Articles

Don’t Just Retire.

REINVENT!


  • Loving This Version Of Me

    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

  • Check Your Big Picture

    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

  • Making Money

    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

  • Allowing Your Wisdom To Work

    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

  • Joys Of Today

    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

  • Missing Friends And Connection.

    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

  • Difficult Emotions And Toxic Positivity

    Difficult Emotions And Toxic Positivity

    I find it one of the hardest things to do, to just sit with uncomfortable emotions. I want to talk about them and fix them. I… Read more

  • I Named My Inner Critic

    I Named My Inner Critic

    I gave my inner critical voice a name* and it’s made such a difference. I thought about her personality and what she would look like. For… Read more

  • What is the best time of day?

    What is the best time of day?

    Early morning. Watching anywhere as it starts to wake up. Everything moves slowly and quietly. The light is starting to brighten and if you’re in a… Read more

  • Find Your Passion In How Things Work

    Find Your Passion In How Things Work

    I have no idea how most of the things that I rely on everyday work. It’s a mystery to me how my electric kettle boils my… 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