Tag Archives: Retirement

This is What Retired People Do

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Helga

Well this is what retired people (who work from home) do! This morning, Mike and I woke up at some ridiculously early hour – like 4am. We chatted a bit (mainly about trying to figure out how much daily Euro … Continue reading →

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Ice-Cream in the Dead of Night

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Helga

It was one thing I didn’t anticipate – that we would run into some strange sleeping patterns post Mike’s retirement. Mike has always been a night person. Right at the birth of our relationship, we went out for coffee after … Continue reading →

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Two Weeks Of Retirement

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Helga

This is the thing: life moves on. Time stops for no man…or woman. There were countless times I said to Mike, ‘when you retire, we’ll do this or that’. And now here we are! Two weeks have passed and it has … Continue reading →

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A Significant Moment In Time

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Helga

No sooner had I hit ‘publish’ on yesterday’s blog, I heard my husband coming up the stairs, saying, ‘decisions, decisions’.  I was very surprised as that was the title of my blog. He didn’t know I was writing on decisions. … Continue reading →

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8 Things I’ve Learned Since I Stopped Working

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Helga

2-31pm Over the last month as I have left the busy-ness of my work in media and become a ‘housewife’, life has slowed down. There are a number of things that I have discovered in the slow lane. Here they … Continue reading →

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