Tag Archives: retirement
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New Year’s Check-Up: Wellbeing
8January 16, 2017 by Jean
In my last post, I focused on evaluating my use of time and money as I begin my third year …
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New Year’s Check-Up: Money and Time
10January 3, 2017 by Jean
When I retired in 2014, I didn’t have any doubts about doing so. I did have some anxieties, however, about …
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A Busy Season
12September 12, 2016 by Jean
I’m not quite sure what happened to August. One day I blinked and it was September. And September brings the …
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Health: The Wildcard in Retirement
14July 22, 2016 by Jean
Recently I found myself marveling at what a good summer this has been. Maine has been having sparkling summer weather …
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Summer Holidays
12July 4, 2016 by Jean
Nothing highlights the differences between the summers of my teaching years and the summers of my retirement years more than …
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First Classes
11June 29, 2016 by Jean
Last week was a busy one as I traveled out to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine (about …
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Summer is Different
7June 10, 2016 by Jean
Throughout my life, summer has been the most distinctive season, set apart from the rest of the year. Even before …
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The Unexpected Flowering of New Friendships
16May 31, 2016 by Jean
When I contemplated retirement, I expected it to be a time for the flowering of friendship. I was looking forward …
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Racing Toward Summer
9May 18, 2016 by Jean
In Maine’s sped-up version of spring, you wait and wait and wait for spring to arrive and then everything happens …
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Becoming Who We Really Are
9May 10, 2016 by Jean
Recently, I’ve been thinking about how the retirement years can provide us with an opportunity to become more who we …
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Stepping Into The Future 