I will write ten posts on this 5th Retirement Anniversary addressing each category or "Label." I can also see the stats and which posts have had the most public views. At this time, my blog had 22,400 views. That's about 100 views per week in 18 different countries around the world! It is very rewarding to know that there is interest in what I have to say. By helping myself I must be helping others with similar interests. It is an incentive to continue.
Here are my brief summaries of the first five years of retirement and goal adjustments I want to make at this time. If you want more information on a subject, please scroll down on the right side of the main page and click on the first months in 2011 where you will see where I'm coming from.
My journey continues....
Home and Landscape
Definitely a noticeable difference around our home and landscape since I retired! Much of it is still ongoing but has accelerated in this past year due to my husband taking advantage of a Social Security marital strategy that adds to his full time income that is earmarked for home improvement. He wants to do it all himself and does very good work. There's just a lot to be done yet!
The landscape has a lot more concrete and block terraced walls completed. The goal is to make the yard easier to get around and maintain. We now have sidewalks all around the house. Drainage is improved with a new rain garden. I think we now have about 22 terraced areas. The rough area at the edge of the yard has been cleared and a fruit orchard has been planted. We have always loved gardening and landscape work and we are now seeing the end of projects that began 30 years ago when we moved to this house. Of course, we like to change things too and likely will continue to enjoy playing in our yard. I think the final structural project is complete for the most part.
The house has many major remodeling projects in the works. We have started this year with the kitchen and likely will be done this winter. Other projects in the works include new flooring, bathrooms, and heating/cooling system. On the outside, plans are being made to replace the deck, siding, and guttering. There's talk of a sauna still. It has all gone slower than I expected from what was planned five years ago but my expectations are not so urgent anymore. It will get done when he wants to get it done. If it doesn't get done in the next couple years, it likely won't get done and we will live with what we have which isn't so bad. If it becomes intolerable, time to look around and make other choices. Change is good.
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