Drum Roll Please
It's official! Greg's last day at work is THIS Thursday. We are beyond thrilled.
Forty years at the same company. Well, actually, forty years working for a company that changed hands five times. Like an indentured servant, he went with the furniture every time his company was sold and bought.
I'm proud of him. It takes a lot of fortitude to stick it out. He started out with the company as a smart aleck kid right off the street, and now he's the last of the old guard who knows where all the bodies are buried (metaphorically).
We haven't sold our house down south, so we're not free to say goodbye to SE Texas yet. Soon I hope. It's the last leg of our journey on the Gulf coast.
This is a huge change of lifestyle for us. For fifteen years we've been used to living apart. Now we'll be together 24/7. Oh, the humanity!
I should have plenty of stories to tell.
There's the eerie, uneasy feeling of living off our savings too. Did we save enough? Do we have a good investments manager? Can we continue to live frugally?
It was kind of a cheat before. We could live frugally all week long and then splurge on the weekend, knowing we still had liquid assets coming in. But now we're working without that net. What we put away is what we have to live on for however long we last.
I can see me now, selling my blood to pay the taxes on Tara. Or maybe I can put the goats to work. I've heard of people advertising Rent-a-Goat to clear out people's brushy properties. And Iko could always get a job scorpion-hunting. Nana could retrieve runaway chickens and toddlers.
Tank and Maggie? Completely retired, though they would make great nannies. Kids adore them.
For sure, I'll be keeping an eye on the bottom line until there's some sense of consistency.
It's going to be one heck of a ride, but it's one we've been looking forward to for a long time. I'm getting a husband! Imagine me, a blushing bride all over again. Ha!
What's the longest you've ever stayed apart from your significant other? Did you enjoy it or was it harder than you expected?
What's the longest you've ever been at one job? Me, I could never hold a job. :grin: 15 years was my longest stint.
Forty years at the same company. Well, actually, forty years working for a company that changed hands five times. Like an indentured servant, he went with the furniture every time his company was sold and bought.
I'm proud of him. It takes a lot of fortitude to stick it out. He started out with the company as a smart aleck kid right off the street, and now he's the last of the old guard who knows where all the bodies are buried (metaphorically).
We haven't sold our house down south, so we're not free to say goodbye to SE Texas yet. Soon I hope. It's the last leg of our journey on the Gulf coast.
This is a huge change of lifestyle for us. For fifteen years we've been used to living apart. Now we'll be together 24/7. Oh, the humanity!
I should have plenty of stories to tell.
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It was kind of a cheat before. We could live frugally all week long and then splurge on the weekend, knowing we still had liquid assets coming in. But now we're working without that net. What we put away is what we have to live on for however long we last.
I can see me now, selling my blood to pay the taxes on Tara. Or maybe I can put the goats to work. I've heard of people advertising Rent-a-Goat to clear out people's brushy properties. And Iko could always get a job scorpion-hunting. Nana could retrieve runaway chickens and toddlers.
Tank and Maggie? Completely retired, though they would make great nannies. Kids adore them.
For sure, I'll be keeping an eye on the bottom line until there's some sense of consistency.
It's going to be one heck of a ride, but it's one we've been looking forward to for a long time. I'm getting a husband! Imagine me, a blushing bride all over again. Ha!
What's the longest you've ever stayed apart from your significant other? Did you enjoy it or was it harder than you expected?
What's the longest you've ever been at one job? Me, I could never hold a job. :grin: 15 years was my longest stint.
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The two of you can be full-time homesteaders now, like in Little House on the Prairie. With a pack of dogs rather than daughters. :)
Re: homesteading
That's the plan. It's been kind of tough me handling everything alone. Greg's a big help when he's here.
The longest we've spent apart was the first six weeks of our marriage. When we met, he was living in CO and I was living in UT. After a whirlwind 3 months, we were married, but I still had to wrap up the UT life and move to CO. That was 10+ years ago. =o)
I've been with my current company a total of 13 years. It's been an interesting ride thus far.
I'm excited for you though that worrisome bottom line is a concern for all retired folks.
I remember when Greg was away at university and we'd write long handwritten letters. It was the highlight of my day when I'd see a letter from him. Emails can't compare.
Whenever I get a pay raise, I don't increase my debt these days, things are so iffy in the economy. Everything goes in the bank! lol
You can still splurge a bit on weekends if you remain frugal during the rest of week.
Longest job for me was 5 years as we moved around for a lot of years when husband had a chance to advance in his companies employment.
Now having him change jobs again a month back am hoping he can retire in 5 years but not counting on it thanks to cost of living on insurance benefits and etc, we can dream though.
As for spouses, I think two weeks is the longest we've been apart, and that was really weird.
For jobs, except for writing, I've never had one that lasted longer than a year. I'm a rolling stone.
I've totally had some properties I would rent a goat for. I think that's a fine idea. Maybe I could hire one of your dogs to be a nanny for mine, make sure she doesn't eat any more of herself.
Re: Maybe I could hire one of your dogs to be a nanny for mine, make sure she doesn't eat any more of herself.
That would be Nana. She drives everybody to distraction. :)
The longest I have been away from my wife is about 4 days, I think; and I have been with Sun-Maid for 25 years now.
By the way, I'm super busy this week doing 3 blog hops. I've been getting a lot of wonderful comments on your cover work. I do my best to bring your name up. #justsayin
:)
-Jimmy
I'm stoked about you getting to be with your hubs 24/7. I had to send mine across the country for 3 weeks when I was 7 months along with baby #3, and it almost killed me. Seriously.
Unleashing the Dreamworld
Re: covers
Thanks for the feedback! Always nice to hear.
Tank and Maggie could always cheer up seniors at the local senior centers. Imagine the bright smiles they would bring to the elderly.
Oh the fun times that are a-coming for you. Cherish every single memory.
Re: teaching
I'll bet you were missed.
I still got that shovel!
I promise to give you a few days off first.
I have a feeling everything will work out for you well. :)