receive our weekly newsletter
Follow Us on Pinterest
.
.

NormaJ Is a Vibrant Nation General User subscribe to this blog

I live in the Maritimes--Canada's East Coast.

Profile Badges Heading
  • Is a Vibrant Nation General User
  • Hot Conversation
  • 25 posts

my VN interview

How did you get to where you are now?

My husband and I have retired, and now we travel to countries where he teaches International Business on short term contracts.  Usually to Europe, but occasionally to Asia.

How do you see yourself differently now than you did 10 years ago?

I am probably more vocal in my opinions and preferences--ten years ago, i tended to let others make decisions and set aside my own ideas to keep the peace.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Likely having given up the work-related travel to more leisurely travel and pursuits.

a postcard to my younger self

Get all the education you can--it's never a burden, and it opens so many doors.

my posts

Nursing homes

Posted in family & relationships on September 13, 2011
My mother is in the Alzheimer's wing of a nursing home. I live 600 miles away, and am overwhelmed with guilt.read more »

Fairly or equally?

Posted in work & money on April 27, 2011

I am planning to update my will, and I’m thinking I will not treat my children equally, as one has been quite distant and doesn’t make an effort to maintain a close…

read more »

Evenings in retirement

Posted in work & money on April 06, 2010

Now that my husband has retired, I’m wondering how other people spend their evenings.  When he was fully employed, he usually spent his evenings doing work at home, or at meetings, and…

read more »

daughter in law

Posted in family & relationships on January 23, 2010

tyrant

read more »

Visiting son and his family

Posted in family & relationships on January 13, 2010

HELP ME, PLEASE!  My husband and I flew across half the continent to visit our son, his wife and his two daughters.  My daughter flew in from Asia, so we were all…

read more »

my comments

Response to: Nursing homes

Comment posted on September 14, 2011 at 2:22 pm:
"Thanks for your kind comments--that's what my rational side says, so I guess I have to work at listening harder to that side and ignoring the gut reaction. Thanks again :-)..." (read comment)

Response to: Where is everyone?

Comment posted on May 1, 2011 at 4:54 am:
"I've been away for a while, and upon returning, I wondered if I was imagining things when I looked around the VN website. My impression was that things had gone very commercial since my last visit. Now I see that my impression was correct. I'm oka..." (read comment)

Response to: Fairly or equally?

Comment posted on April 30, 2011 at 6:40 am:
"Hi Robin, I can fsense the hurt and mixed emotions in your message. You do sound like my daughter, always being there, as much in an emotional sense as in a physical way. I hope your parents express(ed) their appreciation to you for your connectio..." (read comment)

Response to: Fairly or equally?

Comment posted on April 29, 2011 at 8:34 am:
"I've been giving your responses a lot of thought. I do want to avoid creating animosity between sibs. My most recent thought is that I could leave my house , which my son has no interest in (despite its location in a popular tourist destination) bu..." (read comment)

Response to: Fairly or equally?

Comment posted on April 28, 2011 at 6:10 am:
"I think that is so true--that is why we are trying to think this through well in advance. And of course one can always revisit a will. Yes, I love them both, and I wish it would happen that we had an ongoing, communicative relationship with both. ..." (read comment)