My Tireless Retirement - Week 203

Hello everyone!  I started off with a full and busy week at the senior center then I rushed home to welcome guests into my home for a Galentines party.  We laughed, we ate, we laughed, we drank, we laughed, we played games, we laughed, we commiserated and then we laughed some more.  It was so much fun and the next day my phone blew up with happy texts messages with my gal pals still smiling after such a fun night.  I’d say Galentines 2026 was a whopping success!

 

After a very full and busy week I gave myself permission to take the entire three day weekend off and it was glorious to just relax and take it easy.  Recovery mode engaged!  I had a few leftover pepper steak sliders from the Galentines party to reheat so that made a couple meals super easy.  I had made them using a chuck roast and a big pan of homemade dinner rolls.  Not to brag, but they were so good.  I had served them with a cup of au jus for dipping.  OMG!!!!  So good!

 

We have been enduring a bumpy ride at work in the past few months as we are strategically dealing with a toxic co-worker issue.  If you have ever been involved in a situation like this you know that it is an unpleasant process and very stressful.  As a retired person myself, one might think, and it has been suggested, it would be better to just quit and enjoy my retirement or move onto something else, rather than have to be involved in any of this nonsense.  However, after a forty minute meeting with the HR department this past week, I do feel the potential exists for this issue to be remedied so at this time I am willing to ride it out and see what happens.  I have prayed a lot, and I do mean a lot about this.  I do appreciate that no one wants me to quit and that I am a valued employee and as long as this situation is resolved and doesn’t dramatically affect me personally I am willing to hang in there and see it through.

 

I worked all day on Tuesday and had Wednesday off so I decided to bite the bullet and get my Costco shopping done that morning as I’d already put it off a week.  I like Costco, but it isn’t located close to my home, although it really isn’t all that far either, and it is always crowded and busy which tends to overwhelm me.  Nonetheless, I got it done and now have crossed that task off my list.

 

Did I need this pretty shirt?  Um, nope, but I bought it anyway 😄

I finished off the week working Thursday afternoon making it out of there relatively unscathed which is my goal these days.  Thankfully the patrons I serve (as well as my other fellow co-workers) while I am at work keep me fulfilled and lifted.  That is what truly keeps me coming back.

 

Sunday dinner - porkchop, green beans & homemade dinner roll

My prayer for all of you is that you enjoyed a wonderful week and Valentine’s Day and that you feel loved and appreciated.  Please enjoy your week ahead and if possible do something nice for someone.  Take care of yourselves and do something nice for you too.