Photo-a-Day 7: End Your Day With Laughter
The other night in bed, I read a news clipping [yes, on real newsprint!] about decluttering. Good info and a relevant story. But I foolishly scanned the flip side–a depressing…
The other night in bed, I read a news clipping [yes, on real newsprint!] about decluttering. Good info and a relevant story. But I foolishly scanned the flip side–a depressing…
During my year, I lost a relative and our beloved dog. No fun…just when I was settling in a bit to my new chapter. How to deal with sadness? Maria…
Tried to adopt last August but that one didn’t work out. DUF [Dog Under Foot] showed up at a Senior Dog Rescue of Oregon pet adoption event two days ago.…
I found that even though I returned to 30+ hours of work at a local school, I didn’t want to lose the retirement experience. And so, the minute I head…
too little discipline. I started tons of projects, finished few. [I’ve written before about the ‘shiny object syndrome’.] These projects are still alive–some just a little beyond life support–and I…
I had earlier quoted my friend who noted that we were ‘in our fourth quarter.’ Kind of makes you want to squeeze in a whole lotta livin’. Welcome to the…
When retirement came in November of 2016, there was immediate benefit: I had seemingly endless hours to spend with Boo, our six-year-old shelter pet. It was a time when morning…
We should celebrate our new chapter whenever we get the chance. Granted, some folks may have been ‘retired’ without their consent, but I guess I’m hoping those people will see…