Goodbye Cubicle, Hello Life!

  • The Kitchen

    The Kitchen

    Now that my office is more or less done (I still need to hang a few things), I am moving into the kitchen area today. No “before” photos in there, because the problem isn’t that it’s unusable space, it’s the organization that needs to be fixed. My goal here is…

  • Home Office Reset

    Home Office Reset

    Well, I have spent the last week or so working on my home office, and I have to say that I am more than pleased. I love the way it turned out, even if I felt like I was going to die a couple of times. OK, maybe that’s a…

  • Revamping My Home Office

    Revamping My Home Office

    The more I talk about the challenges I’m going through as I transition to retirement, the more surprised I am to find that this is actually much more common than I thought. I have heard from several people that what I’m experiencing is similar to their own experiences. Isn’t it…

  • Navigating Career Transition: My Retirement Journey Begins

    Navigating Career Transition: My Retirement Journey Begins

    In July 2025, I reached a crossroads in my career. I had worked for Amazon for the past four years, and I enjoyed my job as a Field Finance Manager for one of Amazon’s warehouses, which are spread around the world. This was the first job where I truly felt…