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TH, anyone who can use "sabbaticalites" and
"pufferies" in the same post, and then cap it off with a story about
the "hangtown fry"......well, my hat's off to you son.

John Galt
 
Hello all - back again for a short visit.

TH - something you said in one of your posts just verbalized all that has been running thru my head for the last 6 wks. Thank you. I'll give you the short version...

Spent 3 wks in Italy in March - just me and the kids - oy. Since returning, I have NOT been able to get back into the groove....actually a little bitter about the daily grind. I had the luxury of stepping out of my life for a few weeks and really enjoyed it. My thought was that I would return with a clear head, rested psyche and energized outlook....but it didn't happen. Now I realize that it did happen....but it has nothing to do with clearing my head for work.

Tried to explain to my husband but couldn't isolate the root cause. You nailed it w/unnecessary conflict, stress, politics, etc. I am just not willing to invite those things back into my life again. TH - thank you so much, your post is exactly it. My sec'ty mentioned this week that she couldn't understand why I was grousing because I've been really productive.

TH - I raise my bottle, er, glass, of Yellow Tail merlot in your honor.

John Galt - next time you're in the city, have a slice @ Uno's for me or pick up a dog (no ketchup,pls) @ Portillo's. It's been almost a year since my last visit.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to iron my dryer sheets. Debbie
 
Hi Debbie..................Yellow Tail and Portillos
(no ketchup). Obviously you are a woman of taste.
Re. the city, I never go there. However, I do venture
into the suburbs where Portillos are abundant.

John Galt
 
. . .Now if you'll excuse me, I have to iron my dryer sheets.  Debbie

This could be the basis of a new REHP bumper sticker or T-shirt quote:

"DRYER SHEETS
. . . some people still iron them." :)
 
You nailed it w/unnecessary conflict, stress, politics, etc. I am just not willing to invite those things back into my life again. TH - thank you so much, your post is exactly it.

Absolutely... drives me batty. But the icing is I'm too damn young to give it up tomorrow. I guess keeping that brass ring in my mind's eye will have to do until I can tell all that crap to 'go pound sand'...
 
I had alot of windshield time yesterday - which is my best thinking time - and have come to terms with work being my vehicle to ER. Naturally, this was always my plan but my little vacation from the daily grind showed me just how bad it all had become.

Peace has descended back into my abode....
 
BusyMom - hang in there.
I now know my time for early retirement is coming. I was in a meeting the other day reviewing some accounting processes for Sarbane- Oxley compliance and I kept saying to myself "This stuff is killing me! I can't take it any more!" I'm 49 and I was looking at all the young faces around me and thinking "My God. How do they do it every day knowing they have to do this for the next 30 or 40 years!

TH
Thanks for the inspiration - Going from a lavish lifestyle to $24K/per year. I'm trying to set up my portfolio for when I ER next year about this time. I estimate my basic needs at $20K after taxes per year. But, like others I want to travel. I have traveled a great deal in my past positions.
To all
I read a lot of the posts here and I appreciate it.
 
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