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Losing Weight | Kathy's Retirement Blog
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Kathy's Retirement Blog. Retirement is a journey, not a destination…. BUDGET AND OTHER DIRTY WORDS. I OWE, I OWE. Hole In The Soul. Tag Archives: Losing Weight. THE WEIGHT OF AGING. I didn’t reach the two mile goal and even gained a few more pounds. So, when my wakeup call came from my doctor last fall, it was really no surprise. My glucose numbers were up. The sugar number was high enough to garner a warning from my doctor to get it down or risk diabetes and meds. Did I get serious then? Kathy Merlino i...
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FORTY YEARS DOWN | Kathy's Retirement Blog
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Kathy's Retirement Blog. Retirement is a journey, not a destination…. BUDGET AND OTHER DIRTY WORDS. I OWE, I OWE. Hole In The Soul. THE WEIGHT OF AGING →. A couple of weeks ago, Martin and I celebrated our fortieth anniversary. What does one say about such a milestone? By Kathy Merlino . THE WEIGHT OF AGING →. 12 comments on “ FORTY YEARS DOWN. June 22, 2015. 64; 11:08 am. Be well and be happy! June 22, 2015. 64; 1:34 pm. June 22, 2015. 64; 2:38 pm. Kathy, Congratulations to you and Martin! June 22, 2015.
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Aging Positively | Kathy's Retirement Blog
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Kathy's Retirement Blog. Retirement is a journey, not a destination…. BUDGET AND OTHER DIRTY WORDS. I OWE, I OWE. Hole In The Soul. Tag Archives: Aging Positively. You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know. For example, I waffled back and forth about taking drawing classes after my perceived failure at watercolor. I told myself things like, I’m really not artistic. Who am I kidding? What is your snake? What will my friends say? How embarrassing to fail. People will think I’m a loser if I don’t finish. This is n...
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Family | Kathy's Retirement Blog
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Kathy's Retirement Blog. Retirement is a journey, not a destination…. BUDGET AND OTHER DIRTY WORDS. I OWE, I OWE. Hole In The Soul. Portia finds a comfy spot courtesy of a visitor’s suitcase. May is National Pet Month. As the owners of six (yes six! Cats we’re pet lovers at our house. We also like dogs, but I’m highly allergic, so we stick with cats, to which I’m just a little allergic. I love cats that much. We call them the pettie pets. Trio likes the tubes. There are many reasons to own a pet. We ...
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Relationships | Kathy's Retirement Blog
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Kathy's Retirement Blog. Retirement is a journey, not a destination…. BUDGET AND OTHER DIRTY WORDS. I OWE, I OWE. Hole In The Soul. My view from Vashon Island. The entrance to Pike Place Market. In the end, the person I found on this excursion is my present self, the only self that matters now. By Kathy Merlino . Tagged Finding your present self. Reconnecting With My Past. Pike Place Market in Seattle circa 1988. My daughters on the Olympic Peninsula. My trip to Seattle is purposed with a visit to recon...
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Living Bolder | Kathy's Retirement Blog
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Kathy's Retirement Blog. Retirement is a journey, not a destination…. BUDGET AND OTHER DIRTY WORDS. I OWE, I OWE. Hole In The Soul. Tag Archives: Living Bolder. I Don’t Know What I Don’t Know. Last week’s post You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know received a lot of comments. One of the comments came from Nancy, who cited a book another reader mentioned in an earlier comment. Nancy is reading the book and highly recommends it. Twenty-five years ago I wrote a book on creativity called. Was used by people of a...
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Estrangement | Kathy's Retirement Blog
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Kathy's Retirement Blog. Retirement is a journey, not a destination…. BUDGET AND OTHER DIRTY WORDS. I OWE, I OWE. Hole In The Soul. After writing the last blog on technology, which garnered lots of comments (thank you! I need a favor. Since I’m rarely free from activity these days but always willing to drop whatever to help out a friend in need, I text back, What do you need? How can I possibly help? My friend thinks she found her friend’s daughter on Facebook. Since my friend does not have a FB acco...
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The Transition | Kathy's Retirement Blog
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Kathy's Retirement Blog. Retirement is a journey, not a destination…. BUDGET AND OTHER DIRTY WORDS. I OWE, I OWE. Hole In The Soul. We were ready for retirement! Most of the retirees I approached with this question spoke merrily about how much they enjoyed being retired. Congratulations rolled in from family and friends, some of whom were retirees, via Facebook and email. And, of course, the oft asked question we received, “How did you do it? We were supposed to be happy. Right? What if we were wrong?