retirement ??
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
Well, I have been sort of retired for 5 months and it has been a time of confusion. I am just starting to realize how burned out I was from the last five years of constant change in my job. I have a huge list of things I need to do and still feel ...
Retirement Bliss
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
As soon as my colleagues returned to work the weather became perfect. I spent Tuesday afternoon sitting on my patio, alternating between reading a dozing. What a luxury. I soent Wednesday and Thursday afternoons at the pool visiting with other adu...
First real day retired.
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
The teachers went back to school yesterday and I didn't so I now am really retired. I started the day out trying to fix my computer. It has had a virus so I pushed f11 and took it back to factory settings. I new is would be an unpleasant experienc...
Retirement continued
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
so far I do not feel like I have a lot of extra time to fill. I got involved with Moveon.org and find myself in charge of planning a Rally. MoveOn is fantastically well organused and i am learning a lot from them. I had a lovely road trip with my ...
Day 4 retirement
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
Believe me, retirement is not hassle free. I just spent an hour and 15 minutes trying to activate my new straight talk cell phone. I should have hung up and called later when the first service person answered. His English was good but he was in a ...
Retirement 1st Monday
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
This is day three and my first Monday. I spent most of Saturday and Sunday reading and resting, fighting off some kind of cold or flu. I feel better today. the congestion is in my throat instead of my eyes and head.
I started a to do list.
1. ...
I started a to do list.
1. ...
1st day of retirement
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
I have a cold in my sinuses and spent most of the day resting. My hot water heater quit working in the middle of my shower and I had to rinsde my hair with ice water. I sure retirement will get better,
Retireing.
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
Tomorrow will be my last day of work at the job I have held for 14 years. I wonder what it will feel like to be truly free. While I have had my summers off with this job I always felt pressured because of lists of things that needed doing and know...
Hunting for sunshine
posted over 4 years ago, updated 18 days later | 2 comments
I plan on retiring five years from now and am starting to entertain the idea of moving to a sunnier place. I live near the Illinois-Wisconsin border and am tired of winter coats, boots and snow.
I have been reading about active retirement commun...
I have been reading about active retirement commun...
