Contentment

  • Contentment,  Happiness,  Retirement,  Uncategorized

    A Week of Contentment and Joy

    It’s been a fun week this week and a week of just inner joy, enjoying retirement – no real place I had to be and just being able to live a slow but yet fulfilling few days. I have been bad about writing. I am trying to figure out why because it used to be the first thing I did when I got up. I was anxious to tell the world about my day the day before. Now it doesn’t seem that urgent to get my thoughts out there in the world. I tell a lot of my story on YouTube, I no longer feel the need to “tell my…

  • Contentment,  Happiness,  Uncategorized

    I’m Content -but I’m seeking the “Giddy” Happy!

    Monday, March 23 Excited to have a good stretch of week to get a few things done that I’ve been trying to do. Mom does not have any doctors appointments this week and we have no outings planned. I think we both needed a break. The days out are certainly hard on her trying to get up and ready and out the door. And they tire me out too for some reason. And then I scratch my head and wonder where the week went – but in reality we were gone about 4 out of the 7 days, if you include church and outings with George too. I know I’ve…

  • Aging Parents,  Boundaries,  Burnout,  Contentment,  Uncategorized

    Personal Notes and Finding Contentment in a Busy Week

    Thursday, March 5, 2026 The last two weeks have taken their toll I think. We have just had a lot of outings and I’ve repeatedly forwarded things I wanted to do to future dates, only for them to continue to be forwarded. After a continual cycle of that, I really start to get discouraged. I like to see progress, you know. I decided not to blog earlier in the week as I just didn’t have the extra time and I felt like I was just living a robot life. Monday we had lunch with friends and that improved my outlook temporarily. Monday through Wednesday are my busy days with YouTube,…