To look at this photo it's really hard to tell what season this is ... It's winter, of course, but you wouldn't know it had the weather not reported a temp of 35 degrees. I'll take it!
On the docket for today, is to complete the documents for the next employment as Concierge for the apartment complex. "One or two days per week" is acceptable for a guy in retirement who wants some responsibility, but not to be overwhelmed by the the pressures of continued 'becoming'.
Thing #2, is to fill out the H &R Block tax info docs and get that out of the way.
Next year's taxes will look very different, since I'll be down to Social Security, a pension and whatever I net from this new part time work.
Tomorrow marks the final session as a psychotherapist, and the end of this chapter, ...WOW! when I think of the origin of this chapter, which started 16 years ago after returning from Gethsemane to assist with my mom's double knee replacement surgery rehab (at age 78), and how I became determined to train to become a licensed Therapist in PA, I have to shake my head at the sheer determination and focus embedded in pursuit of my last hurrah.
What a journey it's been. What a life!
Tomorrow will be such a sad/happy day for you! I hope you find that this next chapter will be as rewarding and fun as it should be. Thank you for another beautiful balcony scene. It looks like the weather has been uncommonly nice. We did finally get some rain - over half an inch total the last two days. Back to sunshine today, but we did enjoy the clouds and drizzle. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteYes definitely bittersweet, but at our age we know the deal and have a lot of adaptive skills under belts! I'm less worried about the shift itself and where I'll land .... I think I have a good sense of that. Only major concern is recalculating my student loans as I go into this next season of potential economic readjustment. Each new chapter has its surprises, and I've had many chapters and therefore many surprises! As always, thanks for engaging with this post.
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