How often do you shed tears of joy? Last week we celebrated the birth of our first grand child with tears of joy. We were ecstatic! News of the birth came to us during the night. We were at the cottage enjoying the arrival of spring. Thanks to social media, we received photos of the first […]
Author: Jeanette Lewis
Happiness in Retirement — Build Your Resilience
Achieving happiness in retirement becomes easier if you build resilience. When work stops and retirement begins, an important life change happens. As a life event, retirement is significant. Your perception of who you are as a person and your sense of worth in society changes — as does your lifestyle. Regardless of whether retirement happened […]
Happiness in Retirement — Moving your body
Moving your body is a priority for happiness in retirement. It’s a sensible way to make sure that you get the most out of every day. We all know that any type of sickness of disability takes something away from enjoying life — and achieving happiness in retirement means that you want to be able […]
Happy in Retirement — What Drives You?
What gives you a happy retirement? What drives you? The motto for the gym where I work out is “What drives you?” I think it’s a reference to the many options for exercise and recreation that members enjoy. The slogan “what drives you?” made me think about what drives a happy retirement. The life lived […]
Happiness in Retirement — Caring for Your Couple Relationship
One way to make sure that you are happier in retirement is by caring for your couple relationship. For most of February my husband was away on his annual solo vacation. By choice I stayed at home. Each of us enjoyed some ‘alone’ time. Now that he is home I am again taking delight in […]
Happier in Retirement — Cook at home
One of the secrets that makes me happier in retirement is the ability to cook at home. Cooking at home and then enjoying the result is an easy way to ramp up the ‘enjoyment quotient’ of life. The bonus is eating nutritious food that improves health.Many people make cooking at home a part of their […]
Happy in Retirement — Good Routines
Good routines help to make you happy in retirement. In my last post I wrote that I was looking forward to getting back into our ‘couple’ routines when my husband returned from his annual solo vacation. Throughout our 46 years of marriage it’s been a regular routine to have coffee together — usually in bed […]
21 Days Without my Husband — Welcoming him home
Day 21 — It’s time to welcome him home. Tonight I’ll make the airport trek to pick up my husband after his annual vacation to visit family and friends in Trinidad, his home country. I’m excited. After three weeks of cooking for one or, mostly, avoiding any cooking, I have re-stocked the refrigerator. I’ve also […]
21 Days Without my Husband — Messing Around and Being Alone
Day 19 — It’s been a week of informal ‘messing around’ and being alone — having fun with others and relaxing while alone. During the past few days I have amused myself with activities and diversions of my choice. On Monday I realized that this was the last full week that I would be home […]
21 Days Without my Husband — Making a Baby Quilt
Day 13 — Last week I made a baby quilt for our first grandchild. Thank goodness I am home alone — no cooking, no housework and no opportunity to keep up with daily blog posts. Last Monday I realized that a deadline loomed — a baby shower for our daughter-in-law would be held in six days […]
