What I Wish I Knew Before I Retired
I was delighted to meet Esmé (The Recipe Hunter) through mutual blogs that we follow. We are practically next door neighbors (she’s in Vancouver and I’m on Vancouver Island). I admire how Esmé generously shares tested, tasted and well-loved recipes from around the world and warmly invites others to send in their contributions. I was… Continue reading For the Love of Salmon
From Retirement Reflections: Remember back in November when I fell off my chair from a request to co-write a 'Christmas Fashion Post' for Sizzling Toward Sixty and Beyond? By stepping out of my comfort zone and accepting that challenge, I met some very interesting people. Linda from 'Boots and Shoes' is one of them. I… Continue reading Sunday at Six Guest Post: Linda from ‘Boots, Shoes and Fashion’
As we’ve been taught to do, I mostly ignored the money I was setting aside for retirement while I was working. In theory, I claimed to understand the mechanics of what was happening with it every two weeks. But in reality, it made about as much sense to me as supply-side economics. And just like… Continue reading Keeping the Cookie Jar Full During Early Retirement
One of the joys of retirement is finding new interests – and having the time to rekindle old ones. It will be 40 years this summer since I completed my undergraduate degree in history and, although occasionally useful for enquiries in my career as a librarian, history was never again a big part of my… Continue reading Sunday Guest Post Series: Hidden Histories
Hello from sunny Australia! I’m Sue from Sizzling Towards 60 & Beyond. I’m delighted to be writing again for Donna’s Sunday Guest Post Series. We have met some fabulous people here, haven’t we? A huge thank you to Donna for introducing everyone. I’m honoured to be returning. I wrote my first post for this series… Continue reading Sundays at Six Guest Post Series – Finding Your Mojo After a Holiday
I am a writer. Why is that so hard to admit? It should be safe to say I am a writer. After all, I spend a lot of time writing. I write corporate communication pieces; I write a blog; I have written magazine and newspaper articles; I even wrote a novel. So why do I… Continue reading I am a Writer. Why is that so Hard to Admit?
Hello again, I’m so happy to be back for Donna’s 'Sundays at Six'! I’m Debbie from 'Deb’s World.' I’ve enjoyed being a guest at Donna’s blog throughout the year. I also had a blast featuring her in my 'People of Interest' series. She is a generous soul and someone I now call a friend, despite… Continue reading Guest Post Series: Christmas Eve Reflections on My First Year of Retirement
Donna has been kind enough to invite me to Guest Host for her again. I'm not officially a retired blogger, nor a travel blogger, so I can't fairly discuss either subject. Instead, I thought I’d try a different version of my 'If we were having coffee' post and provide a bit of an overview of… Continue reading Leanne from Cresting the Hill : ‘If We Were Having Coffee’
Thank you to Dee for including me as a Guest Host in her Blogging Grandmothers Series. Please stop by and check out that interview. If you could leave a comment, Dee and I would greatly appreciate it! We hope to see you there! https://grammysgrid.com/blogging-grandmothers-series-with-donna-from-retirement-reflections/
As I sit here responding to comments on Natalie’s post, I am reminded why I love Guest Blogging and Guest Hosting. For me, there is no better way to build community. It all began with Jill Weatherholt’s blog. This past Spring, Jill extended an invitation for writers and artists to Guest Host on her site.… Continue reading What I’ve Learned From Guest Blogging
Retirement Reflections 