As of Today, It's June 2018

After a LOT of discussion with my husband, that's the date when we will plan to be retired from our full-time jobs.

As my husband would say, God only knows when we will no longer be working part-time at SOMETHING.

This planning process is all about testing out the waters, making adjustments, and setting sail.

And, then, making even more adjustments.

Retirement is no longer about working until 65 or so, and quitting work entirely with a generous pension, Social Security, and all those senior discounts. Since the 1970's inflation days, it's gotten harder to predict money needs far in the future. Selling a house no longer generates a fat check, and, after all, you have to live somewhere after that.

I'm trying to be patient, and roll with the waves, but it's not easy for me. I generally like more control over my circumstances.

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Back After NaNoWriMo

I did National Novel Writing Month again this year.

I gave up about 1/3 of the way through. Life smacked me in the face a few times, and I gracefully bowed to the inevitable.

I had thought it would be easier this year, without a job. Turns out, the reality is more complex than I expected. Read about it here.

Bouncing Back From Setbacks

I was reading (nothing much, just noodling around), and found this link to Bouncing Back After Setbacks, and the resilience needed to do so.

Resilience is the (according to Dictionary.com):
abilitytorecoverreadilyfromillness,depression,adversity,orthe like;buoyancy One factor that is not fully appreciated by many parents is the importance of experiencing Failure - AND recovering from it.

Some lessons from a school that has studied the successes - and failures.

I'm going to start a regular post on At Last - Retiring for Good, that focuses on Things Kids Need to Learn From Grandma. If you'd like to be added to the list, go here and put your information into the link form.

Getting Back on Track

I started off strong - really, I did. When I first retired, I had the strength of 10. But, as the summer passed, I lost my Mojo.

The first thing to go was my dedication to daily upkeep of the house. I found myself weakly saying, mañana.

Then, I began raiding the fridge. I packed on a lot of the weight I had lost in the last semester I worked.

Lastly, I began skipping my revision schedule. I read aimlessly, both on- and offline.

I started taking naps. Like a 3-year old.

So, unless I want to become this:

I need to re-boot my life plans.

I started Tuesday morning by getting cleaned up and dressed. I got to work with revising my Chem book, planning my week, and cleaning up the kitchen.

Together, Den and I planned a healthy breakfast, conferred about our schedules, and made the bed (that last is not easy to get done early, if you have a partner - like mine - who likes to sleep in).

I didn't manage to check-in with the Ham Radio NET today, but I did re-set my radio for the local repeaters (I ha…

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