Welcome to Week 6 of my early retirement journey! If you want to catch up with previous weeks, they’re here. It’s starting to settle in that this might be my actual life instead of a strange extra-long vacation 🙂 . Let’s get into it!
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Early Retirement Week 5: The Election
Last week we tackled reader questions about my first month of early retirement and this week, we’re back to our regularly scheduled programming of seeing what I am up to each week of retirement. Did I insert that AMA post so I’d have more time to craft these posts after the week is done? Maybe 😉 . Continue reading “Early Retirement Week 5: The Election”
Early Retirement Week 3: The Whiplash
Hello and welcome to another installment of “Inside Purple’s Head.” Buckle up kiddos…
Early Retirement Week 2: The Vacation
Welcome to another installment of exploring what’s inside my head during the first few weeks of retirement! You’ve been warned 😉 … Continue reading “Early Retirement Week 2: The Vacation”
Early Retirement Week 1: The Freak Out
Here is a sampling of the thoughts that have been swirling around my head the past week: Continue reading “Early Retirement Week 1: The Freak Out”
Cheers To 2 Years Of A Purple Life!
It’s been two years since this website went live and I threw three and a half years of my thoughts into the blogosphere. Partially because of this blog, the last two years have felt like the fastest of my life. Continue reading “Cheers To 2 Years Of A Purple Life!”
The Year of Reflection: 2019 Goals & Accomplishments
In my old age, time seems to be flying by. So when I started this blog, I began jotting down what I learned, read and experienced throughout a year to try and remember what that year involved outside the 90% of my mental energy that is usually spent thinking about work. Continue reading “The Year of Reflection: 2019 Goals & Accomplishments”
Lessons Learned From 100 Alcohol Free Days
I mentioned briefly in my latest quarterly budget check in that I decided to give up alcohol for 100 days. After successfully completing Dry January at the beginning of the year, I found myself slipping back into old habits: turning to a glass of wine after a hard day at work and feeling like that was my only relief from the anxiety of the day. Continue reading “Lessons Learned From 100 Alcohol Free Days”