Joyce Ashmore:  

School If I had it to do all over again, I would have wanted to play sports year round all 4 years. I would have tried harder in class, got better grades and aspired to go to college right out of high school. The high school teacher that most inspired me was Mrs. McLean. She once told me "you are too smart for this class" and that set me in motion to prove her right. My grades improved a great deal after that and my confidence in my abilities soared. I hope a teacher can read this and realize how encouraging they really can be with a few kind words. College I thought getting a bachelor's degree was going to be a big deal. I know that the piece of paper proving I endured the 4 years of living hell means something... I'm just not sure what. If you don't know what your plan is... plan on waiting until you do! Those grades will haunt you FOREVER! Nursing School was fun... and finally college has paid off for me and my family. Military I went in the Army right after high school. Well, not right out of high school... I had to lose some weight to get in first. But I lost 30 pounds in 4 months and felt great for the first time in my life when I joined. I spent about 5 months in Alabama for basic and military police training. Then I was sent to Germany for 2 years. I had great duty. As far as we were told, we had the largest patrol area in Germany and got paid to tour the countryside in government vehicles... albeit, not good government vehicles. Some of those cr...Expand for more