The Month Of Maine: September 2022 Recap

And just like that, it was fall πŸ™‚ . I always thought of myself as a summer girl, but given that I can soak up all of the lessening hours of sunlight instead of dreamily looking at them outside my office window, I’m coming around to this season. It’s definitely more pleasant to run in, I’m enjoying the warmth of tea in my belly and a fluffy blanket on my lap when I (inevitably) read a book in one sitting. Consider me a changed woman πŸ™‚ . So, let’s see what I got up to during this first month of fall!

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Review: Bombas Running Socks

Here we are again on my running journey πŸ™‚ . So far I’ve talked about how I started this new hobby: From Hate To Love: How I Became A RunnerΒ and I recently celebrated 1 Year Of Running: My Progress and Revelations. Now it’s time to take it to the next level with legit running gear! Continue reading “Review: Bombas Running Socks”

How I Stay Organized While Enjoying Life

I’ve encountered a problem in retirement that I never had while working. Maybe I’m alone in this, but when I was working, I was ALWAYS aware of my calendar – I would look at it every few minutes it seems, to know what meeting I needed to prep for next during a work day. I would also glance at it often to make sure I knew what social appointments I had on a weekend and – more depressingly – how much time I had before I had to return to work πŸ™‚ . Continue reading “How I Stay Organized While Enjoying Life”

The Month Of New Hampshire: August 2022 Recap

2022 continues to pass by with the speed of a bullet train. I guess I’m having too much fun πŸ˜‰ . This month we continued our exploration of the northeast – we like to come here in the summer if possible since it’s cooler than other parts of the country. We started by saying “hi!” to family in New York State and then moved further east. So let’s see what I got up to!

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Celebrating 1 Year Of Running: My Progress and Revelations

It’s already been a year since I started running regularly for the first time in my life. Does that mean I’m officially a runner πŸ™‚ ? Though if the term was up to me, I’d say anyone who runs any distance is part of the club – so welcome πŸ™‚ . A while ago, I went into detail about my shock and surprise that I started running a year ago and ENJOY it. It was aptly called: From Hate To Love: How I Became A Runner. Continue reading “Celebrating 1 Year Of Running: My Progress and Revelations”

How My Definition Of ‘Optimal’ Has Changed In Retirement

When working towards FIRE, I at times thought that any money that wasn’t optimized was wasted because it didn’t go towards my end goal. For example, if I bought a plane ticket and the next day (for some reason) the cost of that ticket dropped 20%, I thought my decision was suboptimal. Continue reading “How My Definition Of ‘Optimal’ Has Changed In Retirement”

The Month of Washington State: July 2022 Recap

Well, 2022 continues to barrel through time at a break-neck pace. Another month down and I need to start thinking about more seriously about the broad strokes of my travel in 2023. Oh the problems of retirees πŸ™‚ . In the meantime, let’s see what I got up to in July!

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Cheers To 4 Years Of A Purple Life: Highlights & Answering Your Questions

According to the calendar that I’m becoming increasingly reliant on since I don’t know what day or time it is πŸ™‚ , it’s been 4 years since I took this blog public! In that time, I’ve published a post at least every Tuesday. That’s as long as the longest job I’ve ever had – wowza :).

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