What I Wish I Knew Before I Retired
I made plans to retire on September 1, but after I submitted my resignation, I felt restless and unsettled. My friends and family were excited for me, but I wasn’t happy and wondered what was wrong with me. After crying while I wrote a tearful goodbye to my thirty-eight-year nursing career, I admitted I wasn’t… Continue reading Sunday Guest Post Series: Shallow Reflections
Thank you to Debbie for inviting me to Guest Host on her site while she is away. It is an honour to be filling in for her today. I enjoyed the thought-provoking questions that Debbie gave to me as a framework for this post. While at Deb's World, please have a look around. You will… Continue reading Please Stop By and Visit Me at Deb’s World
On one of my most recent blog posts, a fellow blogger commented that she was struck by the numerous “soul-enhancing relationships” that she observed in my words and photos. Her comment stayed with me. It was absolutely true. My life is overflowing with ‘soul enhancing’ relationships. It’s the reason that I retired early (so that… Continue reading Cherished Blogfest: My Most Cherished Gifts
One of my favourite features of retirement is the ability to 'loaf and putter' whenever I like. Okay, maybe not precisely 'whenever I like'...but pretty close. One of the things that I was looking most forward to when we returned home from our Camino Adventures on September 1 was loafing and puttering. Somehow it didn't… Continue reading Loafing and Puttering…How I’ve Missed Thee!
I’m Debbie from Deb’s World. I’m excited that Donna has invited me to share my thoughts in her Sunday Series: Favourite Retirement/Lifestyle bloggers. I’ve been a great fan of Donna’s blog for ages now. Her posts and support helped keep me sane in the early days when I was facing my redundancy and was very… Continue reading Sunday Guest Post Series: ‘Deb’s World’
What do retired people do all day? What exactly is “retired” anyway? Better yet, what should retired people do all day? Are you retired and living the “life?” Have you retired and are feeling financial pressure and lack of motivation to do things? Or are you newly retired and still playing catch-up with your new… Continue reading Second Wind Leisure Perspectives: Some Days in the Life of an Almost-Retired Person
When Donna offered me the opportunity to participate in her Sunday Blogging Series, I jumped at the chance. I have been following Retirement Reflections for quite a while and I always find her posts smart, thoughtful, and wonderfully engaging. Having the chance to mingle with others who follow her – some who I may not… Continue reading What’s So Challenging About Retirement?
After months – no, years -- of planning, I finally have walked through the door to retirement. I have received my last paycheque. In a couple of weeks, I will pack up my office at work. I have bought a house in a different province, in a community closer to our kids and grandkids. And… Continue reading Over the Threshold into Retirement
Why to ensure that 'the shoe fits' before embarking on your Camino! #WordlessWednesday
How often do you get asked to say something nice about yourself, or to promote your best attributes, and find it one of the most difficult subjects to talk about? Granted, not everyone will find the subject of promoting themselves difficult, but many, including myself, find it a route full of potholes, bumps and barriers,… Continue reading Conquering the Monsters of Life
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