For weeks I have been counting down how many shifts I had left to work before I could finally spend a weekday morning sleeping in without guilt. So what time did I roll out of bed yesterday morning? Noon...or later? How about 7 a.m? And today, day 2...again, 7 a.m. What's with that!!
Today we took a road trip to have a change of scenery. Kier and I drove to Truro to watch some of the National Police Curling Championships. It was 2 years ago that we represented NB in the nationals which were held that year in Nfld. It was nice to see some familiar faces again representing their provinces. Now for those of you that have never attended a curling bonspiel, and would like to re-create the excitement of the sport, just follow these steps:
1) Open a can of paint
2) Use a brush or roller to apply paint to a 3 foot square on the wall
3) Pull up a chair and have a seat in front of the wet paint
4) Watch the paint dry
Don't get me wrong...curling is fine when you're playing it...but to watch, I think it's right up there with watching golf. But it was nice to see and speak to old friends and acquaintances.
WHAT I LEARNED TODAY: I've been in the market for a new netbook. The one I have is slowly starting to break down with small things going on it. I had heard from someone that the IPad was a fabulous piece of hardware and could do everything. I stopped in to Future Shop to have a look at one and see if it was something I'd like. There's no doubt it's very sleek and would be great for travel, however, it only has an onscreen keyboard which is great for the new generation who are used to texting on cell phones so only type using thumbs or one finger. For those of us that have mastered keyboarding, it would take me twice as long to send an e-mail or type my blog entries. So now I'm looking at another basic netbook to replace the one I have. So, what I learned today is this...New is not always better!
Tomorrow is going to be the first day of my new fitness regime...oooh, I'm so excited, I won't be able to sleep tonight ! ;)
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Retirement - Day 1
Well, here it is...the first day of retirement and I've decided it's good to start such a monumental undertaking with a list of five objectives:
1) Commit to a project
2) Learn something new every day
3) Travel
4) Travel
5) Travel
Okay, so that's really only three objectives, but I don't think one should learn to slow down by overburdening oneself right away. I thought I could address my first objective by starting this blog. I'm hoping that I can commit to 3 entries/week to start. Learning something new every day...well that's pretty straight forward. And travel...well, I'm in the throws of planning our "once in a lifetime" retirement holiday which will take place in September. It's a 28 day cruise which circumnavigates Australia. I'll be celebrating my 50th birthday while on board, so this is a double celebration. So far we've got the cruise itself booked but not the airfare. For those of you that know me well, that means there will be hours of research done to track down the BEST deal possible on the airfare as well as all other aspects of the trip. I'll keep you posted as to the progress I make on this, and hopefully, many other trips to come.
WHAT I LEARNED TODAY: A few years ago a friend told me that you could ascertain the "stage" of your life by the number of keys on your key ring. Today I learned that this is true. Yesterday I had close to a dozen keys on my ring, many of which had to be returned when I left work. Today I got up to go for a nice long walk and had all of 4 keys on my ring. Well, 3 actually...you can't really count that obscure little key that I have no idea what it goes to, but I have a very vague recollection of a small red padlock with a red stripe around it. What house/locker/utility box it was associated to has long been forgotten. Do I keep it on the ring to make me feel more "involved", or do I remove it and leave only three keys - house, car and mailbox. That just may be a decision for tomorrow...
1) Commit to a project
2) Learn something new every day
3) Travel
4) Travel
5) Travel
Okay, so that's really only three objectives, but I don't think one should learn to slow down by overburdening oneself right away. I thought I could address my first objective by starting this blog. I'm hoping that I can commit to 3 entries/week to start. Learning something new every day...well that's pretty straight forward. And travel...well, I'm in the throws of planning our "once in a lifetime" retirement holiday which will take place in September. It's a 28 day cruise which circumnavigates Australia. I'll be celebrating my 50th birthday while on board, so this is a double celebration. So far we've got the cruise itself booked but not the airfare. For those of you that know me well, that means there will be hours of research done to track down the BEST deal possible on the airfare as well as all other aspects of the trip. I'll keep you posted as to the progress I make on this, and hopefully, many other trips to come.
WHAT I LEARNED TODAY: A few years ago a friend told me that you could ascertain the "stage" of your life by the number of keys on your key ring. Today I learned that this is true. Yesterday I had close to a dozen keys on my ring, many of which had to be returned when I left work. Today I got up to go for a nice long walk and had all of 4 keys on my ring. Well, 3 actually...you can't really count that obscure little key that I have no idea what it goes to, but I have a very vague recollection of a small red padlock with a red stripe around it. What house/locker/utility box it was associated to has long been forgotten. Do I keep it on the ring to make me feel more "involved", or do I remove it and leave only three keys - house, car and mailbox. That just may be a decision for tomorrow...
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