Advent Calendar – Dec 16th: My Favourite Things
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Advent Calendar – Dec 16th: My Favourite Things

Raindrops on roses, and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings These are a few of my favorite things I have fallen behind on delivering one fresh post every day in December as part of my Advent Calendar series, and to catch up today, I…

Advent Calendar – Dec 15th: Finding Purpose in Retirement
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Advent Calendar – Dec 15th: Finding Purpose in Retirement

Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.” – Fred Rogers I retired from my career two years ago without a long-term plan. I had very clear ideas about what I would be doing for the first year, but beyond that, plans were still fuzzy. It…

Advent Calendar – Dec 10th: My Battle
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Advent Calendar – Dec 10th: My Battle

« The first step towards getting somewhere, is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are. »Unknown While I have been sharing my stories of travel, family and what matters most to me with you, there is a journey I undertook this year, that has had the greatest impact in my life and…