It has been super rainy for the last few days (with an atmospheric river on the way), and today is the first day off I’ve had in months that has zero appointments or tasks scheduled. Finally, I am getting that fall feeling that I love so much. It’s belated this year due to ridiculously long-lasting …
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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 …
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 …
36: New Normal
Two weeks since my last post and what have I done with that time? Each week, I make a list of things I want to accomplish so that I have some handy options to refer to if I start to feel like I’m wasting away. I have never yet completed an entire list in a …
34: Daily Routine
Last week I mentioned that I was planning to make myself a schedule so that I would be able to “keep on track”. I don’t know what exactly the track is, but I wanted to add some structure to my days and I like being able to cross things off lists, so it’s basically list …
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 …
32: Social Distancing
Well, it’s all happening. Pearl Jam tour postponed, all swing events on hold for the foreseeable future and everyone is “social distancing”. I won’t bother explaining what that means because you already know and you should be doing it too. I started writing this post a couple of days ago and it already seemed super …
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 26: A Year of Not Buying Things
I like to make goals for myself each year. I try to have some that are career-related, some that are health-related or self-improvement type things, some just personal goals. It varies year to year depending on where I’m at. For 2019, I had a goal to “Buy no more things” and this post is about …
Dancing In Irreverence 