It’s snowing. Sideways. I don’t like snow. I don’t like being cold. I also don’t like being a whiner. I do remember the excitement… I remember the excitement of snow as a child! Living on BC’s west coast, the norm is rain so snow was like a special surprise… with a shelf life. A few […]
Two-plus years ago I saw a meme that said: “Don’t ask me where I’ll be in three years – I don’t have 20/20 vision”. a very strange year Almost everyone I speak with agrees that 2019 has been a very strange year with many unpleasant/unfortunate/unexpected events. While the birth of my 4th grandchild a few […]
“Retirement” seems to be a time when many of us boomers take time to reflect on what we can do now that would be ‘meaningful’. Need a bit more income… Giving back is a common theme, however that often morphs into volunteering and many of us still need a bit more income to make ends […]
After you’ve been online for a while, you’ve heard all about ‘limiting beliefs’ and ‘what are your fears’ and ‘is it the thought of success or failure holding you back’. Keeper Of The Bees I collect old books, and I’m currently reading The Keeper Of The Bees by Gene Stratton-Porter, written about 1925. In a […]
Sometime ago I book-marked an article that I thought was worth keeping. The title: How To Conquer Fear by Geoffrey James. Opening paragraph: “Fear is the enemy of success. Large rewards only result from taking comparably large risks. If you’re ruled by fear, you’ll never take enough risks and never achieve success you deserve.“ He […]
I listened to a podcast recently wherein several minimalists were interviewed. These, however, were not your usual minimalists. Usually minimalists recommend decluttering, owning less, downsizing. I suppose the podcast contributors did that, but not in the usual way. Digital For example, one interviewee recommended a digital declutter. Turn off social media, stay off email unless […]
The Grandparent Economy. The money not accounted, not changing hands, not requested… is a subject I become aware of regularly. Today I’m putting pen to paper (or at least fingers to keyboard). Grandparents with pre-schoolers I was shopping this morning. As the required dog food was umpteen departments from the entrance, I passed many other […]
Do you have a job? a side hustle? a part-time money earner? Do you want a job? a side hustle? a part-time money earner? There are many reasons! There are many reasons to be “employed” at this time of life: you like it that way perhaps you were deemed redundant and your job was taken […]
By now we’ve probably all had some sort of spam/scam email. You know the ones. A long-lost relative has died and you are the only living heir to millions of USD. The sender is on his/her deathbed and has chosen to leave you their humongous estate. Or perhaps the sender is being persecuted in their […]
bliss. noun. supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment (dictionary.com) Bliss. It’s not a concept I’ve given much thought to as it’s always seemed to be a state that one created and, being mostly a happy person, I never felt the need. Recently though I was startled with a peace of mind that I recognized immediately […]
