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Without breaking confidences I will say that in a retaliatory move against someone I love very much my employer promoted me to Retirement. I actually retired 6 years ago as a Fed. however got bored and ,,,,
This company is a work of art (not meant in a positive way) as you may determine from the first paragraph so my stress levels have been really high for sometime so even though the promotion was a surprise I now see it as an opportunity to begin a new adventure. One my daughters and others have said I should have began the first time I retired when I had more money LOL
Anyway, I am now President of nothing, working nowhere, and recently promoted to Professional Bum. I shall be traveling anywhere and everywhere so don't be surprised if I show up to mooch off you. 8)
The hope, dream, plan is Spring here with Ashleigh and her family and Jessica, Fall in Montana with Amanda and her family, and winter basking in that 160 acre desert heat I have in Arizona. Of course traveling all along but those are the hoped for base camps so to speak. have family here, in Montana, Arizona, Texas, Washington, and Illinois and friends spread around. (at least I say their friends we'll see when I come mooching LOL) May have to travel abroad. Heck its a new adventure, the horizon is the goal and the horizon keeps moving as you do.
There, of course, will be a period of adjustment from the money was good to the money is tighter and as current obligations are dealt with it will improve. But as someone recently told me you'll be living in an rv or camper how much stuff can you buy? LOL
I am scared, and excited all at the same time. I haven't look back since I left the federal Building and the only regret is the though of what my response SHOULD have been that didn't strike me till the next day. Something like "bout time, what took you so long, dang"
Well, let the games begin. I will try to use this to chronicle my new adventure. I may move it to my webpage but will advice if I do.
GOOOOD MORNING WORLD, HERE I COME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, here it is ,,,,,,,,,,, ummm,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, this retirement thing sux ,,,,,,,,, at least when I worked I generally knew what day it was and even occasionally, the date. Lets see it's not payday ,,,,,, don't get any more of those anyway. Awww, I checked the computer, it's Tuesday. Should have known since that's trash day. But that was this morning and seems soooo long ago. 8)
Jessica is going to buy my place. (I think she likes the garage and shop, or feels sorry for good ol Dad LOL) Then I am going to sell hers (took it as a down payment), a yard sale this weekend, selling stuff but people keep saying I want it I'll be back tomorrow and ,,,,,,, ya got it. So still some bigger things for sale.
Spent yesterday with Jeremy replacing the transfer case, and clutch in Jessica's jeep. That was a fun day. It's fun turning wrenches and Jeremy is fun to work around.
Trying to find a slide-in camper for my pickup but having a real hard time (short bed). So may have to drive it south and look around down there. Its frustrating but it'll work out. May choose to trade truck in on a full size RV or bus conversion. See what Jimmy thinks as well as Mr. Checkbook. He's another traveling buddy so see there are three of us.
Got the final check today, was only shorted by 116 hours so we shall see where that one goes. LOL
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got a traveling buddy, so for those that were concerned, I wont be traveling
alone. His name is Jimmy, Jessica got to meet him today, Ashleigh has met him
but probably doesn't remember, and their Mom has as well but again probably
doesn't remember.
Ashleigh went to Arizona for two weeks. She called from Seattle saying the weather down there was expected to be in the high 90's and low 100's. She hasn't been there since we all moved years and years ago so she is quite acclimatized to Alaska and little Ruby, well, she didn't like Juneau's heat so I am sure they know what biscuits feel like in the oven. I'll be there soon enough traveling around but am shooting for a more temperate time.
Was headed for Montana to be there on Amanda's birthday, but they have no day care early July and the person going at that time cancelled, so I was gonna shoot for that, but heard today they un-cancelled so am back to later in July. Gives me some more time to get things together.
And together they are headed, not speedy like a Roadrunner or a Coyote, but steady like the turtle so, unlike the Hare it will all come together.
Anyway, that's it for today. Thanks for reading. Comments are nice ( see the comment link at top of page) that way I know someone other than Amanda is reading this. LOL