And with that, 1/4 of 2024 is complete. Wow. And I only got used to saying “2024” instead of “2023” recently. Oh well π . Anyway, let’s see what I got up to in March!
Category: Blogging
The Month Of Costa Rica: February 2024 Recap
What even is time π ? I feel like I just updated y’all about 2023 and here we are in the 3rd month of 2024. I keep waiting for time to make sense, but I think I’ve been having too much fun so it keeps flying by. I remember when months would drag on and feel like 100 years when I was working.
I guess I should just count my blessings instead of always being baffled by time passing so quickly these days. Lessons learned π . So let’s see what I got up to in February!
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The Month Of Family: January 2024 Recap
Welcome to another monthly recap of what I’ve been up to during my 4th year of early retirement π . I’m currently writing this while sitting in the sun in our Costa Rica Airbnb staring at the lush green mountains that surround San JosΓ©. But for the sake of accuracy, let’s turn back the clock to see what I was up to during most of January, which overall involved freezing my ass off in the northeast US π . Let’s get into it!
Lessons Learned After 9 Years Of Blog Writing
Well, I’m still here π . I’ve now been writing on this blog for 9 years and it continues to be my longest running hobby. So on the anniversary of penning my first words for this blog, I like to reflect on the past year and if I’ve learned anything new about writing. So let’s get into what I experienced and learned in the last 12 months. Continue reading “Lessons Learned After 9 Years Of Blog Writing”
The Month Of Warmth: December 2023 Recap
December’s theme of “warmth” had two meanings π . First was the fact that I spent half of the month soaking up the sun in Puerto Vallarta, MΓ©xico where it was literally warm (75F), and the second was that I spent the rest of the month in Upstate NY with family that makes my heart warm…in an emotional way, not a concerning medical condition way π . Continue reading “The Month Of Warmth: December 2023 Recap”
The Year Of Reading: 2023 Goals & Accomplishments
Guess what π ? This is the 500th post on this blog!!! That number is completely wild to me, but I guess that’s what happens when I do something for almost a decade. Ridiculous. Anyway, thank you for being here π . Now let’s get back to our regularly scheduled programming.
Throughout the year, I like to write down new things I’ve learned, read, watched and experienced to try and remember what each year entailed and how they differ. I then summarize all of that in my annual goals and accomplishments posts. The goal of these posts is not just to curate what I’ve been up to, but also to document how I have changed from one year to the next and how I’ve grown as a person. Continue reading “The Year Of Reading: 2023 Goals & Accomplishments”
The Month Of Puerto Vallarta: November 2023 Recap
And just like that, the second to last month of 2023 is over. Let’s see what I got up to!
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I Recorded What I Did Every Hour For 3 Years Of Retirement: Hereβs What Retirees Do All Day!
Here we are again π . Two 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 “I Recorded What I Did Every Hour For 3 Years Of Retirement: Hereβs What Retirees Do All Day!”