Financially Independent, Retired Early(ish) at 57.
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What’s top of my mind: Nothing much. I’m in a really good place at the moment. Life is serene and contented. Quite happy to enjoy the peace and quiet, frankly. Where I’m going: To the backyard. I have an old friend who I haven’t seen to 20 years, and she’s coming to dinner on Saturday […]
Although I grew up in a suburb not too far away from Ripponlea, I’ve never been there. I know…! The National Trust runs it, and as I’m a member because of my England/Ireland trip, I decided to take advantage of the free entry and get myself over there. It was a beautiful sunny morning and […]
What’s top of my mind: How much I love my floorboards. Well, last night made me glad yet again for my wooden floors. Poppy, pictured on the left in happier times, was walking around and around the room at 4 AM. Then I smelt something BAAAD, I leaped up and put her out. The poor […]
What’s top of my mind: Nothing. Nothing is at the top of my mind. I’m just chillin’, baby. Where I’m going: out to lunch with Izzy. When I picked up my reading glasses from Specsavers, I had lunch with Izzy while I was there. It occurred to my brilliant brain that this might be a […]
What’s top of my mind: TRAVEL! Yesterday I booked a trip to Vietnam for Feb 2025. It was totally spur-of-the-moment… you know, these travel companies really make it far too easy to book things online. When I was telling my sister about it later in the day, she told me about the travel company Trip-a-Deal. […]
Ok, we’re back on my Little Adventure to Kangaroo Island. For those who may be new here and are wondering my I’ve used capital letters for ‘Little Adventure’… I decided that after I retired I was going to go somewhere new or do something new every month. When I go on big trips like Antarctica, […]
What’s top of my mind: the ironing. Argh! I love wearing linen, but the creasing! I ignore it once the shirt/dress/trousers are actually on my body, but I simply cannot pull something on that’s made of linen and is unironed. It’s just too much. I don’t mind ironing, but I have to be in the […]
September last year I turned 60. I celebrated by taking a 5 week holiday to England and Ireland, staying with friends nearly every step of the way. It was a fantastic holiday that will live on in my memories for the rest of my life. But it was significant for another reason. In Australia, when […]
What’s top of my mind: My parents. This photo is what I saw in my parents’ loungeroom when I visited them a few days ago. David30 and Izzy’s Christmas gift to them both was this wedding photo of the whole family. It looks like the time has come when we’re going to have to step […]
What’s top of my mind: my ankle. Just before Christmas I went and had my first mole mapping. As a fair-skinned person living in Australia, this is something that you absolutely should do every year once you reach a certain age, so it was my turn to start. “How are the moles on your back?” […]
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