A female primary care physician opines on money, travel, fitness, and other topics to be determined
WordPress reminded me last week about a post I had written 1 year ago. This turned out to be super helpful for me as I wondered why my paycheck was short by several hundred dollars.
For a reminder about Secure 2.0 and its effects on catch up contributions to retirement accounts, a link to last year’s post: New Retirement Account Decisions.
Have you ever been surprised by the results of decisions you made a year or more prior?
I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 8 years, and plan to continue doing so.
Since the pandemic started, I have been keeping track of “firsts,” and more lately, I have been trying to note good things (“fabulousness”). It’s a good way to pay attention and not let life slide by.
Continue reading “Fitness Log #415, Friday Firsts And Fabulousness”I read many blog posts each day. They mostly focus on personal finance, but also on minimalism and travel . Here are some of my favorite posts I read in October.
Continue reading “My Favorite Posts By Other People, October 2026”I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 8 years, and plan to continue doing so.
Since the pandemic started, I have been keeping track of “firsts,” and more lately, I have been trying to note good things (“fabulousness”). It’s a good way to pay attention and not let life slide by.
Continue reading “Fitness Log #414, Friday Firsts And Fabulousness”I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 8 years, and plan to continue doing so.
Since the pandemic started, I have been keeping track of “firsts,” and more lately, I have been trying to note good things (“fabulousness”). It’s a good way to pay attention and not let life slide by.
Continue reading “Fitness Log #413, Friday Firsts And Fabulousness”I may have mentioned before that, since the beginning of the pandemic, I have been meeting by video with several girlfriends every week.
We have seen each other through promotions, job changes, retirement, parental illnesses and deaths, our own medical problems.
Continue reading “New Changes”I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 8 years, and plan to continue doing so.
Since the pandemic started, I have been keeping track of “firsts,” and more lately, I have been trying to note good things (“fabulousness”). It’s a good way to pay attention and not let life slide by.
Continue reading “Fitness Log #412, Friday Firsts, Fabulousness, And Monthly Goals”I started this series early in my blog, when I cut my hours and wanted to make sure I used my time wisely.
I started this series of posts at the end of October 2018 with lots of big goals, but even at the beginning, knew that I couldn’t follow all those dreams all at once.
I’m now trying to prepare for retirement in earnest. I’ve cut my hours more, and finding purpose when I stop working seems more pressing.
Periodically, I try to look at what I have accomplished, and see if I can focus my free time in the directions I wish I would go: increasing fitness, building (or maintaining) connections with friends, family and community, engaging with the arts, and, lately, keeping up with financial tasks.
My last update was in December 2025, and I meant to reflect on my progress earlier in the year. I guess I’ve been busy (lots of travel! lots of other obligations!), but it’s time to stop and pay attention to what I’m doing with my life when I’m home.
Continue reading “Future Me, October 2026”I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 8 years, and plan to continue doing so.
Since the pandemic started, I have been keeping track of “firsts,” and more lately, I have been trying to note good things (“fabulousness”). It’s a good way to pay attention and not let life slide by.
Continue reading “Fitness Log #411, Friday Firsts And Fabulousness”I read many blog posts each day. They mostly focus on personal finance, but also on minimalism and travel . Here are some of my favorite posts I read in September.
Continue reading “My Favorite Posts By Other People, September 2026”