Recent content by citrine

Congratulations! Everything looks good, your home and your toys are basically paid for! You are capable and handy enough to keep things up to date and you have some rental income as well! You will be fine and if you are not, you can always come up with some side hustles! Good for you...

My parents bought into one of those communities and the BS is through the roof! Everyone is is each other's business worrying about what you have in your yard, if your porch decor meets the board's approval! Have your thought about buying a nice house with lots of activities nearby?

I am so sorry for your loss Dawg52...I cannot even imagine losing a pup :( Worked on a client this morning, doing some home maintenance stuff, and chilling out with a cup of coffee. Later this evening when it cools down, I will go and dig up all the prickly pear cactus off the 2 acres. Our...

We moved to the high desert in New Mexico...20 mins from ABQ and 40 mins from Santa Fe. It is an amazing place to live....great weather, lots of sunshine minus the humidity (unless it is monsoon season). If you want really hot weather, Las Cruces, Carlsbad, Alamogordo are over 100+. We are a...

Once a quarter....I note it down old school...pen and paper ;)

Congratulations!!! So many new adventures to be had!

WOW! I just read through the whole post and your sister and her children are so lucky to have you in their lives. It also gave me a whole new perspective and I am grateful that my brother will never have to go through this because I got sober. I am praying that she passes with no pain...

YES! The company is called Lettuce Grow and you can grow indoor or outdoor. I bought the 36 pod tower and the seedlings were free. They also have a smaller tower with grow lights for $100 off. I lost 3 seedlings to shipping and 1 because the stem broke and they credited me for that. It is...

Drove DH to PT....he fell off 10ft off a roof June 17th because the ladder slipped as he was coming down. It has been a tough few weeks, but we find out tomorrow if he is cleared for driving. He still has a few weeks of PT left, but this might be the last one I drive him to. Came home after...

Absolutely! Report them to the State Labor Dept...this is not kosher. This is when FU money comes in handy....I would tell them to stuff it and take a month off just chillaxing before the next job. Go on a few road trips, hang out and do some projects, and work on my tan! I am glad you held...

I love this post! I think having the gift of time and the freedom to do whatever you want on a daily basis is the core of happiness. DH and I have coffee every morning on the patio with the 2 dogs...just watch the beautiful clouds go by, then feed all the animals, and get ready to start the...

Congratulations! I am glad it is all working out smoothly :) Hopefully, you will get that trip to Barcelona and get to extend your stay/start your retirement with a bang!

Congratulations on Retirement! Write a list of 20 things that you always wanted to do but didn't have the time for....then go about doing them :) Within a couple of months you will have branched out so much that you will wonder how you ever found the time to work ;)

Woohoo! Congratulations! Invest in a huge coffee mug and some comfy pj's and house slippers ;) They will come in handy every Monday when you don't have to work!

I convinced my husband to move to a lower cola area so he can open up his business and work part time. I also work part time and between the two of us, we make enough to pay our bills and then some. I have known early on that time is more important than the money....time to do what you want...