I had a blog ready to go yesterday morning, but when I went over it again it sounded so disjointed and whiny and too personal, as in I don’t want to share that, personal. So I didn’t post it. What follows is just some thoughts I decided I could write about after the end of my work day today.
I have less than a year until I’m eligible for retirement and all these months later my agency still has not figured out what they are doing regarding if I get to stay here or not. The longer this drags out the more likely I will retire anyway, but I will definitely retire if they make go back.
Because it is looking more and more like retirement is in my very near future, I have been going down so many rabbit holes doing research on how quickly can Tennessee and I get married and is it cheaper here or there and whether it’s better to elope or have a small ceremony.
We definitely need to put a ring on it sooner than later because we have to have enough time to do all the paperwork to get her on my insurance and make sure she’s on the books as my spouse going into retirement. Not the most romantic reasons to get married but that’s not the reason for getting married just the reason for the timing.
Anyway, this also means I’m going to need to find a job. I wish I could not work and just live off my retirement and if it were just me and Tennessee we probably could, but I’m supporting three households to some degree or another so taking a hit to my direct deposit will require additional income. So this required additional rabbit holes about what jobs might be available in this area that my skills could get me and also won’t require crazy hours or a long commute. I also need to update my resume. Right now it’s set for USA Jobs and government positions, but that will not work in the real world. How do I decide what to cut out?
Needless to say, I did not have a lot of time to read, but I did manage to finish book number 9 before midnight on January 31st. However, it’s already the 5th and I’ve only finished one other book so I guess I better get cracking and stop dropping down rabbit holes.
Book 9
“Murder on Castaway Island” by Alicia Gael
Another book by an author I’ve recently met. This murder mystery was very well written with all the classical components of a good “Whodunit?” and a nice little bit of lesbian romance thrown in. The plot centers around ten strangers lured to an island where they are picked off one at time by a method detailed in a poem left by the bedside of all the victims. Every time I thought I might know who the killer was, that person was then killed. I didn’t know who it was until the author revealed it. I do so enjoy a well-written murder mystery!
Book 10
“Hide and Shriek” by Sara Bourgeois
This is the 18th book in the series. A new nemesis arrives in town right before the MC’s ex-husband is killed and left on her lawn. Several of the family want to blame this new warlock, but the newly resurrected auntie appears to be in cahoots with her. These stories are starting to get a bit thin, but I can’t stop reading them. I have to keep reading to see what happens next.
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