The Month Of Arizona: May 2024 Recap

I’m going to need time to slow down a little because this is getting ridiculous πŸ™‚ . I’m still not used to writing “2024” and we’re almost halfway through, so either my brain needs to catch up or time needs to slow down – obviously I’m picking the easier solution πŸ˜‰ .

This month was luckily way less frantic than April. Hopefully I will remember not to over-schedule myself and my travels so I don’t make that mistake again.

However, it still makes me laugh that traveling once per week wore me down so much when I used to travel just for a weekend. No wonder I was tired all the time πŸ™‚ . Anyway, let’s see what I got up to during my less wild May and try to get my brain to realize it’s now June 2024.

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The Month Of The Solar Eclipse: April 2024 Recap

This might have been the fastest month of my retired life. I had a great time, but fast travel is definitely not for me because while I had a lovely time, I can’t remember the last time I was this tired. It was probably during my career 4 years ago and I don’t like it! So let’s see what I did this month that was worth messing up my sleep schedule and my relaxed lifestyle πŸ™‚ .
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The Month Of San JosΓ©: March 2024 Recap

And with that, 1/4 of 2024 is complete. Wow. And I only got used to saying “2024” instead of “2023” recently. Oh well πŸ™‚ . Anyway, let’s see what I got up to in March!

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The Month Of Costa Rica: February 2024 Recap

What even is time πŸ™‚ ? 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 πŸ™‚ . 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 πŸ™‚ . 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 πŸ™‚ . Let’s get into it!

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The Month Of Warmth: December 2023 Recap

December’s theme of “warmth” had two meanings πŸ™‚ . 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 πŸ™‚ . Continue reading “The Month Of Warmth: December 2023 Recap”

The Year Of Reading: 2023 Goals & Accomplishments

Guess what πŸ™‚ ? 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 πŸ™‚ . Now let’s get back to our regularly scheduled programming.

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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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