5 Year Plan

I'm about to head out to begin my first rounds of interviews on campus. Interviewing can be tedious and hilarious. One question I have always been asked and one that I NEVER ask is, where do you want to be in 5 years? I always think that is the most ridiculous question, but partly as I have no idea what much less where I want to be next month, much less next year! But I guess it is a fair question in some ways, because you need to have some idea where you want to go so that you can try to get there, otherwise, you look around and 5 years later you are in the same place...but what if that makes you happy? I guess I have yet to figure out what makes me happy, so I'm constantly looking for the elusive something.

In 5 years I will be 40. Quite the milestone. "They" say 40 is the new 30...so does that apply down the line? Is 70 the new 60? 80 the new 70? And what does that mean? To quote Queen, who wants to live forever? I sure as hell don't. My 30s haven't been the best. I read these stupid articles in women's magazines and they always talk about how great the 30s are...blah blah blah. Have yet to see it.

5 years...40 years old. Lovely.