Articles

Don’t Just Retire.

REINVENT!


  • 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

  • Shaking Up What You Think You Know About Yourself.

    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

  • Creativity: A Writer’s Gotta Write.

    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

  • 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

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