by Sbexon | Mar 28, 2023 | Career, Finances, Lifestyle, Retirement
It was nearly a year ago when I stood up from the conversation when I first informed my boss that I was going to retire and I walked to the staffroom to make myself a cup of tea. Funny how tea can both wake you up and calm you down! I was certainly searching for calm...
by Sbexon | Mar 21, 2023 | Career, Community, History, Lifestyle, Retirement
When I moved to Red Deer from a town down the highway, I was shown how to maneuver around the outskirts of the city each morning to avoid the traffic lights and the jostle of morning commuters (yes, there is a morning rush hour outside the major centres!). It was a...
by Sbexon | Mar 14, 2023 | Career, Retirement, Wellness
I know we get laughed at in Canada because, well, we’re Canadian. Living in igloos and such, as the saying goes in other parts of the world, and walking around my favourite urban pond the other day in minus 40 weather may well have proven their point. Except for the...
by Sbexon | Mar 7, 2023 | Career, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Retirement, Wellness
Nearing the end of my first full month of retirement, I decided to take a trip. Sounds a bit cliché, but my sister and her spouse are spending the winter in Mexico and asked me to come down. I scheduled a week in the sun, far from phones and the slight turmoil of...
