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Tag Archives: Retirement
Pondering my golden years — from the blog Where on Earth is Francine?
This enjoyable blog post by Francine Sullivan might more appropriately be called “Pondering my pre-golden years”, since I think of the golden years as being, well, let’s say older than Francine. However, if you’re pondering your retirement years, I hope … Continue reading
We should be practicing for retirement our whole life
Recently I wrote a blog post in which I observed that in many ways our 9-year old grandson was practicing being retired during the week he spent with us in August. Of course, it was a tongue-in-cheek comment, a throw-away … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering, Odds and Ends
Tagged aging, Creativity, honesty, humility, inspiration, joy, Julia Cameron, purpose, resilience, Retirement, wonder
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Planning for retirement isn’t just about having enough money
I don’t mean to start this blog post off with a downer, but its impetus is in some way due to the sudden death of a friend of ours this past weekend. Along with shock and sorrow, the news got … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Odds and Ends
Tagged happiness curve, health, Retirement, travel, U-curve, volunteering, work, work-life balance
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Why are straightforward projects seldom straightforward?
My last quilting project of 2017 isn’t quilted after all. And it is significantly smaller than the three quilts I made for our grandsons this year. But although it isn’t quilted … and it isn’t very big, the effort required … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting
Tagged challenges, children, crafts, Creativity, hobbies, inspiration, New Year's resolutions, Retirement, sewing
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