Notes To My Younger Self:

Expectations: 

Merriam Webster:

~the state of looking forward to or waiting for something. 

Dictionary.com

~the degree of probability that something will occur

~an expectant mental attitude

~prospect of a future good

Your Dictionary.com

~believing something is going to happen

~believing something is going to happen in a certain way (hoping or fearing)

~anticipating

Urban Dictionary

~a guaranteed way to make sure people will consistently disappoint you

E.L. Chappel author of Spirit Dance/Storm Makers/Coming very soon: The Surge

“An expectation is a premeditated resentment.”~Anonymous

aka A woman with a purpose