December Walls When Decking the Halls
Yesterday, I just didn’t feel good. I had an early morning dental appointment for a cleaning to which I went with a headache. Despite some ibuprofen, the headache persisted for…
Category: retirement
Slice of Life Tuesday: A Return to The Y.
Today is Slice of Life Tuesday! It is on this day each week writers can share with others via the TwoWritingTeachers.org blog who host Slice of Life Tuesdays. It is…
Inquiring Minds Want to Know
Today, I am in a contemplative mode. Inquiring Minds Want to Know: How many college applications does the average college-bound senior send in? Are digital applications easier than the paper…
A Step Back in Time
This morning I had coffee with a friend, a former teacher, and mentor to all three of my boys in the subject of mathematics. He appreciates the difference in all…
Key Phrases of Life
Teachers who post to the Slice of Life blog forum offered by TwoWritingTeachers.org pick their one little word (OLW) in January to guide them forward in the coming year. I…
Life’s Transitions: Retirement
If we are lucky to live long enough, all of us will go through transitional periods in our lives. We might not like them all, but they’ll be there, nonetheless.…
New Skills in Retirement for Him and Her
My husband has been retired since December first. I find that friends and family are wondering what he has been up to and how we are doing with being around…
Searching for New Patterns
There is no question that I like routines. I like the predictability of a schedule and knowing what is planned for the day, week, or even, year. But, with recent…
