Hillary Clinton Opens Up About Becoming a Grandmother – and Possible Presidential Run 
 
 Grandma in Chief?Becoming a grandmother in the fall could influence Hillary Clinton's decision-making – and not just which carseat to buy (though there's that, too).After stepping down as Secretary of State in 2013 and enjoying her first free time in a long time, Clinton is now pondering another run for the White House."I know I have a decision to make," she recently told PEOPLE in her first at-home interview since the end of husband Bill's presidency in January 2001. "But part of what I've been thinking about, is everything I'm interested in and everything I enjoy doing – and with the extra added joy of 'I'm about to become a grandmother,' I want to live in the moment. At the same time I am concerned about what I see happening in the country and in the world."Before Clinton left public life after more than two decades, she fantasized out loud about finally getting to sleep in.How'd that go? "Oh, my gosh. I slept in to probably 8 o'clock," she said with a chuckle. "That's good, huh?"Clinton provided a glimpse into her life as a private citizen these past 16 months, even dishing on organizing her closets and binge-watching TV."Oh, that was good, too," she said, describing a little self-consciously how she and her husband Bill "totally binge-watched" the first season of House of Cards. Part of the appeal, she explained, was "a little bit of the, 'Oh, my gosh, I can't believe we can just sit here and do this' and 'We're only going to watch one episode, oh, let's watch another. Okay, well, we have time, we're not going anywhere, let's watch a third.' I know that sounds kind of devoid of content."But, she adds, "It wasn't like I was just lying around trying to catch up on 20 years of lost sleep."With her name (and daughter Chelsea's) now alongside Bill's on the Clinton Foundation, Hillary has been pursuing meaty projects to stop elephant poaching in Africa (and the illegal ivory trade that funds terror groups), improve the global status of women and girls and promote education."I'm just too active and involved," she said. "But what I've loved is having my own schedule."So don't count on the once – and maybe again – presidential candidate to lie around in front of Orange Is the New Black. With her state department memoir Hard Choices launching a nationwide book tour on June 10, Clinton will be back in overdrive.For much more on Clinton's thinking about the next presidential race, becoming a grandmother, her relationship with Bill and her own health after her 2012 concussion and blood clot, pick up the new issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday. ||||| Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she wants to step off the "high wire of American politics" after two decades and is again tamping down speculation that she might stay in government if President Barack Obama wins a second term. 
 
 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Treasury Secretary Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner greet President Barack Obama after the president delivered his State of the Union address on Capitol... (Associated Press) 
 
 Clinton told State Department employees on Thursday that she is ready for a rest and is paying no attention to the Republican presidential candidate debates. She said she wants to find out just how tired she is after working flat out as first lady, senator, aspiring presidential candidate and finally the top U.S. diplomat. 
 
 "I have made it clear that I will certainly stay on until the president nominates someone and that transition can occur" if Obama wins re-election, she told a town hall meeting. "But I think after 20 years, and it will be 20 years, of being on the high wire of American politics and all of the challenges that come with that, it would be probably a good idea to just find out how tired I am." 
 
 But, she appeared to leave the door open for a possible eventual return, adding to laughter from the crowd that "everyone always says that when they leave these jobs." 
 
 As secretary of state, Clinton is barred from partisan politics and she acknowledged that it is unusual not to be participating in this election season. But, she said she is enjoying being away from the fray and has not watched any of the Republican debates. 
 
 "It is a little odd for me to be totally out of an election season," she said. "But, you know, I didn't watch any of those debates." 
 
 Clinton said she expected the campaign for November's election to "suck up a lot of the attention" normally devoted to foreign policy issues but she joked that that might actually help the State Department. 
 
 "The good news is maybe we can even get more done if they are not paying attention, so just factor that in."
– After decades of living in the public eye, Hillary Clinton tells the BBC she is ready to get off the "merry-go-round" at the end of President Obama's first term and enjoy her private life, reports Politico (which has a link to the full transcript.) “I think that I am a pretty normal, average person, despite all of the hype,” Clinton said. “And I am very interested in spending time with my friends and my family." While Clinton has said before that she is ready to take a break or retire, these comments came unprompted from Clinton herself, not in response to a specific question about stepping down, notes Jennifer Epstein. “I do wake up and say I’m tired so I better get up and get going,” said Clinton, calling her job a "nonstop marathon." "It is for me a moveable adventure." You can hear the full audio at the BBC.