I’ve set my goals for 2019. Have you? If you haven’t, you really should consider doing so. This is not about New Year Resolutions, albeit the process is similar. This is about you and where you want to be many years hence. Why do I need goals, I hear you say? You’re retired, you don’t… Continue reading My Goals 2019
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2018 – Half Year Review
2018 is halfway through. Time to do a half year review. When I started this blog I thought I would focus on this quarterly. By default I do a quarter review on 5th April, because it is that tax year end in the UK, although I don’t always a September one – last year –… Continue reading 2018 – Half Year Review
My Springtime Challenge – Week 4
My 4th and final week of my Springtime challenge. Where has the time gone? 4 weeks ago, I set myself a springtime challenge to do come clearing out, force myself to eat more healthily and take more exercise. You can see the previous instalments – week 1, week 2, week 3 So what have I… Continue reading My Springtime Challenge – Week 4
Simplifying Life
What do I mean by simplifying life? I am guilty of doing too many things, and hence doing none of them very well. Since taking up blogging, I have found myself getting swamped in things that don’t add value to my life, so I have decided to do a bit of a clear out. Email… Continue reading Simplifying Life
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
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