Category Archives: Retirement

allegorically speaking: dreaming of retirement

Posted on July 8, 2015 by bakrawiec

Not to contradict what I said yesterday about the paucity of remembered dreams, two work-related ones come to mind. One happened about a decade ago; the other one, recently. Both involved horses. In the former dream, a carriage horse—romantic figure, … Continue reading →

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anthem?

Posted on July 7, 2015 by bakrawiec

Hardly ever remember my dreams, but often find myself waking up–oft even from daydreams–to a telling tune. Wondered yesterday if there were such a thing as a retirement anthem. Before I could investigate or ponder, I immediately found myself humming … Continue reading →

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deriter club

Posted on July 6, 2015 by bakrawiec

With 56 days till my retirement, I’ve decided to celebrate my impending independence (and profitably utilize my interim increased “free” time, now that the school year has ended and I don’t need to prepare for next year’s lessons) by learning–albeit, … Continue reading →

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Independence! (almost…)

Posted on July 4, 2015 by bakrawiec

Ninety-six hours ago, I declared my independence. That’s right. Four days ago, I submitted my sixty days’ resignation-for-purposes-of-retirement letter. And while I count down to September 1st, my full independence day, I admit feeling the need to reach out to … Continue reading →

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