Kathy's Retirement Blog

2 min read 2021-12-31 03:28:00

Hello…It’s Me

It’s one day short of a year since I last posted. I promise not to stay away so long in the future. That said, fair warning, this is not a

6 min read 2021-01-01 03:04:27

A year ago I was busy thinking about a Word Of The Year (WOTY) to define my personal tempo for 2020. I eventually chose the word “engage”. In

4 min read 2020-03-31 22:53:22

Events of the past few months have left the world reeling in a collective grief on a scale which most of us have never experienced. I’ve written

3 min read 2020-01-11 23:51:01

It’s that time of year again where we made our New Year’s resolutions, face a clean slate, decide what we want to write on our slate. I feel

1 min read 2019-10-25 20:58:23

Thank you to everyone for the heartfelt messages. Having an international community of support is priceless. My heart goes out to those of you

3 min read 2019-10-07 22:27:25

Apologies to everyone for my long hiatus. Thank you to those who messaged asking if I’m OK. The answer is I’m OK now and getting better every

1 min read 2019-03-01 02:39:38

Tomorrow being the first day of March let’s engage in some March Madness. I belong to a social media group with the mission of organizing our

3 min read 2019-02-13 20:56:54

My Journal Cover In a word YES, we are the captains of our happiness. I’m not going to offer up platitudes here about life handing you lemons and

1 min read 2019-01-01 00:22:29

I’m not making New Year’s resolutions again – reflections only. I’d like to say 2018 was challenging, pushing me to become my best

1 min read 2018-12-03 00:07:43

I originally posted this in November 2015. I find it still relevant today and hope it serves as a reminder in this season of love, hope, joy and

1 min read 2018-10-20 21:32:28

Six years ago today I woke up officially retired from the workplace, a new identity waiting to be formed. Yes, six years!!! And what a six

1 min read 2018-09-03 22:56:40

I’m long overdue for a post. I have lots of things to write about, just short on time to write them. My retirement life has changed – again.

1 min read 2018-07-22 22:44:49

Fifteen years ago my husband and I looked for land to build a second home with the idea it would become our retirement home in the future.

1 min read 2018-06-05 02:16:00

The Graduate of 2018 Born at the turn of the century (does that sound strange? It does to me.), they don’t have a moniker yet like Baby

1 min read 2018-05-06 20:51:57

The woman sitting across the table from me said, “I know I’m ugly.” Instantly, I thought, she just told me what her inner critic was telling