I think this is my fifth post and I realized I have spent a lot of time writing about my past. Having had a mostly great small town childhood, it is one of my favorite things to write about. But today let’s look ahead a bit.
The most frequent question I get when I announce my semi-retirement is “What will you do with all that time? Won’t you be bored?”. To that I answer…impossible! It’s a big and wonderful world out there and I was born with the gift of curiosity, which was nurtured by my dad’s very same gift.
I have plans, some of them already underway. My guideline is to spend my mornings exercising my mind, my afternoons exercising, my body, and my evenings devoted to my introverted idea of fun.
Here is my incomplete list of things I want to spend my time on: learning Spanish, learning Arabic cooking (my favorite food), learning about the 195 nations on Earth, reading, writing, kayaking, hiking, camping, genealogy, and visiting museums and historical sites.
I hope to share some of my adventures with these pursuits in future blogs. For example, my first attempt at Arabic cooking was a disaster. I tried making hummus but ended up with a blender full of brown immovable muck. Who knew, you needed a food processor?
That’s it for today. I am off to a Pediatric Cancer Walk, on the Ironton Rail Trail, sponsored by Bethlehem Counseling Associates.
Hasta manana.
A Semi-retired Kind of Life 