Living in the desert brings many challenges, some too stressful, while life is getting better (hahaha). The heat in the summer is 100-124 degrees. This summer, the average has been about 109, easier to manage. We do outside activities in the early AM and run errands. Midday is time for paperwork, reading, puzzles, writing, online…
Tag: Retirement
Embracing Retirement: The Gift of Time
Going out in the real world entails dealing with people, shoppers, drivers, store clerks, and parking. I used to be conscious of time and the use of it. While I still list-make and value time, I am able to step back and ease into most life situations. So many people are rushing around and making…
Managing Leisure Time in Retirement: My Journey with Reading – Is it a Waste of Time?
Since I retired, time has been there, hanging around and needing to be filled. Work organized my mind and my day; now, it is up to me. Never a slacker, I manage to over-organize my time and don’t waste it. Reading has been my passion and my friend since I was a young child. As…
Embracing Retirement: Overcoming Challenges and Rediscovering Passions
Retirement sometimes bring a strange mix of morning emotions. When I worked I woke at 4:45 every day with energy and a “can’t wait” approach to the day. I had long days, many challenges, and “work” friends I valued. Now, after 13 years of retirement, I awake and still wait for the “moment” of daily…
The Best Laid Plans: Remembering Hurricane Irene
August 21, 2011 – August 28, 2011 Hurricane Irene was the ninth named storm and first hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season. A trip, August 25, to begin the many trips of my retirement, began with a leisurely journey to the airport for a non-eventful flight to Kansas, not the final destination but a…
These Ole Bones
Since I feel like I am still 35 most of the time, today is a reality check….bringing me up short on the issues of aging. I have a pre-surgery physical this morning at 9:30am for a surgery in two weeks. Then, I have to rush home to take my husband for lumbar surgery at 2:15…
The Morning Papers
A luxury that comes with retirement, especially if you are a news junkie, is reading many newspapers online while having coffee in the morning for as long as you would like. During the winter I do this while listening to Mike and Mike on ESPN. Then, I check out the usually ever-changing national weather periodically by switching…
Volunteering in the Community
While Retirement presents many opportunities, none is more varied or demanding on your “free” time perhaps than community service. It can take the form of volunteering in soup kitchens, local animal shelters, schools, or whatever else that requires well-intentioned people and an inexpensive pair of hands (usually many of them). Another option, especially for retirees…
Life Gets Better 