How My Life Has Changed In 5 Years Essay

5 years ago I sat in Muir Middle School with my friends and classmates talking about television shows we watched the night before and plans for that weekend. I didn 't have a job, and my only responsibility was taking care of myself and doing my school work. I never thought that my life could be dramatically changed in a short period of 5 years. 5 years full of events and lessons. I am now 18 years old and my personality, hobbies and appearance are all very different now. One way my personality has changed in 5 years was my confidence, I can look at myself in the mirror and not notice the “flaws” in front of me, I used to pick out everything that I thought was wrong with me and try to fix it. I couldn’t care less about what other people think about me and I am able to wear what makes me feel comfortable with confidence. I will now wear sweat pants to class or out in public, if I please, and not feel afraid to look messy or gross. I had many friends in middle school but a lot of them weren 't true friends, we would all talk about each other and do cruel things to each other. I now have a few close friends and we all treat each other with love and kindness. I think of my friends and family more than myself, I make

Back in eighth grade, I had braces and a tall skinny body. I looked very young for my age, I wore goofy cartoon character shirts and my clothes didn’t match. My braces are now gone and with the help of puberty and sports, I now have a more curvy body. I am still 5’7 and weigh about the same as I did 5 years ago but my posture is better and I look more comfortable in my body. My hair is still red and long, I cut my hair 3 years ago and it was at shoulder length, it has finally grown back to the length it was 5 years ago. I keep up on my personal hygiene and I have learned how to style my hair, it used to be very frizzy and curly. I wear less make up now and I dress with