Recent content by Kitty

I am not sure how long it took for me to adjust. I know I never wanted to return to work. I think it took a few months to let go of the got to do it right now thought pattern. Slowly I let go of the feisty attitude and just let things be what ever they will be. Now I don't care if school keeps...

VB I don't know if they have solved the violence problem around the bars on the beach or not. While I lived in the area there was a lot of fights, stabbings and shootings after the bars closed most of the perps were college age people with the occasional career criminal thrown in the mix. The...

I lived in Portsmouth VA for a couple of years just before ER. Whether VB, Norfolk or Portsmouth your going to have to deal with traffic problems, crime, the noise and over crowding high taxes and badly behaved residents. I had a boat there on the river and went sailing as often as my job would...

ER turned out to be one of the best decisions I ever made. I am not very productive in that I don't work or produce anything for anyone and don't care to either. I bought a farm and had a wonderful time raising calves, goats, ducks, chickens and a big garden. Due to changes in my health I have...

Life Is Good My reason is I have things to do, pets to take care of I am owned by two dogs and two cats, they want out and to be fed. I am a news junkie so I have to find out what happened over night, so while I am feeding pets and making my own breakfast I turn on the news. I feel so much...

There are other clubs to belong to that cut the price of camping just do a google search. Also there is a Work Camping group and magazine. Usually the amount of work is little and with your skill of shoeing horses should find some very interesting positions that will help you meet a lot of...

You have to do what ever makes you happy. You are happy working I was not I love being retired I checked my ambition at the door to retirement and walked out without it. Life is great for both of us. :) Kitty

As we used to say in the Army "three move equals one fire". I have moved so many times that I have few things left from my previous military career some medals and badges in a shadow box and of course my retirement orders and DD214. When I retired from Customs and Border Protection I kept my...

I worked for a nut case he almost drove me crazy :rant:... I cut and run after agonizing over the loss of potential income. My reality is it didn't matter that much, to me, financially. Be sure you are worrying about the right thing. Not telling anyone your plans to retire at fifty-five is a...

Keep your eye on the prize Remember this is all about you and your family. Do the best you can to prepare, try to think ahead like the logical soul you are, then PULL THE PLUG when your ready! It would be a safe bet if the organization felt you should go they wouldn't hesitate to send you...

A big so what ? 1) What can I sell the boat for and how fast? 2) what can I sell the house for and how fast? 3) Verify my retirement eligibility again. 4) Can I get rid of my stuff and junk when I sell the house/boat? 5) How can I get the rest of my stuff to my next home. 6) How will I manage...

Can't go back Enjoy your freedom - there is no going back! ;D How true, no way could I go back to work at the same place, I have tasted the sweetness of liberty and nothing else will do from now on. If some boss were to mistake me for an employee and get in my face or even make a face he/she...

Never again will I own a condo anything. There is just to much that can go very wrong. My sad story is that I bought a very small studio condo years ago in Tucson. What happened was that the owner that was selling the condos was funneling the association fees directly into his personal bank...

Hon, it don't matter what you are in if a F-5 hits it, it is gone unless it is a bomb shelter. Same with a category five hurricane. Both tornadoes and hurricanes in that group can knock over railroad cars, block buildings, rip trees out of the ground snap telephone poles like twigs. One might...

I owned a double wide for several years. It had some very good features like it was inexpensive to heat and cool. There was R-30 in the roof, R-19 in the walls and floor. It felt like a substantial building. Mine had a fireplace two baths three bedrooms came with appliances, drywall tape and...