7.5 days and counting

 

In just 7.5 short days, I will be retiring from my job of 27 years.  27 years of doing the same things, with the same people, in virtually the same building.  I'm bored, burnt out and it's been made pretty clear to me that I'm not a valued employee anymore and the future of the U.S. Courts budget wise isn't looking good at all, so I'm getting out while the getting is good.   It was my decision,  and it was based on a host of things and every bone in my body is telling it's the right decision. 

It's been a bittersweet journey with good times and bad times, but I'm not going to focus on what has been but rather on the road ahead of me.   It's been a long time in my life where I have been excited for what the future holds for me and my family, in fact, I think it's been a little over 18 years since the birth of our son and the excitement that change in our lives brought.

I'm re-working my blog as I'm going to start blogging more now that I have the time and I think there is an audience out there of younger retirees who are starting to navigate the next phase of their life and even if you aren't a retiree or even if you're older than I,  I hope you stick with me and let me share my journey with you.  I'll be sharing lot of different things from home projects, recycling projects, recipes, travel, to everyday ideas on saving money, decorating on a budget and crafting.

Bear with me as I figure out the new design and look of my blog as it will probably experiment with the tools I have available and need to figure out how to use to my best advantage.

I'm going to set a goal for posting to my blog at least three times a week and we'll see how that goes with my new schedule.

Thanks for hanging out with me!