Since January 1, we’ve had a basement bootcamp. In preparation for selling our house, we have to purge years of stuff stored in various parts of the basement to get the house ready for the market. Potential buyers would be aghast to see the basement disarray. Books, craft materials, and other things that have accumulated […]
Author: Jeanette Lewis
Selling our House — Reality Hits
Yesterday we met with a real estate professional. During the two plus hours he spent with us, the reality of selling our house began to hit. Until we started to look at various documents that we will sign to list the house, proposed marketing processes, and timing for the listing, selling the house seemed just […]
Year of Change
A new year brings opportunities for new beginnings. For me, 2016 promises to be a year of change. After much thought, many late night discussions, and the need to face aging realistically, my husband and I decided to sell the too-big house that’s been home since 1990. We are tired of maintaining both our city house […]
A New Year and A Year-End Assessment
Happy New Year to all postworksavvy readers! Many readers know that I write monthly posts for a retirement newsletter. In today’s publication at http://www.exploringretirement.co.uk you will find my year-end assessment, along with other interesting articles. I highly recommend the article, “Retirement — Regrets and Resolutions”, written by John Copelton, editor of Exploring Retirement. Prior to retirement, John worked as a psychologist. His extensive […]
‘Good Stress’ — Have a Happy Holiday
This year I plan to have a ‘good stress’ Christmas. For too many years, this holiday meant rushing through the days of December with anxiety about entertaining, panic as I searched for the right gifts, worry about what to wear to obligatory parties, and concern about food preparations. I used to joke that I needed […]
Laugh lines — Are they beautiful?
When discussing the joys and hazards of aging, we sometimes hear the comment that laugh lines are beautiful. Is the comment sincere? Is it authentic? Or, is it ingratiating and falsely flattering? Is there an implied criticism of how you look? Too often we look at ourselves and say something like, “I look so old”. […]
Speed Limits of my Life — Interim Assessment
A month ago I resolved to apply some basic time management techniques to deal with the ‘speed limits’ of my life. I found myself rushing through every day instead of enjoying the relaxed lifestyle I had imagined before retiring. I needed to set ‘speed limits’ for myself. As is the case for many people, retirement […]
Retirement Happiness — let people know you care
How do you let people know that you care about them? How do you let people know that you appreciate the things they do to help you? Too often we take for granted that people know how much they mean to us, that they know the things they do are appreciated, that they know we […]
Are you living your life purpose?
Are you living your life purpose? Are you true to yourself? Are you living your life in the way you want to live? Is your life meaningful to you? These are difficult questions as too often we live in ways that help us conform to society. Or, we find ourselves doing things that others suggest. […]
Respect the Speed Limits of Life — Part 2
As a result of a comment regarding a recent post, https://www.postworksavvy.com/respect-speed-limits-in-life/, I had further thoughts about the practicality of the speed limits of life commitments I’ve made. A loyal reader and good friend gently reminded me that life is short. To live well, retirement should not be about rigid schedules and productivity expectations. She advised […]
