Retirement is great...every day is Saturday. But I needed a break from my busy schedule (ha) so I'm here on Kauai, Hawaii. My son and his family live here and they are skiing in Bend, Oregon. They needed me to come to house sit, dog sit and chicken sit. Two Golden Retrievers and 8 chickens need to be fed! I did this last January when they went skiing and I guess it's going to be an annual thing. I'm happy to do it and love the time to just relax...more so than I do at home. One can't relax too much!
It's a shame we all have to wait until age 65 to retire (officially). You spend your life hoping that you'll still be healthy and happy so you can enjoy the 'golden years' in whatever way you can. I saved with a vengeance and it is paying off now. I'm living comfortably in Texas on my social security and the small pension from my 6 years with the State Department.
I supplement my income by selling on Ebay. It's so much fun going to estate sales, finding a real bargain and then selling it for much more. Each month I make at least enough to make my house payment. This week I went to a garage sale here on Kauai and found a vintage metal foil, waxed paper and paper towel holder...remember those from the 50s or 60s? I paid $1 for it and looked it up on Ebay and found it selling for $25-29. That's the kind of fun you have on Ebay!
So back to the chickens. I have them to thank for breakfast. I went out and pulled 2 fresh eggs from the hen house and had fried eggs for breakfast. The best! That makes up for the rooster who sends out his first crow at precisely 4:00 am. After a week, I'm able to go right back to sleep until he goes off again at 6:00 am. You have to take the good with the bad, right?
The beaches here are so beautiful. I don't swim much but I do love walking on the beach.
This ends when I return home on February 11. I had originally planned on coming here for my twin grandsons' birthday March 1-11. So, about 3 weeks after I return home, I'll be returning to Kauai for another 11 days.
Life is good.
It's a shame we all have to wait until age 65 to retire (officially). You spend your life hoping that you'll still be healthy and happy so you can enjoy the 'golden years' in whatever way you can. I saved with a vengeance and it is paying off now. I'm living comfortably in Texas on my social security and the small pension from my 6 years with the State Department.
I supplement my income by selling on Ebay. It's so much fun going to estate sales, finding a real bargain and then selling it for much more. Each month I make at least enough to make my house payment. This week I went to a garage sale here on Kauai and found a vintage metal foil, waxed paper and paper towel holder...remember those from the 50s or 60s? I paid $1 for it and looked it up on Ebay and found it selling for $25-29. That's the kind of fun you have on Ebay!
So back to the chickens. I have them to thank for breakfast. I went out and pulled 2 fresh eggs from the hen house and had fried eggs for breakfast. The best! That makes up for the rooster who sends out his first crow at precisely 4:00 am. After a week, I'm able to go right back to sleep until he goes off again at 6:00 am. You have to take the good with the bad, right?
The beaches here are so beautiful. I don't swim much but I do love walking on the beach.
This ends when I return home on February 11. I had originally planned on coming here for my twin grandsons' birthday March 1-11. So, about 3 weeks after I return home, I'll be returning to Kauai for another 11 days.
Life is good.
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| Glass Beach...lots of beach glass |
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| View of Hanalei and Bali Hai |
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| Huge surf at Hanalei |
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| Hanalei Beach and the pier |
2 comments:
Beautiful Pictures of Hawaii!! We will actually be attending a wedding in Maui I believe the west end in August!(Yikes) Sounds like you are "living the life"!
Hello!! Yes, I am living the life. I'm fortunate to have a son who lives there so I have a real good excuse to go! But they are talking about moving to Oregon so who knows. I will visit him and his family wherever they are and after about 10 trips to Hawaii, I think I could welcome new scenery!
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