Retirement Musings and Everyday Delights
I've been thinking a lot about death and obituaries lately. The thoughts started when I attended a Celebration of Life, and were amplified when our latest book club pick was I See You've Called in Dead. When we moved in across the street from Loris, I was pregnant with Nick, and Loris was in her … Continue reading What Will Your Obituary Say?
I ended my last post with Ray, Nick and I exploring Canmore. For our second day there, I told the guys they could climb a mountain together and I'd entertain myself in town. They decided on Mount Lady MacDonald. Canmore is grizzly country, so they rented bear spray, packed some snacks (for them, not the … Continue reading Life on the Edge
Another week of headlines that make the world feel like a dark place. Another week of grey, wet, and windy March. We had one glorious day last week where temperatures rose to 18 degrees, before winter returned with a vengeance. The snirt (snow-dirt) and dog poop that were revealed after the big melt have once … Continue reading Cloudy With a Chance of Joy
Getting older kind of sneaks up on you. It repeatedly catches you off guard. One day you look down and your hands look just like your mom's and you think "When did that happen?". You look in the mirror and notice your eyebrows have started to disappear (check under your chin - you might find … Continue reading Embracing Aging: A Shift in Perspective
Before we left for Jamaica, I was feeling energetic and motivated. I was eating healthy, exercising voluntarily, and setting ambitious goals for 2024. Since returning, we've barely seen the sun and the winter blues have settled in. Left to my own devices, I'd spend the day working on my jigsaw puzzle, searching for carbs, and … Continue reading Winter Doldrums
I'm trying to do these posts more often so I don't forget what the books were about in the meantime. I was pleased to see that the only 5-star read from my last book post, Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, received a Pulitzer in the Fiction category. The Heart's Invisible Furies, John Boyne (2017) My … Continue reading What I’m Reading
I need to do this more regularly because my last book update was March of last year and I struggle to recall what I liked and disliked about a book. My genre - for both fiction and non-fiction - tends to be how people cope with trauma and hardship. Reading through Goodreads reviews for books … Continue reading Reading Round-Up
On one of her recent visits, my sister brought me a book called The Rainbow Comes and Goes. I put it aside at first because it didn't seem like my type of book, but Karen said she'd enjoyed it, so I gave it a try. The book is a conversation between Anderson Cooper and his … Continue reading What Personality Type Are You?
I didn't plan to retire early. I just wanted a hot tub, so I started buying index funds through automatic monthly withdrawals. When I reached my goal, I forgot to buy the hot tub. The fund kept growing and became my 'freedom fund'. It gave me the freedom to travel or spend time taking care … Continue reading A book I wish I’d written
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