2023 is already almost 2 months in so I guess it’s clear that blogging is not at the top of my list of priorities this year. There is, of course, a list of priorities, and I do plan to continue posting somewhat regularly, but I’m not making any promises about the frequency. First, let’s get …
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57: Summer Musings
It’s been just about a full year since I had to end my (involuntary) trial retirement and (involuntarily) start working again. I can’t decide if it seems like more or less time than that because the past year has contained a sense of impermanence that I can’t quite explain. I don’t know exactly what’s causing …
43: Back to Work
I officially go back to work tomorrow, so this week’s post is a round-up of all the things that I actually accomplished over the last (almost) 6 months, during my early retirement trial run. I am satisfied with what I managed to get done and overall pretty happy with how I used my time. I …
42: Trial Retirement
I’ve been mostly unemployed for about 5 months now. I’m amazed that it’s been that long actually, though I’m not really sure whether it feels like it’s been more or less time than that. Lately, I haven’t been as intent on making good use of every minute like I was trying to at first, but …
40: Home Sweet Home
Last week, Facebook reminded me that it was 10 years ago that we moved into our house. 10 years! Like this pandemic, it feels like it’s been forever, yet also like no time has passed at all. Before we lived here, we owned a townhouse, also in New West. When it sold for over asking, …
39: Depth Year Update
If there’s one thing I can say about COVID-19, it’s that it has forced me to progress on some of my Depth Year goals. Not quite halfway through the year but I thought it would be a good time for an update. Obviously, there’s a lot bigger and more important stuff happening in the world …
33: Mini-Retirement
I’ve been self-isolating for a week and a half now. Last Wednesday, I packed up my computer and brought it home from work with me. I took Thursday off because most of my projects had already stalled out, and then I worked from home on Friday. On Monday, I was laid off. This was not …
28: Focal Points Follow-Up
Now that January is almost over and the excitement of a new year full of new goals and plans is wearing off, I think it’s a good time to check back on my Fall Focal Points. I did this in October when I was just starting out, which was about 3 months ago now, so …
Week 22: Depth Year
A few weeks ago I came across an article on Raptitude that I found very interesting. You can read it here, but the basic idea is presented in the first few sentences: “After you’re established in your career, and you have some neat stuff in your house, you take a whole year in which you …
Week 21: Reflections at 40
Birthday week complete! I’m writing this from the other side of 40, and things are about the same as they were last week, but for one: I feel like I’ve now paid my dues and I no longer have to care what anyone thinks. Admittedly, this was not a sudden change; I’m really just using …
Dancing In Irreverence 