Household, Family & Friends 2 Tiny House or what?

Household, Family & Friends 2 

Tiny House or what?

 

As retirement approaches, proper housing for each of us becomes of primary concern. In retirement, the issue does not go away, sometimes it becomes even more critical. Have you thought about it? Of course you have! ;-)

I used the image of the Tiny House, above, for its striking image. I see this as a great tiny house for young folks, but not for older folks. Note the steps. I’m not convinced that tiny houses are for retirement, but ‘to each his own.’ What do you think? Have you considered them, at all. There are now several television shows that provide a lot of information on the tiny house phenomena. Would you live in one?

Are you empty nesters? Still live in your large family home? What would it take to get you in a smaller place? We’ve downsized a couple of times, but many are reluctant to even think about it. We’ll get back to this subject in later posts. Where are you at on the ‘downsizing’ issue?

 Please use the Comments below, or Facebook, Google+ or Twitter, to let us hear from you.


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Get Involved 2

Community
Get Involved 2

Get involved in your community by attending a meeting of one of your local governmental organizations that administer your ‘community’ entities - did you know they were open to the public to attend, watch and listen?

Have you attended a meeting of your city council? Board of Commissioners or Supervisors? Local School Board? These are places where important decisions are made that have a direct effect on your every day live in your community. Get to know the people who represent you in these organizations. Perhaps you will see a committee you would like to become involved with… attendance at these meetings is the first step. Let your representative know you appreciate their efforts on your behalf. If you ever have a complaint, they would like to hear that, as well. And, it will be taken much more seriously if you have already made their acquaintance, and they know you are sincere by your attendance at some of their meetings. It all works together, you will notice.

Whether or not you ever consider running for an elected seat on one of the councils or boards, attending, getting to know the incumbents, and showing interest are also the first steps in that process. By attending, and observing, you might find you have more interest in continued involvement than you previously thought. Give it a try. Get Involved! ;-)


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Food & Fitness Friday 1

Food & Fitness Friday 1

This will be an interesting theme day for me to come up with interesting posts, for sure. Recommendations for topics will be appreciated! ;-)

This first one is easy… my daughter, Annette, got me a Garmin vivosmart HR Activity Tracker (watch) for Christmas. Thank you, Annette. I really like it, even though, as with most tech devices, I only use a fraction of the capabilities of the device. This one has an app on my iPhone, so that will help a lot. I’m primarily interested in getting back to tracking my steps…

I had a simple FitBit for a couple of years, a couple of years ago, but it died. I had a great 18 month or so run of 5,000+ step days of which I was very proud. When it died, of course, my ‘fitness’ walking took a nosedive, as well. [Apparently, no self-control at all! ;-( ]

I was off to a good start the first few days after Christmas, but, I cleverly left the battery charger in Austin when we returned to Branson, and the watch has gone to sleep (last weekend). The charger should have arrived by the time this is published (thank you, Arrion), and I’ll be on a good plan, again. Wish me well… thank you, very much!! ;-)

Your comments on Food and Fitness plans for January and beyond are welcome in the Comments, of course!! Let's see what the next week brings.


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Throwback Thursday - January 5, 2017

Throwback Thursday

January 5, 2017

I have never seemed to be real good (consistent) at Throwback Thursday (TBT) postings of photos, either on my blogs or on Faceback. I have many, many photos that should be shared, but I tend to use the same hundred or so over and over... like the one above, probably the most 'famous' of my early photos... May 31, 1942...nearly three years old. Even my High School 'Prophesy' played off of this photo by saying I'd be a chicken farmer in 20 years after graduation. Everyone knew I was going to college and would never be a farmer. It was a 'put-down' of sorts. [Though, if I'd have become a chicken farmer, I'd likely have much more wealth than I have today... but, that is a story for another time!]

 

So, looking ahead, my pledge to you my readers, and myself, is to attempt to share some personal and family photos here each week this year, that mostly (or totally) have never been published online before - suppose I'll be able to do that??? ;-)

 

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Personal Activities - Where to start?

Personal Activities - Where to start?

 

My intent with the five daily themes for this blog was to have the opportunity to talk about virtually anything within the five… perhaps this is as close to ‘Other’ as any, do you suppose?

When attempting to describe my current personal activities I tend to reply: “reading and writing.” Since retiring, I’ve read over 120 books, written a half dozen or more, kept up a handful of blogs, read daily news online, and written, perhaps, over 200 short stories or articles online. So, why start an entirely new blog, now, and why call it a Lifestyle Blog?

I recent years, I’ve written mostly fiction. I’d tended to avoid essays. I’ve written about heritage travel and genealogy related material, I’ve rarely gotten very personal except with family history type stuff. With the new year, I’ve decided it would be useful to turn to a new page, and write about some of the stuff I have avoided in recent years. I’ve notice a number of celebrities, ‘reality tv’ folks, and others doing “life-style” blogs. Why not me? Well, for one, I’ll not be doing it to earn a living or to make money. My hope is to generate some conversations. Whether this happens or not will likely determine the life span of this blog. I’ve noticed it is very hard, these days, to have a conversation in any format, online or in person. Our attention spans are so short, our interests are so limited. Perhaps my hope is doomed from the start. Only time will tell.

Are you interested in having conversations? Personal activities are a good place to start. What are you doing that you’d like to talk about with someone. I’m here. I’ll listen, and respond. Use the Comments below, Facebook, Google+ or Twitter, to get us started. I’ll be back here, next Wednesday, with a topic of my choosing. I await your comments…

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Household, Family & Friends

Household, Family & Friends

In retirement, household, family, and friends may well be the primary focus of attention most of the time. Certainly, my genealogy blog, Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories, has been a focus of a lot of my efforts in recent years. I’ll make reference to posts on that blog regularly as we discuss some of these important issues.

Do you have a genealogy blog? Do you find that Facebook has often taken over for your blog in some aspects of your postings? I certainly have. Facebook has taken on a much bigger role in family and friends relationships than I would ever have imagined. What do you think? Is this a positive or a negative thing? Or, do you find your experience to be different?

The series of posts here on Tuesdays, in this category, will also take on such disparate topics as Tiny Houses, downsizing, use of storage facilities and many other issues. What would you like to see comments on? I hope we can develop some real conversations, using the Comments below, or Facebook, Google+ or Twitter, as well.


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Community - Get Involved

Community
Get Involved

How do you see the “community” you live in? Is there just one, or are there several?

Is “community” geographical, social, or something else? We each have our own definition, I assume, so that will become part of our discussion as we move forward into 2017. Hillary Clinton once wrote a book called, “It Takes a Village.” But, community is really even more than that, as I see it. I am anxious to see and hear what you think.

How involved are you in your local community, however you define it? Community involvement should be on everyone’s list of 2017 resolutions. Get involved. Work to make your community better, for yourself, for your family, and for your neighbors. What will be your primary contribution in 2017?

Social media has helped create new virtual communities. Are they real? Are they worthwhile for using your time to become involved? I would love to hear your thoughts on this. Use the comments below, or on Facebook, Google+ or Twitter…

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