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Entries from March 23rd, 2014

70 and memories of old..

March 23rd, 2014 · Comments Off on 70 and memories of old.. · 100 Days Project, Children, family, Grandparents, Musings, retirement, time

I really had to reflect upon the passage of time today.  Retirement is not only about moving on from this phase of my career and professional life, but I came to realize this morning that it has to be as well a reflection on the passage of time. Early this morning, I got up to […]

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71 and student teachers…

March 22nd, 2014 · Comments Off on 71 and student teachers… · 100 Days Project, College students, Education, Musings, retirement, time, Work

What will I think about when I don’t have student teachers to follow?  Each day of the spring semester, I think about them in some way: their hours, the next seminar, their responsibilities and are they fulfilling them, how to make it more challenging for the more mature student, and on and on…  I’ve spent […]

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72 and a hubby…

March 21st, 2014 · Comments Off on 72 and a hubby… · 100 Days Project, family, Musings, retirement, Work

It occurred to me today that my hubby – and spouses — all have to do some adjusting to the other one’s retirement and change of schedule.  Seems obvious, but it had simply not occurred to me.  My hubby has been an entrepreneur and works out of the house for most of the forty years […]

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73 and counting…

March 20th, 2014 · Comments Off on 73 and counting… · 100 Days Project, Books, Musings, Reading, retirement, Site Seeing, Teaching & Learning, time, travel, Work

How did I get from 83 to 73?  Easy!  First, somehow I mis-counted by a few days, but more importantly, I took a break.  I went on a Spring Break trip!  Another “last,” I suppose.   I understand in retirement time runs a bit differently.  But, for this semester, I’m still on an academic calendar and […]

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83 and markers

March 14th, 2014 · Comments Off on 83 and markers · 100 Days Project, Musings, time, Work

How will I know it’s spring break?  How will I know it’s the weekend, or summer time, or winter break?  My entire work career, basically the majority of my entire adult life has been built around the academic calendar.  First as a young mother with children off to child care centers, and preschools, and school; […]

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