by Sbexon | Sep 5, 2023 | Career, Lifestyle, Retirement, Wellness
I loved the old Burt Bacharach song ‘Times of Your Life’. Many of us did, of course. It was so effective at touching our nostalgic nerve that it was picked up by the Kodak company for a big ad campaign in the 1970s. Will you remember the times of your life? I’ve...
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 1, 2023 | Career, Lifestyle, Retirement, Wellness
Okay, so maybe I’m a bit self-absorbed. I’ve been reflecting on retirement and finding fulfillment and preparing for the big change, all from the first-person perspective. How the choices YOU make throughout YOUR transition can help create a rewarding retirement for...
by Sbexon | Jul 18, 2023 | Career, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Parenting, Retirement, Wellness
Last week I briefly mentioned ‘the front step’ of my childhood home, and I’ve been thinking about that pivotal spot quite a bit since! It was a gathering place through the years, for sure. We sucked on homemade Tupperware Popsicles as young children, gossiped about...
by Sbexon | Jun 27, 2023 | Career, Golden Nuggets, Lifestyle, Retirement, Wellness
I had the loveliest time at my cousin’s 50th wedding anniversary gathering recently. It felt like one of those disappearing cultural milestones, like a mortgage burning party or converting your child’s bedroom to a sewing room when they finally leave home. Not all of...
by Sbexon | Jun 20, 2023 | Author, Career, Retirement, Writing
‘I hand-delivered one of my manuscripts to Penguin Random House Ireland when my sister and I were in Dublin. No luck of the Irish – it was still rejected.’ After last week’s column when I talked about my past fixation to be as accomplished as...
