This past week has been an emotional roller coaster. Not related to retirement transition, but still impacting my retirement lifestyle! This emotional roller coaster comes with a realization that I’m slipping back into my pre-retirement negativity of seeing the bad in everything. Since retiring, I’ve been consciously trying to put Positive Psychology into practice (top eleven … Continue reading Roller Coaster of Emotions
One of the tools I’ve tried this summer for activating some of the new habits I want to begin as we settle into our new lifestyle here in Florida is a weekly/monthly Habit Tracking. I’ve been keeping track of New Experiences, Books Read, and New Recipes Tried for a couple of years now. While those … Continue reading New Habit Tracking Update
One of the eleven elements of Putting Positive Psychology Into Practice (link to my blog post on that topic here) is to Practice Daily Gratitude. I’ve created a habit, as part of my morning journaling, to write down “3 things I was thankful for yesterday”. Since I’ve often found inspiration in other blogger’s gratitude postings, … Continue reading A Mid-summer Gratitude Review
It’s surprising to me that it is mid-summer already. I’m doing well on most of my summer activities with a few exceptions that I’m wondering if I really want to do them or not. I’m struggling a bit with content for a blog posts, as daily life is full but not necessarily exciting to write … Continue reading Mid Summer Musings
July is a big month for me here at Retirement Transition. It’s the anniversary of my retirement day (7 years) and the anniversary of my blog (6 years). As I have noted many times, I do think “retirement transition” continues to be an accurate term because retirement, like life, is a series of transitions. Some … Continue reading Happy Anniversary to Me!
I’ve mentioned before I like to dabble. I’ve dabbled in Feng Shui, Chakra healing, crystals, astrology, new moon rituals, and Tarot readings. I’ve also dabbled in "personality" understanding. I’ve heard the negatives on almost all the personality and strength tests but in general find that if you use them for self-reflection and how to grow … Continue reading Dabbling in Human Design
This blog is another one of my Random Thoughts posts. Nothing major to write about, but a series of what’s happening with me this week: New Routine Establishment I needed a motivational boost so I crafted a weekly/monthly-tracking sheet to help me establish some new routines. On the weekly list: beach walk, beach yoga, distant … Continue reading Random Thoughts this Week
If you read my blog regularly, you’re aware we just executed the Big Move. This is a huge transition for us; after 10+ years of having two homes, we are down to one. And that one being the one in a warmer climate. The downsizing required is more than I anticipated. In essence we went … Continue reading The Big Move Status Update
Our Big Move is a Big Transition. While the emotional shift is something I’ve blogged about (links here: what I will miss, good bye Cincinnati), the physical shift has really taken over my life the past few weeks (and the reason for my absence from the blog-o-sphere). Something I am becoming more and more aware … Continue reading Moving Update – space is the final frontier
This week is it… the Big Move I’ve been talking about for years. (I’m not one for spontaneity, for sure!) But it is a moment to stop and reminisce a bit. I’ve lived in this city for 35 years or 90% of my adult life. I got married here, I made close friends here, and … Continue reading Good-bye Cincinnati
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