Category Archives: Ruminations

Reflections and contemplations on issues of all sorts

January – Resolving to Make a Fresh Start

Posted on January 4, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

There’s something lovely about a fresh start. It can be a fresh sheet of paper, a blank screen, a new job, or even a new home. This week, we turned the calendar page and we’re in a whole new year. … Continue reading →

Posted in Retirement itself, Ruminations | Tagged family, January, lifestyle, New Year, New Year Resolution, opportunity | 7 Comments

2012 – A Year of Expected and Unexpected Change

Posted on December 27, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

So in a few days, we’ll leave 2012 behind and start a new year. At the risk of being a little clichéd, it’s probably time for a little reflection, then a look to the future. I’ve had some major events in … Continue reading →

Posted in Retirement itself, Ruminations | Tagged blogging, change, holidays, lifestyle, New Year, retirement, retirement planning | 23 Comments

Future Challenge – Change is a Bummer

Posted on December 20, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

Last week I offered the first of these challenges. I’m hoping that if you’re visiting this blog, you have at least a passing interest in retirement and the lifestyles it can bring. No matter how old you are, I’d like to challenge … Continue reading →

Posted in Future Challenges, Retirement itself, Ruminations | Tagged aging, change, choices, Diet, future, lifestyle | 17 Comments

If I Am What I Eat, Am I Different at the Holidays?

Posted on December 19, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

My Dad loved food, and was actually a pretty good cook. We had a tradition when we were little, where he booted Mom out of the kitchen on a Saturday every December, and spent the whole day baking and decorating … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Issues, Ruminations | Tagged Christmas, cookies, dairy, Diet, holidays, sugar, sweets, Tradition | 19 Comments

Fragile: Handle With Care

Posted on December 16, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Ruminations | Tagged choices, Delicate, family, Fragile, lifestyle, Relationships, TLC | 37 Comments

Letting Go and Moving On

Posted on December 8, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

Reluctance by Robert Frost Out through the fields and the woods And over the walls I have wended; I have climbed the hills of view And looked at the world, and descended; I have come by the highway home, And … Continue reading →