There’s a lot to learn
and space to grow.
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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
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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
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Shaking Up What You Think You Know About Yourself.
Have you ever seen the moon when it’s on the horizon? It looks massive and yet we know it hasn’t changed size. It’s a matter of… Read more
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Creativity: A Writer’s Gotta Write.
There was fear and uncertainty when I started this blog. I’d never written for a larger audience than my class and their parents. I wondered if… Read more
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Loving This Version Of Me
i will never have this version of me again let me slow down and be with her – Rupi Kaur. Body Acceptance Is Hard. Slowing down… Read more
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Check Your Big Picture
I forget to look at the big picture and so I miss correcting important issues until they’ve been left for too long. I suspect we all… Read more
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Making Money
The temptation to turn a successful hobby into an income is strong. After trying to make money all my life, and being surrounded by a society… Read more
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Allowing Your Wisdom To Work
We’ve all experienced that frustrating situation. We’re trying to remember a name or a word and it remains just out of reach in our mind. We… Read more
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Joys Of Today
I’m trying to stay true to the perspective that this blog is build on. What happens when you retire? How does it feel? What are the… Read more
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Missing Friends And Connection.
Now that I’m out of the workforce and not seeing work colleagues every day, I’m feeling it. Collective loneliness: it’s loneliness from not being part of… Read more
Hi, I’m Caroline.
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
Retired, And Now What? 