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retirement reflections what i wish i knew before i retired skip to content retirement reflections what i wish i knew before i retired menu home about me privacy policy contact me blogging food friendship gratitude reflection trying new things the farewell post september 10 2025 may 1 2026 retirement reflections when i last wrote on this blog a little over a month ago i promised i d return mid september for our monthly what s on your bookshelf post and that s partially true i m back but this time to say goodbye in early august i took a break from blogging so my husband and i could fly to hong continue reading the farewell post tagged blogging farewell reflection tryingnewthings blog blogging books life writing 158 comments blogging uncategorized see you in september august 6 2025 retirement reflections https www youtube com watch v 05k9suftocs august was filled with unexpected twists and turns so i will be taking a blogging break until the middle of september i will see you back at what s on your bookshelf on september 18 until then please check out my co hosts august link ups for what s on your bookshelf what s been on your calendar continue reading see you in september tagged bloggingbreak uncategorized digital wellness august 3 2025 august 3 2025 retirement reflections every so often i go on a digital spring cleaning spree taking stock of how i ve been using technology deciding what feels manageable tightening privacy settings and clearing out digital clutter my latest round of reflection was sparked by the newly released book smartphone nation by kaitlyn regehr what i appreciated most about this book is continue reading digital wellness tagged digital detox mental health mindfulness social media technology 84 comments uncategorized what s been on your calendar july 2025 july 31 2025 july 30 2025 retirement reflections looking over my camera roll even i was surprised by how full on this past month has been no wonder i m exhausted content but definitely tired from canada day festivities and birthday celebrations to book clubs including our new book club podcast my calendar has been ever expanding there were friend meet ups hikes art in the garden mini continue reading what s been on your calendar july 2025 79 comments uncategorized more book club reads july 17 2025 july 13 2025 retirement reflections do you ever spend hours searching for just the right book recommendation me too five out of the six books listed below were recent choices in my book clubs while we haven t discussed all of them yet i couldn t resist reading ahead at first a few of the titles didn t seem like my kind continue reading more book club reads 61 comments health wellness hiking trying new things vancouver island wonder july 6 2025 july 6 2025 retirement reflections wondernoun a cause of astonishment or admiration the quality of exciting amazed admiration rapt astonishment at something mysterious or newintransitive verb to be in a state of wonder to feel surprise to feel curiosity or doubttransitive verb to be curious or in doubt aboutadjective exciting amazement or admiration effective far beyond anything previously known wonder continue reading wonder tagged wellness wellnessreimagined mearesisland vancouverisland hiking awe health mental health mindfulness nature wonder 99 comments trying new things vancouver island what s been on your calendar what s been on your calendar another mini bucket list adventure youbou bc june 26 2025 june 23 2025 retirement reflections about four and a half years ago my intrepid adventure buddy deb a k a the widow badass stumbled upon a quirky little article in the globe and mail it claimed that roosevelt elk were known to wander the streets of a blink and you miss it town on vancouver island youbou bc the article itself is behind a paywall but here s continue reading what s been on your calendar another mini bucket list adventure youbou bc 89 comments books link ups link up discovering the joy of rereading june 19 2025 june 15 2025 retirement reflections do you ever reread books although it s not something i do often i had two rereads this past month with each novel offering a very different experience the second time around i ve shared those reflections below along with a few other books i ve read recently i ve also recorded my rereads on goodreads logging a second rating continue reading discovering the joy of rereading tagged whatsonyourbookshelfchallenge 111 comments blogging priorhouse blog 2025 interview series june 15 2025 june 15 2025 retirement reflections thank you to yvette from priorhouse blog for including me in her 2025 interview series you can check out that interview here yvette and i look forward to seeing you there uncategorized wellness reimagined hiking at san josef bay cape scott b c finally june 1 2025 june 2 2025 retirement reflections san josef bay san josef bay located within cape scott provincial park on the northern tip of vancouver island is a remote and breathtaking stretch of wild coastline known for its dramatic sea stacks soft sandy beaches and lush rainforest trails it s been on my bucket list for many years sea stacks are tall isolated continue reading wellness reimagined hiking at san josef bay cape scott b c finally tagged adventure hiking nature travel travel tips 72 comments posts navigation older posts search for follow blog via email enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email email address follow prior to retirement i lived and worked in beijing china for fourteen years middle school principal deputy director at the western academy of beijing leaving international life behind my husband and i retired to vancouver island in june 2015 to document this transition and our new adventures retirement reflections was born retired for nine years now and still loving every minute of it this blog continues to evolve with time i hope that you enjoy these reflections and will be willing to share your 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