by Sbexon | Aug 29, 2023 | Hobbies, Lifestyle, Parenting, Retirement, Wellness
My mom and Dad had purchased a 16-foot trailer before I was even born, so the older three kids were already used to sardining into it by the time I came along. It was hot, cramped and basic – and it provided a base from which unbelievably happy memories grew. Dad was...
by Sbexon | Aug 22, 2023 | Lifestyle, Parenting, Retirement, Wellness
I’ve heard from some of you about your first job, or your strangest job, after my column a few weeks ago. I’ve learned there is a strict etiquette around busing tables, or more particularly the manner in which dirty cutlery gets placed slowly into the soaking tray and...
by Sbexon | Aug 15, 2023 | Lifestyle, Parenting, Retirement
Hey, did you hear there’s a new Barbie movie playing? Kidding – you’d have to be living under a pink plastic dream home if you haven’t heard! What you might not have heard is how clever it is – that part took me by surprise. I went to a weekday matinee with my adult...
by Sbexon | Aug 12, 2023 | Career, Retirement, Wellness, Writing
‘The selfie I took on the first day back to work from vacation a couple of years ago was already starting to show pretty clear signs of career fatigue!’ I signed up for a First Aid course the month before I retired, which seemed even to me to be much more...
by Sbexon | Aug 8, 2023 | Lifestyle, Retirement, Wellness
I have to admit that anger was a big reason that I decided to retire when I did. Reaching the right age also had something to do with it, of course, but I felt that people’s anger seemed unstoppable after the pandemic. Other people’s anger, as well as my own. It was...
