The Month Of Maine: September 2022 Recap

And just like that, it was fall ๐Ÿ™‚ . I always thought of myself as a summer girl, but given that I can soak up all of the lessening hours of sunlight instead of dreamily looking at them outside my office window, I’m coming around to this season. It’s definitely more pleasant to run in, I’m enjoying the warmth of tea in my belly and a fluffy blanket on my lap when I (inevitably) read a book in one sitting. Consider me a changed woman ๐Ÿ™‚ . So, let’s see what I got up to during this first month of fall!

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2 Years Of Early Retirement: Finances, Whatโ€™s Changed And Whatโ€™s Next?

Time continues to have no meaning ๐Ÿ™‚ . Somehow, I have now been retired 2 years. HOW?! Time has been flying and life is going even better than forecast. So to commemorate the end of my second retired year and get pumped for the third, I wanted to go over where I’ve been, what I’ve spent, any revelations I’ve had, and what’s next in retirement ๐Ÿ™‚ . Let’s get into it! Continue reading “2 Years Of Early Retirement: Finances, Whatโ€™s Changed And Whatโ€™s Next?”

The Month Of New Hampshire: August 2022 Recap

2022 continues to pass by with the speed of a bullet train. I guess I’m having too much fun ๐Ÿ˜‰ . This month we continued our exploration of the northeast – we like to come here in the summer if possible since it’s cooler than other parts of the country. We started by saying “hi!” to family in New York State and then moved further east. So let’s see what I got up to!

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From Insomnia To Sleeping Like A Baby: How I Improved My Sleep In Early Retirement

So I have always had trouble sleeping. And given that this pattern has continued for over 30 years, I assumed that this was just an unavoidable trait of mine. I’ve always had trouble quieting my racing brain enough to get to sleep and then had trouble staying asleep throughout the night. Continue reading “From Insomnia To Sleeping Like A Baby: How I Improved My Sleep In Early Retirement”

The Month of Washington State: July 2022 Recap

Well, 2022 continues to barrel through time at a break-neck pace. Another month down and I need to start thinking about more seriously about the broad strokes of my travel in 2023. Oh the problems of retirees ๐Ÿ™‚ . In the meantime, let’s see what I got up to in July!

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The Month of Seattle: June 2022 Recap

2022 is half over…which is strange since my brain still seems stuck in 2020. Oh well. This month we headed back to the States for the first time in several months only for the supreme court to overturn Roe v Wade and take us back 50 years…Welcome back to America I guess.

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The Month of Mรฉrida: May 2022 Recap

I keep writing the date as March instead of May in case you’re wondering how my perception of time has been affected by retirement ๐Ÿ™‚ . So let’s see what I got up to in May (not March!).

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The Month Of Mรฉxico: April 2022 Recap

Ok – seriously, how is 2022 1/3 over? Traveling internationally has seriously made this year fly by. I need to recalibrate ๐Ÿ™‚ . Anyway, after our month in Thailand, we hung out in the northeast that was flirting with spring before heading to our next adventure: Mรฉxico! Let’s see what I got up to this month ๐Ÿ™‚ .

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