After reading on and off for years, I suddenly was reading like a whirling dervish the last semester of teaching and then it came to a complete stop as soon as I retired. Looking back now, I can see that
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Books
My book journey has been all over the place. My mom was an avid reader, disappearing for hours in a book and so reading was a part of what we did. Growing up I remember losing myself in those pre-teen
The Trauma Years
2020 - 2024 have had some really rough spots and major changes. In fact the things Hubby and I went through are usually on the lists of most stressful events that people experience in their lifetime and for us it
Schedules
One of the biggest adjustments that I have had to make since retiring is the lack of schedules. And let's be honest, I haven't really made an adjustment. As a teacher my whole life was structured.
New Beginnings
Hi, I'm Laurie, aka laanba. I’ve been wandering around the internet since 2004—blogs, photoblogs, microblogs, and just about every kind of social media you can imagine. Now, as I step into life after retirement, I want