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;-)…
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…
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...
09 Monday Dec 2019
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counting down these last few working days…
today I wrote procedures, did a bit of training, tidied files, and boxed up a number of my plants…
clearly I should have moved the plants last week when it was around zero… today is was -27…
it looks like they made it okay… I’ve emptied the box and tomorrow I will bring home the remaining plants;-)…
and then we will see…
22 Friday Nov 2019
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beloved, big girl pants, finances, journey missing, moments, planner, remembering, retirement, widow, work
I’ve been thinking about life a lot lately having to sort through the finances with my financial planner to make sure that I could actually afford to stop working…
thinking of how different our life would have been if my beloved were still here and we were doing this planning together…
missing him a lot these days…
this time was supposed to be fun for the two of us together, but now it will only be me and a new curve on my journey…
I’m looking forward to it but I sure wish that he was here with me…
the view out the window tonight…
21 Thursday Nov 2019
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big girl pants, dealing, moments, pvr, Technology, widow, work
spent a good portion of my day dealing with technology…
and then I arrived home to discover that the PVR isn’t working;-(…
going to leave it until the morning to sort out because not all that time was happy and I don’t want to have to struggle more today, lol…
18 Monday Nov 2019
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well, I did it…
sorted out all the information, and there was a lot of it… decided to take the step… and announced my retirement as of the end of the year…
excited and a bit scared… going to be a new path on the journey…
reminds me of all the years I was at home from the time the girls were born until they were in high school…
going to take some time recharging and spending time with family… more opportunities to smell the flowers, lol…
will have time to get caught up on the newest technology, woo hoo…
then thinking of doing some volunteer work around social media and proofreading;-)…
fun times ahead…
wrote more about retirement a few years ago…
those big girl pants, lol…
09 Saturday Nov 2019
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been thinking of my dad a lot recently… his birthday was in November and he spent time overseas as a soldier, so during these days of remembrance it just seems right to look back at some lovely memories…
this photo is from Then to Now, the history of La Salle, Manitoba…
a gentle man, in all ways… he spoke quietly but if you were in trouble you knew it… not that you’d be in trouble very often…
he always saw the best in people, which made him particularly suited for his work with Canada Manpower where he helped individuals figure out what type of work they were best suited for, and then found them an appropriate position… in those days you might only have one or two jobs in your career…
at home, he took in strays… not animals, lol, people… we would often have someone staying with us who needed a safe place to regroup for a while…
he was wise and generous… one of those people who always had a thoughtful opinion when you needed it, although, only when asked… and would give you the shirt off his back, or anything else he had, if he felt it would help…
he has been gone for over thirty years but I can still hear his wisdom…
I miss you dad…
15 Monday Jul 2019
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big girl pants, flowers, moments, power, ride, thunderstorm, violets, widow, work
as I was waiting for my ride this morning there was a huge thunderstorm and the power went out…
I was in the middle of taking a few pics of the violet that was just starting to open…
at the office I also took some photos of the violet there that is open… and of my orchid…
great start to my time back at the office;-)…
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