Tag Archives: lifestyle

Future Challenge – Could You Live Overseas?

Posted on June 13, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

Challenge #24 Have you ever thought of living in another country – or retiring to one? My beloved would love to move around – getting a flat for six months or so in each of the cities and we’d love … Continue reading →

Posted in Future Challenges, Retirement itself | Tagged choices, Financing Retirement, lifestyle, Living Overseas, moving on, retirement planning | 24 Comments

Flag Day – or – How I Grew Up With Old Glory

Posted on June 13, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

You’re a grand old flag, You’re a high flying flag And forever in peace may you wave. You’re the emblem of The land I love. The home of the free and the brave. Ev’ry heart beats true ‘neath the Red, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ruminations | Tagged Flag, lifestyle, Nationalism, Old Glory, Olympics, Patriotism, Star-Spangled Banner, Stars and Stripes | 13 Comments

Future Challenge – Beating the Blues

Posted on June 6, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

Challenge #23 Into each life a little rain must fall… Each of us has ways of dealing with life’s little troubles. Some of us get busy, and some of us can’t get going. Some eat and some fast. Some seek … Continue reading →

Posted in Future Challenges, Health Issues | Tagged aging, Beating Depression, choices, lifestyle, Staying Healthy, stress | 16 Comments

Chasing the Blues Away

Posted on June 6, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

Serenity Prayer (from a longer poem by Reinhold Niebuhr) God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference. Okay, I’ve been away for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Ruminations | Tagged Depression, Joy, lifestyle, Sadness, Serenity, Staying Busy | 11 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Escape

Posted on May 19, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

I can think of of many places to which I love to escape… northern New England, the Scottish Highlands, Hawaii, even just our local rivers, ponds, and hiking trails, or the pages of a book. Still, when I heard this week’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges | Tagged escape, lifestyle, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek | 26 Comments

Future Challenge – What’s Your Legacy So Far?

Posted on May 16, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

Challenge #22 I’m pretty much the family archivist for my own family, and for my husband’s. I’m what I (almost kidding) call a digital packrat. I have three kinds of family tree software and a portable hard drive full of … Continue reading →