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TALES OF A RETIRED REBEL
I started writing a blog in July 2008 when I realized it was only four months until I was going to retire from a 30-year-long career in education.  By then I’d already been thinking for some time of what it would be like to leave a career behind; really, what it would like to move into a new part of my life.  I had so many questions – mostly without answers – and so much anxiety.  What would I do every day?  Would it be lonely?  What could I expect emotionally?  Will life shrink?  What will my identity be?  Who will I be? I spent the next three and a half years tracking my changes into this new time; this time of being able to do whatever I wanted FOR THE FIRST TIME.


In January 2012 I published the book FOR THE FIRST TIME: ONE WOMAN’S JOURNEY FROM CAREER TO RETIREMENT – A Blogoir and Guide for Your Own Personal Adventure.   If you click on the Buy The Book tab you’ll be able to read a preview.

You can invite me to lead workshops that will help you with your own transition to this wonderful part of living.

So now that the transition from career woman to retired woman is well on its way, it’s time to move forward with the blog as well.  I’m here.  I’m living it.  And … I’m going to keep writing about it and sharing my experiences and observations.

Much as I’d thought that there couldn’t be anything easier than retirement I was wrong; it’s been a difficult, stressful, confusing time that’s often left me feeling groundless. It’s also been a wonderful time of freedom and exploration.

I hope that you’ll continue exploring this landscape with me, and invite your friends to join us. Together we’ll forge some new understanding and find ways to share what we learn with others.

Pema Chodron says: Like all explorers we are drawn to discover what’s out there without knowing yet if we have the courage to face it.

Thanks for joining me on this part of life’s journey; it’s easier to find the courage to make my way with your company.