Moving through life's seasons
I had to ask Rachel when we started dealing with our own empty nest. Without any hesitation Rachel told me it was 9th September 2016. That weekend was when BOTH of our girls flew the nest. Perhaps it’s a man thing that I couldn’t remember exactly when it was?
Half full, or half empty? Quite a few times recently I have been referred to as a “half full” person and I think that’s something I can take as a complement. While being optimistic and hopeful, I believe this has some real tangible benefits which might be worth outlining. Continue reading “Half full, or half empty?”
Even though I have 10 or 11 weeks to go before retirement, I’m already getting in the right mindset and I LIKE THIS! Here’s a few things going on:
This is something Rachel and I have always done quite well and we are finding that it crops up in our conversations quite regularly. In particular: Continue reading “Getting in the retirement mindset”
The withdrawal symptoms can be quite profound. Naturally I’m talking about the withdrawal symptoms from running. Yesterday I found myself running again – after 3 weeks. Yes, three whole weeks. Three whole weeks. That is longer than I have ever been without running in the last 10 plus years, since I became a proper runner. Continue reading “Running again – after 3 weeks”
My much anticipated meeting the kidney specialist took place this evening; I had been looking forward to this so much! Having an evening appointment was great for me as I didn’t have to take time off work. Continue reading “Meeting the kidney specialist again”
Living with an indwelling catheter has been an unexpected experience. Not the kind of thing you would ordinarily think of or even blog about. This might be of interest if you have found this through Google ‘Living with an indwelling catheter’ because you have, or are about to have one. Continue reading “Living with an indwelling catheter”
We really know how to celebrate in style! Today is the day I have handed in my resignation and we decided to celebrate with a bar of chocolate. Just three months to go!
I wrote the letter last night. Today at work I scanned it so I could send it by email to my manager. I left it a couple of hours before I wrote the covering email and hesitated a little more, just wanting to do the right thing. Continue reading “Three months to go!”