my life plans-as determined by jenny and larkin and i

age 22-26-work for a large consulting firm like IBM or Accenture Management in DC. establish residency in order to attend Georgetown for grad school. (attain yellow lab named Jack. live in this loft.)

age 26-28-attend Georgetown for graduate school to pursue a masters in Journalism.

age 28-34-work for National Geographic Traveler or Travel & Leisure doing travel writing/photography. travel the world.

age 34-38-while on assignment in Africa, call NGT/T&L and tell them i quit and i'm staying in Africa. live there and learn from them and love on them.

age 38-41-move back to the states. enroll in culinary school at the CIA or Le Academie de Cuisine. learn how to be an amazing chef.

age 41-45-drawing on my immense business knowledge combined with my amazing culinary skills, open a 4-star restaurant in d.c. (georgetown preferably). proceed to make total bank.

age 46-realize that while i'm making a ton of money doing something i love, i'm not really giving back to my community. make the restaurant a combo restaurant/art gallery. and teach inner-city kids art in an after school program.

age 50-retire from chefery and solely manage the restaurant until i can't stand working any longer. look back on my life with satisfaction.

(author's note: i am aware that this plan totally omits husbands/kids/stability of any kind. author reserves the right to change said plan at any point.)