One of the things I want to learn in retirement is watercolor. I was feeling down a few weeks ago and started wondering – wait, why am I waiting until retirement? I’m still in this city for another 2.5 years. That’s plenty of time to learn a skill and get rid of any utensils I’ve collected for the hobby. Continue reading “Watercolor & Calligraphy: New Hobbies?”
Category: Hobbies
Moving from Blogger to WordPress
I started this blog over 3 years ago to catalog my journey to early retirement. Originally I just wanted to start writing and getting my thoughts down on ‘paper’. As a result I didn’t take basically any time to decide on my platform. I typed in “free blog” into Google and (of course) Blogger, their subsidiary, was the first hit. Continue reading “Moving from Blogger to WordPress”
2 Weeks Off Keto
I originally started keto on January 4, 2017. On February 13, 2018 I traveled to Singapore. Almost exactly a year before that I was on my way to Thailand – only 1.5 months into my keto journey and ready to give it all up for 2 weeks to experience this new country. Continue reading “2 Weeks Off Keto”
Tight Clothing
A month ago I noticed something different in my life: I looked forward to putting on clothes! I’m a full-time pj lover (especially since I started working from home) and usually almost dread getting dressed because previously everything was too tight and uncomfortable including (TMI) my bras and underwear. I felt like a sausage stuffed in its casing. Continue reading “Tight Clothing”
Motivation and Wanting It Bad Enough
I don’t understand people.
Let me be more specific. I have a friend that has complained about a few things over the years (as all people do): I’m gaining too much weight, I’m spending too much money etc. When someone asks me for advice on how to fix something I happily provide my opinion. I don’t offer it without someone else’s prompting. Continue reading “Motivation and Wanting It Bad Enough”
1 Year of Keto Weight Loss: 45 lbs Gone!
I’ve done it. Previously my longest streaks of weight loss were 3-6 months. The only time I went 6 months the last 3 months included a scale yo-yo while I fought my body’s starvation instincts. I lost maybe 5 lbs in those last 3 months.
Diet Update: 130s!
WOOOOAH! I wasn’t sure I would get here in 2017. I wasn’t sure I would get here at all to be honest. I’ve only seen a 1.3. on the scale two other times in my life: after starving myself for 3 months while living on a boat in the Mediterranean and after starving myself during my first 6 months in the workforce, which I’ve mentioned before.Frugal Mini Travel: Camping
We recently added a new hobby to our permanent repertoire. The stereotype of a Seattleite is a crunchy, liberal, outdoors person…and I must admit that’s pretty much accurate 🙂 . In Manhattan weekend activities included going to bars, going to bottomless mimosa brunch and complaining about your week. It was a bit of culture shock when we moved to Seattle because weekends are completely different. Continue reading “Frugal Mini Travel: Camping”