My brain is not a tidy place. My thoughts–and therefore my posts–are not easily categorized, so I find it necessary to create a holding place for the things that do not neatly fit into a specific category. Those are the posts you will find here–a bit of this and a bit of that.
What are you going to do now that you are retired? I get asked this question almost daily since I announced my retirement. Usually I answer, “Whatever I want to!” Sometimes I give a little more detail: Stay up past 10 p.m. Delete my alarm. Schedule personal appointments on a weekday. Hang out in nature…
Well, this month I had the first of what I am sure will be many lasts, as I count down to retirement. I participated in my final board meeting. It really hit me as I looked around the table that there is a good chance I will never see some of these people again…certainly not…
I took the leap! After talking about my upcoming retirement for six years, I took the leap and announced a date to my team. #retirement #leapoffaith #SoWhatNowWhat
Here we are in the first week of a new year…long enough for many people to have set and broken their New Year’s Resolutions. Or perhaps you are among the more than 57 percent of people that don’t set resolutions at all. If you’re not feeling the New Year’s Resolution thing, but still want to…
Six years ago on October 2, 2015, with great enthusiasm and more than a little fear, I pressed the publish button on the first So What? Now What? blog post. How time flies. Since then, there have been numerous highs and lows…technical difficulties conquered, friends made, inspiration gained, discouragement overcome…all resulting in 473 additional posts,…
It’s fall…my favorite season…and yet this year feels different. Don’t get me wrong, I’m loving the cooler mornings, and I’ve already had my first pumpkin drink. It’s just that I’m not getting that invigorating feeling of renewal I usually get at the beginning of a new season. Perhaps that’s because it feels like we are…
I had plans for this weekend. I was going to hike a trail I’d never been on. I was going to participate in another sound bath. I was going to declutter the Christmas shelf in the storage room. I had plans for this weekend. The Universe had other plans…like a lesson in acceptance and going…
Over the last couple of years, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what I want to do in retirement…the next big transition of my life. Do I want to edit and publish my book? Then maybe start another? Would I like to begin a new self-employed career…maybe life coaching or freelance writing? Do…
I am pleased to introduce the newest member of our family…drumroll please…meet Buddy! This was our first time adopting an animal. It was a new experience, made even more unusual by the need to social distance. In case any of you are considering adopting from a shelter for the first time, I thought sharing my…
When I first heard the words coronavirus and COVID-19 last winter, I couldn’t have imagined what was coming. Even when it hit closer to home, and we were personally affected by shut-downs and social distancing, I never dreamed we’d still be deep in the middle of a pandemic during the holidays. I’ve spent some time…
