Hello! It’s been a few years. Three, in fact, since I’ve posted on this site. A lot has changed with my family. We’ve moved. We’ve switched our son’s school (twice, thanks to Covid). I returned to work (still part-time, of course!). And, perhaps the biggest change: my husband left the company he founded to work full-time for a global ministry and now he has to gets to raise his own salary support. I plan to write about all those stories and...
It’s time to catch you up on what I’ve been doing since opting out, i.e., quitting my job, in May. I left a part-time job with great benefits and I shared the reasons why in this post. Am I on a summer break? A career break? Am I retired? Am I in period of reinvention? What am I doing now that school is back in session and our son is tackling another year of middle school academics. Getting our kids...
Have you heard about the governor, who along with his wife, was riding in his limousine to an event? They drove past her ex-boyfriend, who was digging a ditch for a road construction project. “Well, look at that!” said the governor, “if you had married him instead of me, you’d be married to a ditch digger!” “No,” the wife quickly replied, “if I’d married him, HE would be the governor.” That joke always makes me laugh. And groan. The dynamics...
Hello! I’m dropping by just long enough to forward you on to my interview with Mr. 1500 from 1500Days.com. Carl is a family man and early retiree who lives in Colorado. He writes about his investments in the market and real estate, as well as his family’s travel adventures and many other fun and interesting topics. He is also a blogger who is great about introducing other bloggers to his readers. Today is my turn to be featured in his...
The day I publish this post is my last day of work at my current job. It’s been fun, interesting, and rewarding, but I submitted my resignation notice two weeks ago and today is the end. The job offer was a hard fought win because the interview panel questioned if my past experience was related enough (it was) and I had stated that I’d only work a part-time schedule (I got it). My immediate supervisor has been thrilled with my...
