Retirement is often described as a time to slow down—and in many ways, it should be. But slowing down doesn’t mean drifting. The most fulfilling retirements are built when we take small, intentional steps each day toward something that matters to us. Dreams are important, but dreams alone don’t carry us very far. Whether your goal is learning something new, giving back, improving your health, or building a long-held passion into daily life, progress only comes when thought is

Did you know that National Quitter’s Day is generally observed on the second Friday in January. This year it fell on January 9 th . This “holiday” isn’t official in a legal sense — it’s a cultural observation based on patterns of when people stop keeping their resolutions, not something formally recognized by governments. If you made New Years Resolutions and have kept them congratulations. If you have fallen by the wayside don’t despair. Changes happen incrementally and must

Welcome to the new year. When you make resolutions, pick fresh goals one of the best ways to make those goals meaningful is to align them with your natural styles. This way you are more likely to maintain them and keep them.   I like to use the DISC style since it is easy to understand and follow. ·         The first is Dominance (D):  You are a Direct, results-focused, and decisive, person driven by challenges and achieving quick outcomes. You need to focus on slowing down,

Merry Christmas and Seasons greetings to all of you. I have missed a series of postings because of some health issues that develop Thanks Giving week. I was having breathing issues and shortness of breath when I tried to walk 20 or more feet. I should have gone to the hospital but I ignored the warnings because we wanted to go to Washington DC to visit on of the children living there. When I got home I went to the hospital early Monday morning only to find that I had acute an

Thursday, September 18, 2025 - I continue to rely on my cane for long distances, though I’m able to navigate around the house without it. Driving is manageable, but exiting the driver’s seat remains a challenge—my knee doesn’t bend easily, so I have to push my seat all the way back and slowly maneuver my leg out. I am diligent with my physical therapy exercises, performing them twice each day. On Saturday, September 20, we had an interesting outing. Mary Kay’s daughter had ac

Wednesday, September 3, 2025  – I started back up on the Tramadol and have been sleeping thru the night till 4am. Then I have to get up to pee then back to sleep till 6:30am. Yesterday, at PT my trainer George asked me if I planned to take off from teaching while I am recovering from the knee operation. He appeared surprised when I said no, I have 4 classes I plan on teaching and that will start in two days. I am doing the exercises he assigned to me twice a day and while I d

Saturday, August 30, 2025 – Yesterday I was released by the VNA PT person and after he left I went with Mary Kay to Tops to get something from flash foods. It was the first car trip in over a week. It felt great getting out. I spent all day on John Killian’s family cookbook and finished it except for the forward. I think it can out great. Finally, to bed at 10:30pm. I am trying to keep a regular schedule. I moved everything from the main bathroom to the one in the master bat

This is the continuing saga of my knee surgery experience on my 2 nd  knee. Wednesday, 8/27/25 –  I started using a cane today and feel comfortable with it. I have been working on projects and have my Classes set up for the first and second weeks of September. Napping still occupies a large amount of my day with me working for two hours than napping for forty-five minutes to an hour. I feel home bound – which I am. I am anxious to get out and do something. I am cutting back o

Friday, August 22  I was up at 7:00 AM bath routine than TV, at 7:45am Mary Kay made me breakfast. Then I took a nap from 8:30 to 9:00 before doing my prayer and meditation. I called the VNA to see when the scheduled PT person would come. They said the PT person should be calling me today or early on the next day. I went through emails for both Bryant and Stratton and ECC and checked to see if my classes have been populated. They had not so I could not do much with them. It's

Thursday 8/21  I was up at 6:30 and prayed meditated before breakfast. I went through a bunch of emails and did a bunch of other little stuff like that on the computer that allowed me to stay seated. The visiting nurses associate showed up, and I thought it was going to be a TP session. It was not, it was an intake visit, and she spent about an hour and a half going through everything. I was able to show her the house; demonstrate I could get into and out of a chair and in an

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