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Hey there, Aubrey. How's it going today? I'm great, Lindsay. I have a question for you. This is a pretty big question. Okay. What is something you wish for your future? Oh my gosh. That is a really big question, Aubrey. And not everything, but like one thing. I think just balance, right? So a good balance of not going too heavy in any one area, not overloading it with career and getting obsessed, but also having a good family life, a good social life balance.

Yes. Love that. Yes. That's a pretty big, right? It's very overarching. Why wouldn't you answer that with like, I wish to eat dessert tonight or something small like that? Maybe I should have. I don't know. I got a

because when I asked you, right, what is something you wish for your future? That would be strange to answer with like something

immediate and small, right? Unless you're trying to be funny or something. Yeah, that's true. You could do it to be silly.

Yeah, yeah. This is really though, you gave me some cues, right, that meant you were looking for a big

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