tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200669326669138986.post701100398451248641..comments2024-03-29T04:18:48.626-04:00Comments on The Next Stage: Women and Retirement: The Holidays are so much more relaxing now that I’m retired.karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14135222421004804653noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200669326669138986.post-69404689640184904092010-12-27T12:01:59.049-05:002010-12-27T12:01:59.049-05:00The holidays bring so much more work for me, it is...The holidays bring so much more work for me, it is hard to manage both work and the entertainment festivities. I do look forward to my idea of retirement which is semi retiremment, i.e., seeing half the clients that I now see.<br />Until then I must enlist more help when I entertain.bwcuoratohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779423700842478187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200669326669138986.post-28723254839124545822010-12-27T10:37:17.160-05:002010-12-27T10:37:17.160-05:00Murr, you are right that retirement brings opportu...Murr, you are right that retirement brings opportunities to indulge our creative urges all year. <br />I am in awe of people like you who can actually MAKE beautiful things.karenhttp://www.gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200669326669138986.post-90385718867049627372010-12-27T10:34:39.354-05:002010-12-27T10:34:39.354-05:00Reni,
I’m so happy for you that you are still enjo...Reni,<br />I’m so happy for you that you are still enjoying teaching! It may have something to do with starting a teaching career in midlife.Karenhttp://www.gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200669326669138986.post-31527225254616868452010-12-27T07:03:16.970-05:002010-12-27T07:03:16.970-05:00Once in a while I've fantasized about teaching...Once in a while I've fantasized about teaching pass-fail and sidestepping the grading boggle but maybe even then there'd be considerations of passing with or without distinction. It's certainly the least enjoyable part of teaching for us both, but there are so many other pleasures that the paper grades hanging by a thread are bearable. (Yes, I know, I'm not burned out!) Sitting this morning before sunrise, the wind wailing and snow piled high, a small lamp glowing beside me, I'm glad that you're retired, and that since I'm not I can enjoy working! Though more leisure is always a gift...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200669326669138986.post-30599683458610084512010-12-27T02:05:38.081-05:002010-12-27T02:05:38.081-05:00I retired two years ago and thought I'd have m...I retired two years ago and thought I'd have more leisure to make my presents. I always made my presents, really involved time-consuming ones, and I was exhausted by Christmas. This year I tried to think of things to make and came up blank for the first time in 30 years. My creative urges were being indulged all year, and I didn't need to save them up. So the whole family decided to skip presents altogether. Talk about relaxing.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.com