It’s so easy and convenient to spend money when I’m enjoying the Summer. Grabbing an iced drink while I explore the local flea market with my daughter, meeting a friend for lunch, or even enjoying an ice cream after watching a movie at our local revue cinema, means spending a shocking amount of money. It… Continue reading Buy Nothing Summer Fun
Category: Retirement Tools
Time For My Rest And Reset Challenge
I think I’m in for my biggest challenge yet since finishing my teaching career. This is bigger than going to college to get accredited as a life coach. It’s bigger even than learning how to set up, and run a business. I have high hopes for a positive effect. This summer, I’m going to learn… Continue reading Time For My Rest And Reset Challenge
A Checklist Of Retirement Experiences
Note: This article was first published 2023/03/24. Revised. Retirement websites often distill life after retiring to a list of things that you can check off one-by-one.* From a drained, working person’s perspective, it’s an enticing list of wonderful possibilities. I’ve found that the lists vastly over-simplify life after retiring. They make it look like an… Continue reading A Checklist Of Retirement Experiences
Recovering From Unplanned Naps
I hate taking a nap. It’s not the actual sleep part that bothers me. It’s that feeling that I get when I wake up. I will fight myself and resist falling asleep in the afternoon, even when I’m sleep deprived, to avoid the awful groggy consequences. It just doesn’t seem worth it. Napping was… Continue reading Recovering From Unplanned Naps
Goodbye Miss
Transforming from a teacher into something new is not as simple as saying goodbye to your last class of students, and heading off into the sunset of Summer vacation. Perhaps not surprisingly, nothing at all happens to you over your first summer after retiring. Nothing. It feels like every summer you’ve ever experienced in your… Continue reading Goodbye Miss
Life Is Different Now
Life will not be easier when you retire. There. I’ve said it. Despite what financial institutions might tell you in their ads about living a free and easy life, life isn’t easier. It’s different. The Good Stuff There are many, benefits. The flexibility to do things when you want to and not when your job… Continue reading Life Is Different Now
The On-Call Retiree
A person retired, is a person on-call. You have the flexibility to do things when you want to, and to be available when others are working. As a result, the world has a way of filling your time without you making a conscience choice. The Obligations Creep In I’ve seen this happen. At first you… Continue reading The On-Call Retiree
Why Do I Need Purpose?
Find something that you can do slow, that you can do forever and still love it, that still gives you meaning.” – Christina Koch, Artemis II astronaut Why do I need purpose after I retire? Can’t I spend the rest of my days enjoying my life – just living it? What’s wrong with that? I… Continue reading Why Do I Need Purpose?
Travel Changes Me
Travel has a deep impact on my life. It’s not just about reconnecting with family and friends, and visiting the sites, it’s also about immersing myself in a different way of living, even for just a short while. It gives me more than just a new experience and some great pictures to take home. It… Continue reading Travel Changes Me
Cultivating Three Spaces For Your Wellbeing
A friendly smile as I walked down the hall, and sharing frustrations with a co-worker while un-jamming the photocopier, are two of the daily interactions that disappeared when I retired. At the time they seemed fairly insignificant to my overall wellbeing. How could venting to a colleague about the construction that delayed our commute, support… Continue reading Cultivating Three Spaces For Your Wellbeing
Retired, And Now What? 