There can be great joy in being different, whether the difference is race, gender or neurodiversity. The trick to making sure that you remain inside the joy of your existence is reminding yourself, as often as you need to (sometimes hourly!), that other people’s opinions are just that. If they’re critical, unkind, nasty, or mean-spirited […]
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If I don’t book a round trip flight from Sea-Tac to Costa Rica (which I don’t want to do), I need to book another ticket for 90 days after I arrive that I can show the authorities at the airports in Sea-Tac and in Costa Rica showing that I have a confirmed scheduled trip out
Costa Rica Red Tape: “Bureaucracy: The Only Constant in the Universe” – Dr. McCoy Read More »
WOO HOO! In two more Saturdays I’ll be free of garage sales for two to three months. So what that means is that I only have to survive six more hours (noon to 3 pm) before I can be free again. (I’m not overtly antisocial: I’m just soooooooo done with garage sales for a while!!!
Two More Saturdays I’ll be FREE for 2-3 Months Read More »
I slept most of the day today, which was a good thing, because I have been sleeping sporadically for the better part of a week. Being so close to finished with my sorting/storing/selling/donating process has given me a feeling that I could fly away almost immediately to my new life in Costa Rica if I
I Slept Most of Today, Now I’m Gonna Learn More Spanish Read More »
It feels decadent to not have a pressing task sitting in my den when I come in here every morning, afternoon and evening. No writing assignments, no journals to preserve, no plastic bins to rifle through and organize. I’m already getting down to the nitty gritty of being a short-timer here in the U.S.
Downsizing in advance of my move to Costa Rica has uncovered many gems that I had long since forgotten about. I’ll share some of them in future blog posts here. It turns out that Mrs. Rossetti sent me the stories I wrote when I was her student in junior high. She liked them so
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Tomorrow Lisa and I will have our taxes prepared and finalized FREE by an AARP-certified-and-authorized tax preparation assistant at the Puyallup Senior Center. I may owe a little, or I may get a little back. I’m right on the cusp, so don’t know. No biggy, either way. I have enough in savings to pay more
AARP TAX PREP DAY TOMORROW … AND MORE Read More »
I am feeling SOOO accomplished! Take a look at my den today: The items on the shelves are destined to various friends’ homes or to two big notebooks I’ve ordered to retain some original photos and other treasures. Three weeks ago, as you may recall, I could barely turn around in this den
Kings Book Appearance Date Set for June 11th 2025 at 6 PM … and more! Read More »
It’s an amazing feeling to have 239 my 280+ journals preserved to PDFs. The balance will be done in the next few days. I hope to finish them all by Sunday night but I have a garage sale again on Saturday, so I won’t be available to preserve any then.) It has been a massive
Journal Preservation and Re-Learning Spanish: An Amazing Feeling Read More »
I had an interesting cryptic dream last night. I haven’t dreamt of De in ages, but I guess this journal preservation project has re-energized those synapses because last night I was on a western lot with him. We were chatting it up when another cowboy-costumed dude, who had a box over his head and
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