Empty Nest
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Home
“There’s no place like home… ” That is a well-known quote from Dorothy in the 1939 movie, “Wizard of Oz.” Dorothy was a girl who ended up in strange surroundings instead of planted firmly in her familiar safe-haven that she had somehow taken for granted. It’s an elaborate example of how we humans tend to Continue reading
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Grateful & Changes
Saturday, November 30, 2024 Over the past two months, I’ve had opportunities to help some of my kids with big life events. I’m thankful for the freedom I have had to pivot my daily activities at a moment’s notice so I could be available for my loved ones. I know that it is a huge Continue reading
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Almost 60
This week, I enjoyed a quiet celebration of my 59th birthday. We ended up spending 2 nights at the coast, where I really enjoyed my walk on the beach and lots of time to sit and listen to the waves crashing on the shore. We didn’t watch TV or read the news. Ray worked from Continue reading
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CELEBRATE!
My blog post today is going to be short. I just want to take a moment to celebrate the decision I made to retire early, and establish my own “perfect job” at home. I’m celebrating my 26th weekly blog post, which means I’ve been working at my new self-made occupation for half a year: “Mama Continue reading
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NORMAL
Well, after over 4 months of “retirement,” I can tell you I am no less busy, and my volunteer efforts have ramped up to a place I’m really trying to evaluate. It is the end of the week (instead of Wednesday), and I’m just going to post a simple update instead of a fully planned Continue reading
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RETIREMENT
Today was a special day. I received my first OPSRP pension benefit check from the State of Oregon as the seal to my early retirement from my work at 4J School District and Lane County over the past 7 years. The monthly benefit that I will continue to receive for the rest of my life Continue reading
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My World
I’ve just been thinking about how small “my world” is. I have my family, my church, a few people I know in my community, and a sprinkling of people in other remote places, by chance interactions, or on this world wide web. So my world seems small when I compare it to what I think Continue reading
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Empty Nesting
Wow. It’s so weird to have this open-ended daily life after so many years of being driven by the needs of my children, husband, volunteer work, and full or part-time work on top of everything else! Now I’m finding new structure – my new sense of identity. I worked really hard to keep a sense Continue reading
About Me
Thinking about the line from Karen Carpenter’s song, “…don’t worry that it’s not good enough for anyone else to hear…” I have been inspired to “just sing” (and write, and share).
I produced a weekly blog for a little over a year, but now I’m committed to one article a month. I hope to give a little inspiration to those passing by, either through my blog articles or within the other pages I’ve created here.
Links to my PAGES:
rechelle's lifelyrics 