Needless to say, it has been a long time since I wrote in my blog. I just started my 4th month of retirement, continue to deal with medical issues and still divorced. My sons, Chris and Brandon still live with me along with 2 dogs, Maggie and Teddy. Most of the time I don't even see the boys since they are into their own activities. No, not dating.
I lasted 25 years and 4 months working for the Branchburg Township School District as the school secretary. My clerk for the last 4 years, Laurie Gorman, and our office aide for 18 years, Rose Pellegrino will survive fine without me. My replacement, Kristen Burgess, I was able to train for all the end of the year projects but will need to see her during the year at various points to go over other items she will need to know. I think she will work out fine for the office and especially for Matt Barbosa.
I knew it was time when I realized that my health has relly been holding me back. I had a blood pressure emergency in November 2022 where the ambulence took me to the hospital and just before Christmas I though I had a cold and it turned out to be pneumonia and sepsis. I was really sick for that last one. Nothing major after that till May when I had severe chest pains and was taken to the hospital for arterial apasms and congestive heart failure (disatole right side). Home for a week at the worst time of the year. Of course all of this happen the same time that I was to have periodontal work done.
So now that I am retired what have I done? Nothing! I am slowly de-cluttering, taking webinars on genealogy, card making, planners, routines, reading, spending time with the dogs and grocery shopping as well as computer website shopping. Spending too much and need to stop. Salary from pension and ss is btter than working. No, I don't think I will go back.
