Like many other people who have taken early retirement. I’m the main carer for my Mum and Dad. However my situation is complicated by the fact they live 250 miles away from Devon. Getting to my old childhood home in…
How to map out what your future life might look like after retirement. Here you'll find suggestions for the types of items that you might like to include.
IF you’d have told me a few years ago that I’d embrace allotment life I would have laughed my socks off. For one I didn’t think that I was green fingered at all. I had strong evidence for this given…
I received a rather reasonable lump sum upon my retirement that I could have frittered away on luxurious holidays and posh shoes. However that didn’t happen. Instead I was a good girl and used most of it to generate an…
Many of us put in significant effort to train for our careers. In doing so we might even have gained membership of a respected profession. Our hard work gave us the right to belong to a particular clan. Importantly too,…
Look away now all minimalists out there! For you might not like this post. Part of me understands for I’m a stickler for brilliant white paintwork. But then I like to liven up my living space by adding lots of…
Getting back from a motorhome trip in Spain recently focused my attention on the twice yearly task of changing my wardrobe around. It’s far too cold in the UK now for flimsy little dresses. So just a day after returning…
