Why bother with data management? There are two sides to this post. Firstly I am becoming very aware that my digital footprint is bigger than I want. The amount of data that is being collected on us, and our activities, has started to worry me. In addition to that, the amount of time I spend … Continue reading Manage that Data
Category: Retirement
Stages of Retirement
I read this really interesting, thought provoking post some time ago about the different stages of Retirement, by Kathy Merlino at Kathy’s retirement Blog. I carried on to read some more of her articles, which were great. It got me thinking about what stage of retirement I am at. To paraphrase her, the phases of retirement are… Continue reading Stages of Retirement
Time Frugal
Time Frugal or to put it another way – Frugality of Time. What an interesting and thought provoking statement. I can’t take the credit for it. The term came from a Voluntary Simplicity post. We generally consider the word frugal to relate to being careful with money, and my 1982 version of the Oxford Concise… Continue reading Time Frugal
Edinburgh Hogmanay 2017
HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone. May 2018 be a good year for you all. On Hogmanay 2017, we had dinner with friends, overlooking Edinburgh Castle, and the Ross Bandstand where the main entertainment is for the annual Edinburgh Hogmanay party. The building where over the years, we have had many lovely Hogmanay dinners is about to… Continue reading Edinburgh Hogmanay 2017
Goodbye 2017 – Hello 2018
It is Hogmanay. (The Scottish term for New Year’s Eve) This time last year we were in New Zealand, sitting in T shirts at a barbecue. This year, we will have winter coats on, and are heading to Princes Street for the Annual Hogmanay Street Party. There’ll be fireworks And thousands of people, all feeling… Continue reading Goodbye 2017 – Hello 2018
Retirement Trips
Our six years of retirement have been the best days of my life. A large contributing factor to our enjoyment has been our fantastic retirement trips. When we took early retirement in 2011, we had trips to New Zealand and St Lucia planned, but apart from that, we had no set agenda, except a general… Continue reading Retirement Trips