Recent content by GrandmaHoo

Definitely get homesick after about 3-4 weeks. Miss the family and grandkids. Miss my "nest" - home, bedroom, lazy boy chair, screened in porch, gardens, etc. We even owned a condo in Florida for awhile, so it was our home away from home, and I would still get homesick! Just finished a month...

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Absolutely plan to snow bird this coming winter in Florida!

IMO cost-shifting and defensive medicine are the major contributors to health care costs. So much care is written off whether by indigent care, medicaid, medicare, or negotiated prices - all that written off care is factored into the price for the next person. So when you pay your high insurance...

Apple pie and baseball Last year I checked off two things I always wanted to do. Baked an apple pie colmpletely from scratch. Was wonderful, but really why not just buy one? The second bucket list item was learning to score a baseball game. Really enjoyed this in person as well as following...

For me, retirement success means: My pace and my space. Not really knowing for sure if my money will last with so many unknowns, but knowing for sure I wouldn't last if I didn't retire - and being certain I made the right decision for me! Being able to stay up at night to watch a late ball game...

Doctors are audited for compliance with many standards set by Medicare. Much more regulation since Obama care. One of their standards include electronic prescriptions as preferred method of prescribing. If the doctors don’t meet the standards, they literally get docked in reimbursement. Good...

Caution with prepackaged meds Hi Folks I am a (recently retired!) nurse and wanted to offer some words of caution. While these prepackaged meds are very helpful to patients who need help taking their meds correctly, here are the cautions to be aware of. No manner of reminders, pill boxes, pre...

Laughing about your nightmares. My two retirement nightmares - I am a nurse - in hospital room taking care of a patient (who was a doctor I disliked) who had had a "total body skin transplant" (no such thing), and I had no idea what to do! The other nightmare my husband had, where I was late...

Virginia can bring country ham on home made biscuits, baked macaroni and cheese, peanuts for appetizers, peach cobbler for dessert, and sweet iced tea. We also can provide lots of local wine, beer, and moonshine.

3mos retired now. Spent first 6weeks in Florida. Caught a baseball tournament (UVA playing in) while we were there. Caught UVA playing again, this time in Durham, on our trip home to Virginia. Seeing more of precious granddaughters since retiring. Right now sitting on porch drinking tea after...

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Joining Class of 2018 Jan 26 will be my last day at work. My husband is counting the days for me. I am just trying to get everything done at work and will soon be orienting my replacement. Sounds like most of you are in business or education fields. I am a nurse and can’t wait to start my...

Why did you do a LLC? I own a rental condo in FL with insurance policy that covers liability.