Monthly Archives: March 2026

Keeping this going

The only way to find your voice is to write and see what comes out. Something I’ve used in the past is a site called OneWord. It’s still around, I just checked. I’ll do that tomorrow, but tonight I’m signing off to say that it was a good day. I went to Costco with my sister, always fun! Always expensive.

I bought a new printer for my post-retirement life and I went for the laser printer this time. No colour, and more affordable consumables. I now have three printers. Two that have run out of steam and one in a box.

I declared I was going to write a novel, and that’s why I needed auto duplex. I might, you know. Could happen, we’ll see. Maybe a novella. Let’s start with a short story. How about a poem. This is all you get tonight. A short little blurb.

I will leave you with this though: if there is a time in your life where you felt unheard or unseen or disrespected, know that those feelings are little frig nasties that stick to you and creep into your awareness to hold you back, usually at the most inopportune time. But here’s the good news. They are just feelings and feelings can pass. Take a deep belly breath, feel your heals on the floor. Every moment brings a new opportunity to be who you are meant to be. Repeat as needed.


Retiring Words

After 40 years of Corporate work, I’m retiring on April 1. It feels nice to be moving toward something that could be less stressful; if I build it that way. Will I miss the stress? I’m sure I would have no trouble finding trouble anywhere. Life is like that.

Good advice is to take 90 days to just be and see what moves you. I’m already making lists in my head, and illegibly, in my notebook, of how I can make money. It would be just like me to overwhelm myself with 372 small gigs that never let me rest.

I need to remind myself it’s play time. Try and see what feels right. Find a balance and give back more than I’m taking. Listen to my body. Be active. Stretch, move, sweat a little, explore.

So, I came back here to write it all down. To turn inward once again. I’m sure it will be messy. I’m looking for my voice and I found it here once. Maybe it’s been waiting for me.

My last post was in 2012, 6 months after my oldest sister, Cathy, passed away. She’d be getting OAS by now, I’d be retiring and our other sister is semi-retired. We’d have some fun, I’m sure. Cathy was my most dedicated reader. She’s been on my mind, so I thought to come back. Actually, Claude told me she’d be reading and that inspired me. Oh yes, and I will only use spellcheck. I love AI, it’s so much fun to use responsibly, but this is my space to find my voice and AI sort of makes me feel a little inferior in that regard. But, Claude tells me the authenticity is what’s missing from AI and I thought that was very self aware for a computer.

I want to experience every major beach in Nova Scotia, Canada. I’m thinking of a passport of sorts to keep track. I’m not a beach bum and I burn easy with a hx of basal cell carcinoma, but I’m not afraid. I look semi-decent in a hat. Not red ones.