My Pension Balance Wasn’t the Only Thing the App Was Taking From Me
Looking after the money and letting it set the mood are different jobs.
Category Notes From The Desk
Occasional notes from The Old Grey Thinker: beginnings, updates, and small declarations of intent.
My Library Card Opens More Than Any Work Pass Ever Did
A small piece of plastic and the freedom to be interested in something useless.
I Escaped Performance Reviews. Then I Put One on My Wrist
Retirement removed the targets. I seem to have brought my own.
The Last Day at Work Deserves More Than a Returned Pass
Leaving a role and understanding that you have left it aren’t always the same event.
The Retirement Question We Keep Changing the Subject to Avoid
Not the illness. The practical arrangements nobody wants to discuss calmly.
Retirement Gave Me a Map but No Destination
I know how to reach a port. Choosing one is proving rather more difficult.
Nobody Warned Me About Becoming the Oldest Person in the Room
Kindness can feel surprisingly like a change in status.
I Retired. My Habit of Putting Life Off Came With Me
The deadline moved. The excuse survived.
I Could Command a Ship. Retirement Has Left Me Unable to Choose a Trowel
What happens to competence when the situation that needed it disappears.
Retirement Gave Me My Attention Back. I’m Still Learning Where to Put It
The asset that never appeared on a pension statement.