I’m not sure if I’ve said this explicitly on this blog before, but I have a small family that is not at all close to each other geographically. As a result, I’ve always assumed that you have to do everything yourself – there’s no safety net or ‘community’ to fall back on. I grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and a city that large isn’t known for its camaraderie.
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I’m writing this while looking out at the sun rising over the Rocky Mountains. Adorable birds are chirping and I’m curious what wildlife we’ll spot today (recent favorites included hawks, turkeys and deer).
Colorado has been an interesting first stop after being overseas for months. And it’s been a busy month so let’s get into it!
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I’m back at it 🙂 . Years ago I mentioned that I accidentally recorded everything I did in 1 hour increments for my whole first year of retirement. Originally this was because I was curious to see what I got up to with unlimited time, and later I found it so useful that I just kept doing it. Continue reading “Here’s What Retirees Do All Day! (I Recorded What I Did Every Hour For 5 Years Of Retirement)”
My Partner and I have been on the road for about 3 months now. We left our new homebase in Upstate NY and headed off to England, Scotland and Iceland and are currently in Colorado.
This is our first time traveling longterm since getting that homebase and I’ve been having some thoughts and feelings that I wanted to work out. So I wrote this post 🙂 . Continue reading “Longterm Travel With A Homebase Feels Worse Than Being A Full-Time Nomad”
How have I now been retired longer than I held my longest job? Longer than I was in college? Literally how 🙂 ? I have no idea, but it’s true. Time is flying and I’m celebrating completing Year 5 of my early retirement!
So to commemorate the end of my 5th retired year and get pumped for the 6th, I wanted to go over where I’ve been, what I’ve spent, any revelations I’ve had, and what’s next in retirement 🙂 . Let’s get into it!
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I’m writing this while looking at the sun rising over Iceland as adorably short legged Icelandic horses graze in my front yard and a variety of birds start their day playing in the lake nearby. Literally, what is my life?!? But before I get ahead of myself, let’s see what I got up to this month.
Continue reading “The Month Of Iceland: September 2025 Recap”
I have a surprise for y’all today 🙂 . My Partner has popped onto this blog from time to time to answer y’alls questions and talk about hitting his FIRE number and today he’s here to talk about how he’s finally retiring!!!
I’m so excited for him! So here are all the deets, straight from the man himself. Continue reading “MY PARTNER IS RETIRING!!!”
Hello from the rolling hills of the English countryside 🙂 . I’m writing this while sitting in my garden listening to new-to-me birdsongs and feeling the sun on my face. Let’s see what I got up to in August!
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