retirement is about choosing the activities that fit your values, interests, and vision of your retirement lifestyle
Back in winter, when I was stuck on what to write for a blog, I used a technique I’ve read other bloggers use, a “Taking Stock” approach, using the letters in winter for the individual words (link here). I am once again stuck on what to write for a blog, so here’s another Taking Stock, … Continue reading Taking Stock this Spring
I read an article a couple of weeks ago about “signs your mental health is suffering” which laid out some clear, every day types of signs (versus vague “anxiety" or "hopelessness” references). And it is apparent mine is suffering as I can check the boxes on a number of the signs: Life just feels heavy. There’s … Continue reading Mental Health Recovery
The two words that surface too often in my morning journal these days are overwhelmed and scattered. They are not feelings I am used to in retirement, where our lifestyle had settled into more routine (and fun) activities. Yes there were challenges in dealing with life transitions, but not the feeling of the overwhelm and … Continue reading Overwhelmed and Scattered
Winter is almost over here, although this week it’s still a bit chilly for Florida. Nothing like the Arctic Blast much of the USA is facing, but cool enough in the morning that makes the emergency heat kick in and us scrambling to find coats and gloves for a morning walk. I saw a fun … Continue reading Winter Taking Stock
I’ve had a number of challenging days lately and needed to relook at how to the pull myself out of a downward spiral. To stop the negativity when something is still small, before it spins into a full-blown, Very-Bad-Day. I recognize that our nervous systems are wired to pay more attention to negative events than … Continue reading Increase Daily Glimmers
Retirement often does not go as originally planned. There can be surprise health issues with the mindset and lifestyle changes that result from that significant life impact. There are choices to make changes in your retirement plan when things don’t play out as you had hoped, like our Big Move to Florida when the snowbird … Continue reading Hurricane Recovery – Month Four
When I was working, I found it exciting to manage multiple projects simultaneously. I had juggling multiple balls down to an art. Those project management skills are needed again and unfortunately feel very, very rusty. In retirement, I had embraced less multi-tasking and a slower pace of getting things done. As part of our hurricane … Continue reading Relearning to Juggle
It is hard to believe it is 3 months since the first hurricane hit our home. The emotional recovery (me) and the physical recovery (the house) are on very different tracks! On the emotional (grief/trauma) side of things, the initial shock has definitely eased and there is some return to normal. October saw every single … Continue reading Reflections on Recovery at Month 3
December has always been a time for me to look back at the year to see what I’ve accomplished, what I’ve learned, where I’ve grown. And then to look ahead to the next year with what I want to accomplish, what I want to learn, where I’d like to grow. In past years I looked … Continue reading End of Year Thinking
Most folks probably won’t care about my summer research project. But I’m kind of proud of it. Some elements I’ve learned about my true self is I love to learn about new things, l can get lost for hours delving into research on a topic, and I adore synthesizing that research into “so what”. I … Continue reading My 2024 Summer Research Project – Plants!
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