where, what and who – retirement transitions choices
I am definitely shifting from unpacking mode to living mode. Hubby still has a lot of unpacking to do – tools to organize and downsize, “office” to set up, and clothes/ shoes to sort, organize and reduce. But progress has been made. The living space is now “box-free”! We have artwork hung on the walls! … Continue reading Summer Fun Update
A couple of things keep going through my head this week – “start as you mean to go on” and “summer’s started”. Memorial Day and June 1st always feel like the beginning of summer, even though technically it’s not till June 21st. I’m shifting out of unpacking mode and into living mode and need to … Continue reading Summer 2021 – Creating our New Lifestyle
Way back in December of 2020, I created a “21 for 21” list (blog link here). Not really a bucket list, but more a focused list of what I wanted my life to look like, inclusive of what I was going to track. I contemplated lots of tracking and decided to focus on New Experiences, … Continue reading (Almost) Midyear Update on 21 for 21
I did a post awhile back about things I will miss when we (finally) move. (see post Link here) I was encouraged to also look at things I’m looking forward to in this next big retirement transition. We’ve been thinking about this move for a couple of years. We originally had it further out in the … Continue reading Things I’m Looking Forward To
It’s amazing to me to realize that I’ve been retired now for almost 7 years. As I look back, I can see how I’ve implemented my retirement transition process including the important step of REFINE. (Link here for more on the process. Or see my book available on Amazon!) With each refinement resulted in my … Continue reading Refining the Vision – a Series of Transitions
As we continue to pack for our Big Move, I’m become aware of some deeply held beliefs around wastefulness. Wastefulness was drummed into both my and my husband’s head by our depression-generation parents. If something is still usable, you do NOT get rid of it. You keep things, just in case you might need them. … Continue reading Wastefulness Introspection
I don't usually write posts “of the moment”, but today is the first day of spring and I wanted to get my mind wrapped around our spring plans. I find seasonal action plans very helpful in keeping me aligned to my retirement lifestyle vision. I had created a fun set of Winter Activities that took … Continue reading Spring Plans
I have always been a foodie and food exploration is one thing I have enjoyed in retirement, although the pandemic has put my exploration of new restaurants on hold. Fellow blogger Christie (link) has a “60 new things before 60” goal and commented a few weeks ago about how many new things she was trying … Continue reading Food Exploration
Goal Setting is one of the elements of putting Positive Psychology to work. (Blog link here) While I’ve not been that intentional on life goals (yet), I have set and tracked yearly goals in some of my activity areas. BLOG POSTS – My personal goal is 1 blog/week, which I tend to post on Sunday … Continue reading Goal Setting in 2020 – So-So Results
As I continue to put Positive Psychology into Practice (blog link) , here's some more reminiscing - experience reminiscing this time. One of my pandemic projects was dealing with all of our photos. From the pre-digital world, we had boxes and boxes of photos. I spent hours sorting and discarding, before sending them off to … Continue reading More Reminiscing
