It may have begun to sink in — this retirement thing — I realized this afternoon that I no longer work for a living! Commencement was delightful. The weather was especially beautiful today – always a good thing when you have wool regalia to wear for three hours. It’s always rewarding to watch students I’ve […]
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1 – and done
May 31st, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, College students, Musings, My Goals, retirement, Work
Tags: college·commencement·learning·retirement·teaching·Work
2 and tomorrow
May 30th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, College students, family, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning, time, Work
It’s tomorrow. Commencement, and the date when I am officially retired! Funny thing is that I still have tasks to accomplish. Please don’t ask about the paperwork that I think is completed — thank you especially to the hubby who got me through most of it. I have an Incomplete grade which means there’s a […]
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3 and celebrations
May 29th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, College students, family, Musings, My Goals, retirement, time, Volunteer, Work
I have learned that retiring is an event surrounded by celebrations! I have been the recipient of at least three events of others celebrating my retirement, and my life’s work in the last few weeks. Yesterday, I was one recipient at an event at the college celebrating all of us who are retiring. I have […]
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9 and grades are in…
May 23rd, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, College students, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning, time, Work
Although even at the end of this semester, like several others in my career at the community college, my grades are in, but…. I had one student who had a baby about three weeks ago, and although she had hoped to complete all of the requirements, she was unable to get the large curriculum project […]
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10 and a smile
May 22nd, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, College students, Musings, My Goals, retirement, time
Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be. – Grandma Moses Today was filled with last grading chores, a little office cleaning, a terrific lunch with two terrific students, and a very frustrating few moments in “what else haven’t they told me I need to do – paperwork wise?.” I smile. […]
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