My wife is a worrier too. And a doer. The amount of work needed to get ready for Michigan has been overwhelming. Especially when I have been focused on work. She has been doing way more than her fair share. My wife is the reason we are this close to making our dream a reality….
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T -78 Days: Never wish your life away
Yes, you should never, ever wish your life away. But this one time, one time only, if I could flip the calendar forward 78 days and avoid the stress of everything going on I absolutely … crap…. ok I wouldn’t. Never wish your life away. There is always something to be experienced, to be enjoyed….
T -80 Days: Pot for all
Marijuana in Michigan The PureMichigan website will be getting a new idea under their “things to do” this fall. Marijuana looks like it will become legal when it gets on the ballot this November and polls say it has a 60% approval rating. Two more “yes” votes heading that way… even tho it is not our…
T -85 Days: Retire early
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2018/02/04/3-reasons-to-retire-as-early-as-you-can.aspx After all the fear mongering articles urging everyone to work till they die, it was nice to see one with a different point of view. My point of view.
T -89 Days: Bruce Springsteen
Sometimes you have a day where you just leave work. Had enough. Jump in the car and fire up Bruce Springsteen’s “Darkness on the Edge of Town”. Almost wishing the drive home was longer, but satisfied because “Badlands” hits the emotional spot. Then you can smile as you walk into the house, double tap the…
T -90 Days: Chiefs
After the Kansas City Chiefs ridiculous playoff loss, I had said I was done with them. Never again. Hard to get over that type of loss, especially built on top of the Chiefs history of losing playoff games they should have won. Now Alex Smith has been traded away. Suddenly the Chiefs look exciting and…
T -91 Days: No coat
Fifteen winter coats One line item from our charitable donations list. My wife cleaned out the closet of all unused coats. I now have no coat… not that I need one. For the last seven years, I have not worn a coat in the winter. Iowa winters. I made it through one winter not wearing…
T -92 Days: Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids One of the additional positives of our move to the beach is having Grand Rapids nearby. The Grand Rapids metropolitan area population is just over 1 million. Adding in the beach communities from Muskegon to Holland brings the total over 1.3 million. By comparison, the Kansas City metro area population is 2.2 million. No…
T -93 Days: Winter thaw
Weird to see Grand Haven hauling in snow, but the heat wave made it there too. Not a creative day for me, but a productive one. Spent a lot of the day filing taxes. Took me a couple of hours entering all the details for all the charitable deductions we took. But I realize the…
T -98 Days: Where to live
Where to live? We are back debating our top two choices. Our original first choice is right on the dunes, a short (mile) hike over the dunes to get to a quiet beach. A very relaxed area, with mature trees everywhere. Cheaper, but old. Our second choice is bright, brand sparkling new, with modern design…