The Month Of Santa Fe: November 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:

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I Recorded Everything I Did Every Hour For A Year: Here’s What Retirees Do All Day!

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!”

Should I Stop Blogging?

So, we’re finally here. We’ve reached the self-evaluation checkpoint I gave myself when I retired. I try to be very intentional with my decisions and how I spend my time since that’s all we have in this life 🙂 . Similarly to this post discussing if I should reveal my identity online, I wanted to examine if I should stop or change my blogging in the wake of my retirement. Continue reading “Should I Stop Blogging?”

1 Year Of Early Retirement: Spending, Accidental Income, What’s Changed And What’s Next?

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?”

Cheers To 3 Years Of A Purple Life: Blog Highlights and a Q&A!

Ok, seriously, what the fuck is time? I swear I took this blog public like 5 seconds ago, not 3 years. I still remember the terror I felt that first week when everything seemingly went wrong 🙂 . Anyway, somehow time has passed and I can now celebrate 3 years of this weird blog being live. Continue reading “Cheers To 3 Years Of A Purple Life: Blog Highlights and a Q&A!”

Why Rest Is The Key To Creativity

I did an Instagram AMA about blogging recently. I do those randomly when I feel like responding to a bunch of questions in 24 hours. It’s a very specific impulse, I know 😉 . But one of the questions I kept being asked in one form or another was: How do I keep posting weekly? Continue reading “Why Rest Is The Key To Creativity”

The Month Of Portland, Maine: Early Retirement Month 8 (May 2021)

Hello party people! We’re legit into our nomad life now and have moved to the northeast 🙂 . It’s been a wild ride overall and despite feeling like I’m just chilling and napping 90% of the time, it seems like I got up to a few things in May. Let’s see what happened!

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The Month Of Change: Early Retirement Month 6 (March 2021)

Well, somehow March is already over. I must admit I was holding my breath after the hellscape that was March 2020, but am happy to report that March 2021 was lightyears better. Let’s get into how 🙂 !

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