The storm before the calm 6
Following Frank into Retirement – 1 month into it
A series of articles starting 5 months from retirement and into retirement
By Frank
I’ve been retired now for almost 1-1/2 months and I’m still trying to get the time …
disorientation
A very long weekend 1
Following Frank into Retirement – Made It!
A series of articles starting 5 months from retirement and into retirement
By Frank
In retrospect, I guess it may not have been the best decision to stop work just before the …
Leisure in retirement – too much of a good thing? 6
Thoughts from a Retirement Coach
By Mariella Vigneux, MBA, ACC
Certified Professional Coach
My two cats are sleeping on their sides by the airtight stove. The fire is hissing and outside the snow is picking up, wind angling it …
Pre-retirement emotions: a boiling cauldron 2
Thoughts from a Retirement Coach
By Mariella Vigneux, MBA, ACC
Certified Professional Coach
Since 2009 I’ve been recording people’s thoughts about retirement – what they feel when they contemplate retirement, how they visualize their ideal retirement, what gets …
When work ended abruptly, I was catapulted into serious soul searching 4
Tales of Retirement
By Martin
I haven’t officially retired but I haven’t worked in years. I was there, at my job – and then (like the skunk I just watched disappear into a hedge) – I was gone. There was …
If only we had instructions for retirement 1
Thoughts from a Retirement Coach
By Mariella Vigneux, MBA, ACC
Certified Professional Coach
My husband is a school teacher and he figures that people who are thinking about retirement are probably just like most kids in elementary school – they …