Life Moves On? What do I mean? What was very important to you a few years ago, may be less important now. Four years ago when I started this blog – early retirement, financial independence was innovative and new. The concept of stopping work, before you got to age 60 or 65, was so different.… Continue reading Life Moves On – 2020 Has Changed Us
Category: Life in General
Glucose Monitor – my trial experience
Out of total curiosity, I jumped at the chance to take part in a group event, where about 30 of us signed up to use a Continuous Glucose Monitor, and share information on our experiences each day. Jack Black Mindstore kindly negotiated us a very beneficial group rate with NutriSense, who provide an App, and… Continue reading Glucose Monitor – my trial experience
Retirement Isn’t Static
Retirement isn’t static, things move on. It is now 9 years since my husband retired. I was just a few months behind him. I remember his last week at work well, he went round with a huge smile on his face, and a bounce in his step. He was so delighted to be free. He… Continue reading Retirement Isn’t Static
Retirement Needs Stimulation
The impact of Covid-19 has made me realise that a primary need in Retirement is stimulation. I have spoken of what are essentials for retirement before but this time I have particularly used the word Needs, not Wants. The two are quite different. Over 65’s have been dis-proportionally affected by Covid. This figure is skewed,… Continue reading Retirement Needs Stimulation
Our Changing World
As I write this, the world is in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV-2). As a world, at the beginning of May, we crossed 300,000 deaths, and we have more ahead of us. Our hospitals have been swamped, our medics are working flat out, double shifts in many cases,… Continue reading Our Changing World
Month 1 – Social Distancing
As I write this, my husband and I have now been Social distancing – meaning we have been in the house pretty much for the last four weeks, since March 16th. If we are out, we never get within 2 or 3 metres of anyone else. In the UK, everyone who can is staying in.… Continue reading Month 1 – Social Distancing