ENJOYING A FABULOUS JULY

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ENJOYING A FABULOUS JULY

Well, July has come and almost gone - and brought with it lots of rain, lots of snuggling down near a heater with a good book, lots of family time, and lots of all the other good stuff that comes with cold Winter days and evenings. So, with that in mind, here's what's been Fabulous throughout the lovely month of July....
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EARLY RETIREMENT? UN-RETIREMENT? OR SOMETHING IN-BETWEEN?

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WHY DID I RETIRE EARLY?

For those of you who don't know my long and winding road to admitting defeat and leaving my horrible job three years ago, you can read about it HERE. Basically it boiled down to - leave while I still had a shred of sanity left, or stay and be crushed by the weight of the drama and tension that was a constant in my workplace. I chose to leave.

I didn't realize at the time that I was also choosing retirement nearly ten years earlier than I expected to...
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I WILL START FILLING MY OWN CUP

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I WILL START FILLING MY OWN CUP

I saw a quote on Pinterest the other day that resonated with how my Midlife journey is playing out. It began with the words "I will start filling my own cup" and from there the list continued and I could feel myself ticking them off one by one. 

So I thought I'd share the quote today and how it looks in my life....
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WHERE ARE YOU INVESTING YOUR TIME AND ENERGY?

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WHERE IS ALL YOUR ENERGY GOING?

Erica, a blogging friend of mine, once mentioned that she's very careful where she invests her energy these days. When she said that it rang a little bell deep within me - and woke me up to the fact that we all have only a finite amount of time and energy to give - and wasting it on things that aren't of value means we have less to give to the things that matter.

Lately I've had a few thoughts that reminded me of Erica's wisdom...
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