I kind of feel as though I'm having my retirement first. Does that mean I'll be crazy-busy when I'm sixty? Watch this space. Funny, that article was kindof TL:DR, but I also think it conflated two things(Or at least, memes like that dumb dress rarely factor into my FOMO, which I thought meant the sad that you get when your wall has more fun than you.)

Congrats on making it through the second round. Do you know when you can expect to learn more?

Thank you! I kinda forgot to ask when I'd hear, but this was the final round so I expect I'll know one way or the other pretty soon.

And to you too, good luck and break a leg and GO YOU. I want you to land something you'll love soon.

My five year plan is to finish setting up the global operations where I currently am (at a drug company) and then have one of my reports take over and cut back to either P/T or consulting to 24 hours a week.

And take the other hours a week to tutor Oakland kids.

I am not going to go back to school to be a teacher so this is the next best thing.

Nanita, one of my coworkers and I think what we should really do is start an IRB. On the one hand, most of them don't seem to do much. On the other hand, she and I are skeptical and would be very suspicious of many protocol deviations and safety issues. Win! ;) plus we could go audit the sites in places we wanted to go to.

...either that or win the lottery.

Tep, sadly, that's not available during our block. Woe! (This is why I am checking things now, natch.)

Search VRBO for other places -- a lot of them are really reasonably priced, you can pick the neighborhood you want, and it's really nice to have a whole apartment to spread out in, rather than just a hotel room.

Nanita, that sounds like an AWESOME plan.

I do plan to stay at my company until I retire, although I hope to work for one or possibly two different departments between now and then. The good thing about having my project leader certification is that it makes it easier to move between departments if I want to.

I'm putting this in a different post because I don't want to cross the streams, but my family could really, REALLY use some ~ma right now.

To make a long story short, my stepdad is showing signs of dementia/Alzheimers. My mom is stuck in a state of dread until the doctor has a chance to evaluate him, and she's utterly, utterly terrified of what the next decade might hold for her. I am scared on his behalf and hers.

Chances are I may be asking for some advice in the very near future.

Nanita, one of my coworkers and I think what we should really do is start an IRB. On the one hand, most of them don't seem to do much. On the other hand, she and I are skeptical and would be very suspicious of many protocol deviations and safety issues. Win! ;) plus we could go audit the sites in places we wanted to go to.

You would do a kick ass job at this.

Anne, doesn't it (the plan to work half time and tutor) sound great!? ETA: I am so sorry to hear about the stepdad issues.

Oh, Anne, how stressful. Good vibes for you guys.

Anne, I'm sorry. I hope the diagnosis is for something fairly treatable. Sometimes older people are on a number of medications, and their interactions can lead to symptoms of confusion and so forth, and that can often be resolved by juggling the meds a bit. I hope things work out for your dad and the rest of your family.