Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years? 15 years?
I never was good at setting long term goals or envisioning where I was going to be in certain time periods, but I'll give it a shot.
In five years, I'm going to be the mother of a little girl who will be close five years old. I think according to the rules and such, you won't be able to start kindergarten until you are five, close to six, because of your December birthday. That's okay. There are worse things than being one of the older kids in your class. I don't imagine that we'll be living anywhere else. We really like this house and really hate moving, so we'll probably still be in the same house. I can't imagine doing anything else besides education as my job, so I'll most likely still be doing that, but I hope that by then I will be able to be in a librarian position. I'm going to keep looking into it and moving that direction. I'll be 48 years old and should be back to running and competing in races. I think I should be ready for a 10 K by then if not half marathons, but we'll see because I have to get back into shape again. Your dad and I will still be together and will have celebrated our 13th anniversary over the summer.
In ten years, you will be in elementary school, 4th grade. I don't really have a good idea of what you will be like because I haven't gotten to meet you yet. I really want to be a librarian by then. I will be 53 years old by then and depending on what the district offers at that point in time, I might be close to taking early retirement. That would be a little weird to be retiring while you are in elementary school, but it could happen. A lot depends on where I am and what I am doing. If I am happy where I am, I wouldn't mind working longer than when I could retire with early retirement, but I know that leaving money on the table isn't smart either. I want to still be running at that point in time, though I may have slowed down some, I don't know for sure because I do have some arthritis in my right knee that might have an effect on me. Your dad and I will still be together and will have celebrated our 18th anniversary over the summer.
In 15 years, you will be in high school, which makes me feel a little nauseous. I was a little rebellious during high school and I'm hoping you will be more like your father than like me at this age. I will know so much about you at this time after this many years together. At this point, we will know some of your strengths and interests and I'm sure that I'll be involved in at least some of the activities, either supporting you or helping with supervision, or whatever is needed. I'll be 58 years old and don't have a good sense of whether I'll be working or be retired at that point. If early retirement is offered then it might be silly at that point not to take it, though I do have to think about paying for college for you or at the very least helping with your college. If I am retired, I plan on substituting a far amount. I think that would be a good way to keep busy and make some extra money because your dad won't be retired yet and I don't think sitting around the house all the time would be good for me. I promise you now that I won't substitute in your class when I am subbing. I know how hard it can be to have your parent as a teacher in your building and it might be even harder if your mom is the substitute. I want to still be running at this point in time, but like I said at ten years, a lot depends on my joints. If nothing else, I will still be walking. Your dad and I will still be together and will have celebrated our 23rd anniversary over the summer.
As you might have noticed, there are a few things that I see as constant. You will be a major focus in my life as you get older and I want to be able to help out with things that you are involved in. The other constant is that I don't see a future where your dad and I aren't together. He is such an amazing part of my life that I don't think about life without him.
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