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Entries from March 31st, 2014

62 and too many things to do…

March 31st, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, retirement, time, Work

I was thinking today, as I did several errands before the busy work week starts tomorrow, that in retirement you don’t fret continually about whether you’re going to get everything done.  It would seem, I’m assuming, that there are many tasks that can take as many days as you would like them to take. I […]

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64, 63 and the ballet

March 30th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Art, Children, Dance, Learning Spanish, Musings, My Goals, Teaching & Learning, time, Work

There are so many thoughts so often during the day now as I look ahead to retirement.   I really should begin to say retirement from this work/job.  I’ve a million ideas of things to do, and no clear vision as to which one or more I might or should focus on.  Some of the thoughts […]

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67, 66, and 65….children singing

March 28th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Children, College students, Musings, Play, retirement, Teaching & Learning, Work

A perfect example of how fast a week goes by when it’s filled with teaching classes, grading work, advising students, and dealing with the politics of an organization! The best part of the week, and a nice something to be leaving this work with:  I was supervising a student teacher at a local child care […]

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68 and play

March 25th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, family, Musings, My Goals, Play, retirement, Work

I’ve always supported – and acted on – play; certainly for children because of my professional, but also for adults.  We need play to balance our lives in so many ways.  Retirement is about to bring me a lot of time to play in those many ways. Thanks for this great article: Don’t fear adding […]

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69 and leaving…

March 25th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Musings, My Goals, Quote of the Week, retirement, time, Work

From 10 reasons why some people love what they do… “6. They will stay…but just know, they’ll also leave. Why will they leave? Because for people who love what they do, organizations are important–since they provide the infrastructure to do that which fuels their fire–but no single organization has a monopoly on providing that fuel, […]

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