I’m writing this while watching the sun rise over the sea in Phuket, Thailand. I’m gazing at the bright stars and listening to the waves. My bird friends have started awakening – including a rooster in the far distance 🙂 . Welcome to Thailand! Continue reading “The Month Of Thailand: February 2022 Recap”
So I haven’t experienced real winter since living in NYC in 2015 and a few months ago I had the (not so) bright idea of spending December and January in the northeast. I was born and raised in Georgia and even during that time, my Mom and I usually went somewhere even warmer like Florida or the Caribbean to tan over Christmas. Well, these last few months were my first foray into snow and sub-zero temperatures in years. Let’s see how it went 🙂 .
Continue reading “The Month Of Freezing My Balls Off: January 2022 Recap”
I named this month “The Month Of Family,” but am now realizing that’s not completely accurate. I spent this month with my partner’s family who I have co-opted into my “Found Family” since we’re not legally related. Continue reading “The Month Of Family: December 2021 Recap”
Well, somehow I’m in Year 2 of retirement. That’s fucking weird 🙂 . In the same vein, 2022 is almost here. Basically time is a strange beast that I don’t understand. I’ve been busy here retelling the story of my career and writing up my normal annual posts, so we’re only getting into what I did in November now. Sorry for the delay 🙂 . Let’s see what I got up to:
Continue reading “The Month Of Santa Fe: November 2021 Recap”
Ok, seriously – where did 2021 go? 2022 is 2 months away and I still feel like I’m mentally in 2020. Life is weird 🙂 . Luckily not all of October was a strange time loop though. We finally got to do something that’s been on my retirement bucket list: Travel around the Southwest to see pretty things! So let’s see what I got up to in October:
Continue reading “The Month Of The Southwest USA: October 2021 Recap”
As y’all know, I’m a super nerd. And part of being super-nerdy involves being curious about what in the world I would get up to in retirement with 24/7/365 freedom. I also knew that weeks and even months can seem to pass so fast that it’s difficult to recall what I actually did with all those hours. Continue reading “I Recorded Everything I Did Every Hour For A Year: Here’s What Retirees Do All Day!”
Well, the fastest 12 months of my life are at an end. I usually do annual recap posts in December that outline my spending, income, net worth etc, but I thought it might be fun to see what just the early retirement portion looks like instead of each calendar year. Continue reading “1 Year Of Early Retirement: Spending, Accidental Income, What’s Changed And What’s Next?”
With this post, it’s a wrap on a full year of early retirement that I’ve documented on this blog! It’s been a full year since I quit my marketing job and set out into the sunset. It’s been an absolutely wonderful time that I’m grateful I saved for posterity here. Continue reading “The Month Of City Hopping: Early Retirement Month 12 (September 2021)”