5 Years Hence

After cleaning part of the apartment this weekend, I came across a letter I received in the mail a few months ago. It was a time-capsule-styled message I had written to myself 5 years ago as part of an English writing exercise. It was January 1999, senior year of high school down in Florida, and I had very little clues as to what I wanted. I didn't even think I'd be accepted at UC Berkeley and would turn them down for financial reasons. In short, it's been a fantastic ride the last 5 years.

Bachelors and masters both completed. Shocked my friends and family by moving to D.C. and adopting a cat a year later. Put my financial house in order, even as I enjoyed life in the nation's capital. Set up several websites, ran a few campaigns, and garnered several awards from peers that liked what I did. I even managed to write the first draft of not one, but two, mystery novels.

What will I say five years hence, within spit-shot of my 28th birthday? Will I have any books published? Will I be more financially secure, in a better job? It’s tough to look out at the road ahead and make guesses like this. Post a comment if you want to share your own predictions, whether it be about me, you, someone you know, or anything about the next five years.