For a successful school reunion, you really should do some
preparation. How much you need to do depends on how the years have
treated you. One of the benefits of a school reunion is the prospect
of a school reunion is all you need to get started on that diet or
start working out at a gym.
Other than your body, you need to prepare yourself mentally, too. Keeping a journal of schoolday memories is a great way to bring out the good and the bad of the past. Just sit down for 20 minutes or so each day and let the memories come back and just freewrite. You'll be surprised where this takes you. And it'll also give you a rich stock of anecdotes to make you the life and soul of the school reunion party.
Also research your classmates online at site such as friendsreunited. Some people post their photographs. If not, try and picture them in your mind. This will help will one of the greatest problems at school reunions - forgetting people's names. Of course this will take away some of the joy of discovery but it'll do wonders for your confidence.
Essentially, preparing for your school reunion means learning to be comfortable with yourself, with your grey hair or lack of hair, your thickening body, and perhaps with your less than stellar success in life since leaving school.
Other than your body, you need to prepare yourself mentally, too. Keeping a journal of schoolday memories is a great way to bring out the good and the bad of the past. Just sit down for 20 minutes or so each day and let the memories come back and just freewrite. You'll be surprised where this takes you. And it'll also give you a rich stock of anecdotes to make you the life and soul of the school reunion party.
Also research your classmates online at site such as friendsreunited. Some people post their photographs. If not, try and picture them in your mind. This will help will one of the greatest problems at school reunions - forgetting people's names. Of course this will take away some of the joy of discovery but it'll do wonders for your confidence.
Essentially, preparing for your school reunion means learning to be comfortable with yourself, with your grey hair or lack of hair, your thickening body, and perhaps with your less than stellar success in life since leaving school.