28 Friday Feb 2020
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on my final day of work I took a selfie with each person on staff…
I’ve since used those photos to update their contact and address information in my phone…
at first I was cropping myself out of the pictures, but then I realized how nice it was to see us together;-)… so I’ve left them as I took them…
it is lovely when I am sending a text or email to see their faces;-)…
09 Sunday Feb 2020
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been enjoying the beautiful vase that my colleagues presented to me to commemorate my retirement…
it is now living on the top of the credenza in the living room… when the light is on, it shines through the design beautifully…
when I had flowers in it, I put them into a plastic bag so they wouldn’t mess up the inside, lol…
the flowers from the Board would have gone nicely in it;-)…
23 Thursday Jan 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, composting, family, green, Ottawa, paper towels, recycle, widow
I’ve been trying to be a little more caring of the planet…
while in Ottawa I was reminded of their recycling programs…
garbage is only put out every second week and cardboard and other recyclables are collected on the other… composting happens every week…
my daughter has been green for many years and she is an example for me to follow…
she has been composting and using cloth (not paper) towels for years… hers snap together and roll up like regular paper towels…
I am going to stop using paper towels… I’ve watched a few programs recommending ways to accomplish this… going to give it a try…
I’ve gathered some face clothes and dish towels that weren’t being used much… I have the clean ones on top of the microwave, ones I am still using on the counter, and a bin for the ones ready to be laundered…
already I can see that I am reusing them more even before putting them into the bin…
18 Saturday Jan 2020
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recently I spent an hour with my finance guy signing what felt like a million papers… felt sorry for all the trees we destroyed…
complicated business to start collecting locked in RSP money… of course I didn’t remember to take a pic of the very large pile of papers that were taken away, lol…
these are just a few of the ones that were left for me…
good thing he understands this stuff and can explain it so well…
I will be thanking my beloved every day as the reason I am able to retire is due to his pension which came directly to me on his death…
03 Friday Jan 2020
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blessed, blogging, changes, computer, her big girl pants, learning, moments, retirement, Technology, widow
well, I haven’t written a blog at the computer for absolutely ages… usually I write them using my phone…
but, yesterday, I got a new toy:-)… an Acer Aspire 5… it is a beauty… still haven’t connected a mouse to it but that will happen when I get home as I have a number there, lol…
I’ve been thinking about acquiring a new laptop for quite a while and finally made the decision yesterday while I had my son-in-law available to help me choose just the right one…
I had anticipated that it would be much more costly, but there were still sales on and we settled on this type… we had to go to two different locations before we found a store that actually had any as they’ve been selling like hotcakes apparently…
then we spent a good part of the evening getting it set up… the important things, like background and lockscreen, lol… also got my website and instagram connected… going to do as much setting up here as possible, while I have my geeky son-in-law to help…
this is only the second laptop I’ve owned… the first one was hacked many years ago and my nephew took it away to be fixed and never brought it back… it was also an Acer… he loaned me a different machine, but the screen started to go so it wasn’t very useful and I’ve only used it for a few particular jobs since then…
one of my retirement goals is to get caught up on technology as I have been too busy to fit time in to check out what’s new and improved out there… I think this is going to be a great asset in that process…
such fun:-)…
19 Thursday Dec 2019
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big girl pants, bouquet, flowers, memories, moments, orchids, retirement, roses, supplier, surprise, treat, weather, widow
yesterday I received a message that some flowers were coming my way…
I spoke with the florist who advised they would arrive before end of day…
but then, 6 pm came and went… they usually close at that time, so I figured there would be no flowers…
around 7:30 they arrived… still wasn’t sure who was sending them…
they were well wrapped because it was cold outside…
opened them up to discover a beautiful bouquet of orchids, roses and carnations…
they were from a Toronto supplier I had worked with over the last ten years…
a lovely surprise…
13 Friday Dec 2019
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big girl pants, camera, colleagues, final, memories, moments, orchid, purple, retirement, widow
had a wonderful final day of work…
I’d spent time planning what I would like to do, and was able to accomplish everything on my list;-)…
spent time individually with each person on staff, thanking them for our time together, and listening to some of their stories…
lots of fun taking selfies with each person after our visit… missed the one person who wasn’t in the office…
had lunch with a very special woman and ended the day taking a final group photo and receiving gifts…
to top off the day, picked up Chinese food and had dinner with a few good friends…
12 Thursday Dec 2019
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today I retired…
started working part time at sixteen; worked full time for eight years, once I graduated; stayed home for eighteen more; and then worked for twenty-two…
it has been a slice;-)…
11 Wednesday Dec 2019
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last night we brought home the last of the plants, which included two good sized orchids…
it has been bitterly cold the last few days, but it appears that they made the trip okay… my colleague warmed up the car and the plants were wrapped with plastic… both of these directives were provided by our office plant whisperer;-)…
tonight the final collection of items consisted of two boxes and my artwork…
we were especially careful with my canvas because I plan to replace the one that is currently on the purple living room wall…
tomorrow I won’t have anything to bring home, other than me...
10 Tuesday Dec 2019
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this morning I let the alarm go off and let it play the whole song as I considered that I will only need it for two more days…
I might have to get up early in the future, but not for work;-)…
usually I wake up before the alarm rings, so I don’t often have to turn it off…
two more days… hard to believe I have made it to this place… it is exciting and a bit scary…
going to start with lots of rest, relaxation, and maybe even some reading…
