Dear Jess
You know in my opinion, you don't write on here enough. Just my opinion, cause I really enjoy reading your posts & also your wonderful replies that you give to others. That's a small digression to my reply to this thread, which is an absolute ripper.
I think we're in the same boat with regard to this. I've had it asked of me many times - not only in work (but predominately at work) but also occasionally in social/home life as well. "Where do you see yourself in 5 years, 10 years??"
That (or those kinds of questions) pushes the depression button within me - almost like when you're wanting a lift to come faster, so you just hammer that button over and over!
For the most part, I'm struggling with life AS IS, right now. But that's not so much of an answer as really just the truth. And at the same time, you can't say, "Well, I'd like to be living on the coast with $10M in my bank courtesy of a Powerball win. Some days I might go fishing, some days I might play golf and other times I might just do something else (I was supposed to insert funny comment here, but I reached deep within me, and came up empty - sad sigh)."
But yes, so I'm striving to live for now and each day - and that's also been a cause of not quite arguments with my partner, but at least disagreements in living styles. Whereas, I would see something and if I really want it, I'd move heaven and earth to buy it - and be blowed the cost. I mean, we might not be here tomorrow. Whereas, she's a bit more 'stayed' in her approach and kind of sees the longer term products - I guess that's how we balance things out ok.
But Jess, I don't think you're off track at all - in fact, on this particular website, I reckon for the most part, a lot of responses will be of people coming to sit in our boat - in fact, better make it a ship, as it could get quite crowded.
Neil
