So what is retired life, far from the Big City, like for you, my friends ask me.
Well, I’m not really retired, have no pension or retirement income, I’m self-employed with enough reserves to be able to spend time trying new things, to have fun with my dogs and to just take a break from the rat race.
That part is easy, the one thing that chaps me is the Health Insurance that costs me about $ 400 per month. I don’t dare go without it, maybe more out of superstition than necessity.
Now the remoteness of my location is something I don’t always have a handle on, I’m 2 miles from the nearest neighbor, 6 miles from a Post Office, 25 miles from any gas station or store, so I try to plan a little better than I used to. I not only make lists but actually take them with me when I go to town, what a concept!
To wean myself slowly from my old ways of shopping, I allow myself 1 or 2 trips to town a week, but I’m trying to keep it to a minimum. Sometimes these trips are my only opportunity to talk to other people in person, another thing I took for granted!
And I’m not yet completely at ease at night, I know it’s much safer here than in Houston, and the dogs alert me to anything ( and I mean really anything! ) out of the ordinary, and I have a phone handy, but I guess it takes time to adjust.
Without internet service this little adventure would not be feasible, it’s slow but it’s one way to stay connected.
After nearly 2 month here, with a few short trips back to Houston, I don’t regret my decision. In time this will become home for me, Daisy and Niki.
That part is easy, the one thing that chaps me is the Health Insurance that costs me about $ 400 per month. I don’t dare go without it, maybe more out of superstition than necessity.
Now the remoteness of my location is something I don’t always have a handle on, I’m 2 miles from the nearest neighbor, 6 miles from a Post Office, 25 miles from any gas station or store, so I try to plan a little better than I used to. I not only make lists but actually take them with me when I go to town, what a concept!
To wean myself slowly from my old ways of shopping, I allow myself 1 or 2 trips to town a week, but I’m trying to keep it to a minimum. Sometimes these trips are my only opportunity to talk to other people in person, another thing I took for granted!
And I’m not yet completely at ease at night, I know it’s much safer here than in Houston, and the dogs alert me to anything ( and I mean really anything! ) out of the ordinary, and I have a phone handy, but I guess it takes time to adjust.
Without internet service this little adventure would not be feasible, it’s slow but it’s one way to stay connected.
After nearly 2 month here, with a few short trips back to Houston, I don’t regret my decision. In time this will become home for me, Daisy and Niki.
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