10 Years Time

Hiii, a few weeks ago Alfie Deyes and Will Darbyshire posted videos on YouTube about the future and left me with the question: 

Where do you think you're going to be in 10 years time? 

This question has never really entered my mind but since watching these two videos, it has left me very, very, very baffled. I'm only 16, but thinking of it, in 10 years time I'm going to be nearly 27 and by that time most people have their lives sorted. They have a really good, reliable job, a stable relationship and maybe even kids. To me, that's a really scary thought.

At school, you're taught to kind of know what you want to do when you leave school, whether it be college, university, a job, an apprenticeship etc. I leave school in a year and I have absolutely no idea what I want to do. 5 years ago, I was adamant that I was going to sixth form, university then I would find a job with the degree I had. Now, I'm completely against university. I feel like I've had no time to explore and get experience. Obviously, I've had holidays and gone for days out to places but I'd love to visit different places in the UK and see some of the landmarks. But is this irresponsible? Should I be going to uni and finding a job straight after? That would be the most mature thing to do but I just don't see myself enjoying it at all. 

I think 10 years is a massive step, especially from my age and I just don't think I'm ready to fully answer it yet. There are always bumps in the road and they might affect the way you look at life and what happens so right now at such a young age, it's scary to plan that far ahead. My life has changed so much in the last 5 years so will it change again during the next 5? Maybe. I don't know what I want to do in a years time, never mind 10 so to me, I think that I need a few years to actually think about it. Obviously, I want a good job and one that I actually enjoy but other than that, I'm not sure where I stand.  

I don't think there's anything wrong with not knowing, it just makes it a bit more of an experience. I'm lucking forward to the next few years of my life because I'll learn so much more by doing things for myself and going out and exploring different things. 

So in response to the question, I honestly don't know. Life's so uncertain and you might as well just enjoy it while you can. 

This might seem like a pointless post but I felt like I needed to write my thoughts down and not just have them floating around in my head. Let me know what your plans are for the future, maybe not 10 years but maybe a year or 5. 

:) xx