my degree .... yet. My sister and I calculated hours spent and effort to my 3rd degree black belt in Aikido and it is like a Phd. But I stopped school just shy of my bachelors. I'm collecting certifications like they're matchbooks and when life calms down will go back to school. I don't care if I'm 70 with a masters, I want one .... or several.

Oh, and past relationships if my ex is reading this brphhhht

But all this got me here and I'm happy.