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  • Let Them Hear Your Voice

    Let Them Hear Your Voice

    There’s a woman in the Uk who visits a train station to hear her late husband’s voice. He recorded the regular station “Mind the gap” announcement… Read more

  • Happy Challenges, Happy Self

    Happy Challenges, Happy Self

    Challenge is essential to my happiness. When someone asked me to imagine my best life, it would include some challenge. But finding the right amount of… Read more

  • Thinking The Worst

    Thinking The Worst

    There’s a storm coming and it’s one of the ever-increasing things that trigger an emotional response of dread in me. What if we lose power like… Read more

  • What Will Be Your Legacy?

    What Will Be Your Legacy?

    I didn’t consider my legacy until recently. As far as I was concerned, if I did my job well and took care of my family and… Read more

  • Am I Stuck?

    Am I Stuck?

    I’m a firm believer in leaning into new skills or ideas. Slowly start to adopt them bit by bit until you arrive. Be consistent and persistent… Read more

  • Downsizing By Up-Cycling Textiles

    Downsizing By Up-Cycling Textiles

    Last month, I wrote about downsizing by getting rid of what no longer serves you (click here to read). I mentioned that there are other ways… Read more

  • Sleeping Well

    Sleeping Well

    I tell myself that I had a bad night’s sleep when I wake up a few times in the night. I think of a “good sleep”… Read more

  • Housewife is a 4-letter word*

    Housewife is a 4-letter word*

    Once a woman** stops working outside the home, why is she considered a housewife? That label seems very out-dated to me and yet it is still… Read more

  • Procrastination Lives On

    Procrastination Lives On

    I really thought that being retired would enable me to do all those things that I was procrastinating about. I’d finally have the time to book… Read more

  • Goodbye Great Expectations

    Goodbye Great Expectations

    I didn’t realize how much I was carrying when I was working full-time. All the expectations of my job and those of the pandemic were heaped… Read more

Hi, I’m Caroline.

The author smiling while wearing a burgundy t-shirt and a grey and pink crocheted cross-body bag.

I retired after a long career. And now what? It’s a disorienting time of life.

This site explores possibilities, digs into self-discovery, tries to understand the third chapter, and gathers others who are also searching for their next steps.

Most importantly, it’s a way to support each other as we go

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