About Barbara

Hi, I'm Barbara.

I used to think retirement was about having more free time; it isn’t. It's simply about having time for my mind to wander.

You don't have to become someone different to enjoy retirement. Some retirees become frustrated because all those skills you spent a lifetime developing - problem solving, asking questions, noticing details, learning new things - are not being used. 

I have a solution for some. Curiosity. Curiosity is a place for your mind to wander, to ask questions, notice details, and solve problems. It can take you places you've never been before, and it can answer questions you've always wanted to know. Curiosity can open doors that, by simply stepping through, creates a sense of contentment, that feeling so elusive in retirement.   

That's what Peaceful Retirement Living is about. Not finding more things to do, but finding more in the life you already have.

I don't believe an interesting life belongs only to people who travel the world, climb mountains, or collect remarkable stories. I think an ordinary life, fully lived, becomes an extraordinary source of contentment.

That's what you'll find here. I'm not trying to teach you what to think about. I'm simply inviting you to let your mind wander and see if it brings you the same contentment it brings me.

Curiosity has become one of the greatest gifts of my retirement. It keeps my world growing without requiring me to go very far from home. More often than not, all it takes is a cup of coffee, an internet connection, a good question, and my little Chihuahua, Bonnie Rae, asleep nearby.

If something I write sends you down your own rabbit hole of discovery, then we've both had a good day.

My hope is that when you leave here, your world feels just a little larger than it did before you arrived.

Pull up a chair.

There's always something interesting to wonder about.