HeyJaredRetirement - The Best Yet
Recovering workaholic, preparing for retirement, aspiring writer, crazy orchid lady, hiker, wannabe fly fisher woman. Just want to make this part of life, the best yet!
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- Sep 7, 2026
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The Vibe Has to Be Right (opens the original)
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We have always had a keen sense about a place from the moment we drive through it. It used to be a game we would play for fun on road trips - could we live here? We have learned to trust our gut on whether or not a place could be a good fit for us.Many years ago when our kids were little, we were considering a particular small town, this is until we spent a few days there. Online it seemed perfect, our kind of place. Once there, the underlying vibe felt sad. Its hard to explain that, how a place
The Orchids Can’t Go With Us (opens the original)
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I grew up on the west coast but never once took an interest in orchids, even though I lived in the heart of orchid growing territory on the north coast of San Diego. As someone that has done a lot of things in life bass akwards, of course I waited until I lived in one of the dryest states, at 5000’ altitude to take an interest in these wonderous creatures. Over the past eight years my obsession collection grew to about 50 orchids.I scanned them daily, on the look out for spikes, roots, any critt
The Five Year Fuckabout (opens the original)
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We are officially 1 week post house sale. In conversation about what comes next for us after we sell our house, we coined the term the Five Year Fuckabout. It made us giggle a little, allowing us to feel giddy about the wonder of possibility. In all honesty, we don’t really know what is next or where we should retire but we are willing to get out there and explore over the next few years in an attempt to find the right place.One of the main places we hoped to retire has spent this summer on fire
The Purge (opens the original)
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