I’ve discovered in my retirement that I really enjoy trying new things – whether a new restaurant, a new theater production, or a new type of cooking in a cooking class. In 2018, I had a goal of 52 New Things – one per week – and blew it away with over 75 things that … Continue reading New Things Tracking – 2019 Summary
Month: December 2019
Exploring Word of the Year
I thought I might share some of my thought-process in choosing a 2020 WOTY to encourage others to think through their own word selection. I blogged about How-To find your word-of-the-year a couple of years ago (link here) and also did a review of what worked on some of my recent words (link here). I … Continue reading Exploring Word of the Year
My Year of Contemplation
My refined Retirement Lifestyle Vision Statement is a series of 4 words: Active. Connected. Creative. Contemplative. Early on 2019, I knew it was going to be my year of contemplation. I had worked on building a more active lifestyle with yoga, zumba, regular walking in Cincinnati, adding in biking in Florida. Being active needs to … Continue reading My Year of Contemplation
November Musings
My musings usually come from reading other’s blogs or comments made on my own. Here are a few that were sparked in November: Bucket List Accomplishments After I blogged about dropping things from a bucket list (link here) and saw the comments, I had the urge to look at my “real” bucket list to see … Continue reading November Musings