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Unreasonable Kindness

I started this blog, being newly retired, so that I could finally write about living with PTSD since I was a child, and how I have cultivated healing and comfort for myself without the use of recreational or prescription medications. I wasn’t sure if I’d have the courage to begin this new chapter in my…
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Retirement: Raising The Bar, Lowering My Standards

I officially retired earlier this year!! But what does that mean to me?! I have been self-employed since 2001. I’m still in business but have significantly wound down my activities to a minimum. But retirement, for me, is so much more than a career or job. I’ve had lots of non-profitable but highly enriching side-hustles…
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Gardening with Groundhogs

Three years ago, we created a pollinator garden with native plants I bought from Maine Audubon and local organic farms. I planted neonictinoid-free wildlflower seeds from American Meadows in raised beds my husband had built by hand in previous years when we grew tomatoes in them. When the bees, colorful insects, butterflies and hummingbirds showed…