And since I just turned 32, I'm thinking about getting married, having a family, and that's very difficult to do on the road as a correspondent.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Before turning 32 is an amazing time to do radical things. You figure out who you are while you figure out who you are not.
My goal was to be a network correspondent by the time I was 30.
When I first decided I was going to have a go at writing a book - and really, it was a mid-life crisis - I was 39. I was in business with my husband; we had a very busy lifestyle and quite a hectic schedule running this flourishing business in travel, and I found myself waking up and realising that I didn't want to do this anymore.
I was just going at this career - boom, boom, boom! Then all of a sudden, at 38, Oh, my God - I forgot to get married!
I got into journalism because I came of age in the '60s. It just seemed one way for me to get things done.
At 32, I kind of thought I was past the point where I was gonna get a break that really changed my life overnight.
I had a high-flying career. Never wanted to get married. All I wanted to do was have some fun.
I turned forty, and I'm finally going to get married and maybe have a kid.
I become a first-time novelist and a senior citizen on the same day.
I am only 33, I've got a lot to do. This is the first half of my career. I'm looking forward to the future and I'm proud about the past.