Looking for “wish I’d been a flight attendant”

I’m writing a cozy mystery series about a grandmother flight attendant who “lands” in one conundrum after another. She’s vivacious, has white hair (stylishly cut, of course) and bright, intelligent blue eyes. But it got me thinking. When I was young, I had thought about being a flight attendant, but something sent me down another path. I considered that opportunity gone forever until I found out differently when I retired from a job in marketing. Wow, they were looking for applicants and I applied and was hired. That set off 12 of the most remarkable years of my life, and enough story ideas to keep me writing for years. But I’m wondering. How many others had that dream and never acted on it. I’d love to hear your story.