This has been a good month. I've been down to Blue Ash several times in the past month to meet up with some old teammates and friends. It's been really nice to catch up!
As I expected, there a quite a few people that I really don't hear from or catch up with. It's normal. But there are always those people that you work to keep the friendship going. So it's been fun to see them. In fact, I'm heading down again tomorrow for lunch. I was debating if that was a wise choice since it is the heavy travel day for Thanksgiving but hopefully, I'll be home before the worst of the traffic hits.
Unfortunately, I have to hit the grocery store tomorrow too. ARGH! I really don't like to go to the store on the day before Thanksgiving. But, I was not feeling good today, so that makes tomorrow the shopping day for me. Fortunately, I don't have to get much but still...
We're having a very low key Thanksgiving - just me and my hubby. Our son is coming over at some point but no plans made yet - so I don't know if he'll be eating with us or not - or if the kids will be coming along. We're having a pretty diet-friendly meal ~ turkey, green beans, salad. I did get some mashed potatoes for Tim but no dressing, no noodles. If I don't make them, I can't eat them!
Every day I am so very thankful for the great opportunity I had to retire early. It wasn't something I wanted but I am enjoying it so much. Thank you so much Kroger, for the cool opportunity! It has turned out so much better than I ever expected!
Until next time...
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Post Retirement Happenings
Who knew? I never thought I would actually be busy after retirement but I am. It's not the same type of busy as if I were working, but busy none the less.
I decided to get involved with Bible Study and found a local (kinda) Bible Study Fellowship chapter. WOW! Talk about intense. In total, there are about 400 women that come every Wednesday. We're broken up into small groups of about 15 and go our answers to the prior week's study. They're studying Romans for the whole session (30 weeks). Yes - one book for 30 weeks. It's very in-depth. My MIL used to attend in Atlanta and then NC and became a teaching leader so I had a good idea of what all it entailed. For someone without a lot of bible background, it is pretty overwhelming but I am glad I am doing it. I'm learning a lot.
The rest of my "busy" is my standing weight-loss appointment every Tuesday. I leave at 9:30 and don't get back until about 1:00. But it's been a productive venture ~ 43.4 lbs so far and that's in 12 weeks. Not too bad!
I'm taking a TON of quilting classes. I have a new class about every 2 weeks or so. and inbetween, I'm usually in front of the machine attempting to put things together. If not that, I'm crocheting or knitting.
To someone working, it doesn't seem busy and it is truly not comparable. But, for me, it's great! Most days, I go to bed late and get up even later and pretty much do what I want. No schedules for the most part. And when it is a beautiful day, nothing beats being out and about! I love it.
I highly recommend retirement to everyone! VRO was a wonderful thing for me. :)
Until next time...
I decided to get involved with Bible Study and found a local (kinda) Bible Study Fellowship chapter. WOW! Talk about intense. In total, there are about 400 women that come every Wednesday. We're broken up into small groups of about 15 and go our answers to the prior week's study. They're studying Romans for the whole session (30 weeks). Yes - one book for 30 weeks. It's very in-depth. My MIL used to attend in Atlanta and then NC and became a teaching leader so I had a good idea of what all it entailed. For someone without a lot of bible background, it is pretty overwhelming but I am glad I am doing it. I'm learning a lot.
The rest of my "busy" is my standing weight-loss appointment every Tuesday. I leave at 9:30 and don't get back until about 1:00. But it's been a productive venture ~ 43.4 lbs so far and that's in 12 weeks. Not too bad!
I'm taking a TON of quilting classes. I have a new class about every 2 weeks or so. and inbetween, I'm usually in front of the machine attempting to put things together. If not that, I'm crocheting or knitting.
To someone working, it doesn't seem busy and it is truly not comparable. But, for me, it's great! Most days, I go to bed late and get up even later and pretty much do what I want. No schedules for the most part. And when it is a beautiful day, nothing beats being out and about! I love it.
I highly recommend retirement to everyone! VRO was a wonderful thing for me. :)
Until next time...
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