MORE TIME TO ENJOY THE LITTLE THINGS

Chalk art by next door neighbor Jayden 

age 4

For any of you wondering how I'm enjoying retirement,

it's taken some getting used to.

The sleeping in, 

working with a trainer at gym,

changing my diet,

reading voraciously, 

rediscovering cooking and playing the piano,

slow stitching at nite,

lunching with ex co-workers and alumni,

hanging out with my daughter and her pups,

lots of gardening

and planting my fall bulbs,

playing in the pool with my grand boys,

and enjoying my husbands company - most of the time.

Ha ha!

But what I've noticed lots more are the small things.

Stopping to chat with the elderly in my community

and getting to know my neighbors,

watching the cloud formations when it's humid and threatening to rain,

watching cactus flowers open,

looking for dried seedpods of day lilies and using them in dried fall arrangements,

watching those day lily seeds push up thru the dirt after planting them,

playing with the babies in the community and watching them grow.

And noticing the sidewalk art of my next door neighbor

and having the time to stop and take a picture.

Wonderful moments everyday.