My Third Place?

I received an article link from a blogger friend about the importance of a “third place” in retirement and dove into the concept!  (Here’s the original article link.) A "third place" refers to a public gathering space, outside the home (which is considered your "first place") and your workplace (which is considered your "second place"). … Continue reading My Third Place?

Contemplating my Navel

An extremely (overly?) introspective blog post.  Perhaps even an exercise in useless self-contemplation, hence the post title of Contemplating My Navel! Perhaps. But in some of it, I was attempting to move beyond the contemplative “what it is and why is it” to the “so what do I do about it” action. I’ve always been a … Continue reading Contemplating my Navel

Look for the Positives

I mentioned that looking back made me realize how long the journey has been. And yes, it has been a very long one as we are in month 22 post-hurricane and no, we do not have a house-build completion date yet.  In an attempt to focus on the positive, I did a half-year review (July … Continue reading Look for the Positives