Tag: Retirement Decision

An Engineer’s Journal: January 2005 – An Interview in The City

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Joanne Edith

January 13, 2005 It was my husband’s birthday. There was something surreal about driving north on the snow-covered NJ Turnpike with my mate of 38 years, en route to Manhattan for a meeting (interview); in the dead of winter, on a Sunday morning! Bob… Continue Reading “An Engineer’s Journal: January 2005 – An Interview in The City”

Category: Postaday, Retirement, The Engineer's Journal, The Sunday WhirlTags: An Engineer's Journal, career, grandmother, Interview, Postaday, Retirement Decision, transitions, Woman Engineer

An Engineer’s Journal (January 2012): Retirement Reflections Reconsidered

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Joanne Edith

Seagull Perspective It was January, 2012. When I look at this photograph I am transported back to that beautiful Santa Barbara beachfront resort, where we spent our pre-retirement weekend, replaying the events and conversations from the previous few days. I had given notice of… Continue Reading “An Engineer’s Journal (January 2012): Retirement Reflections Reconsidered”

Category: Creative Writing, NaBloPoMo, Photography, Retirement, The Engineer's Journal, Travel PhotosTags: Bacara, Decisions, Female Executive, NaBloPoMo March 2014, Retirement Decision, Santa Barbara, Seagulls, The Engineer's Journal

Photo Friday: Season of Sun

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Joanne Edith

Category: Photo Friday, Photography, Polynesian Village, Prose, Travel PhotosTags: Beach, Hurricane Sandy, Photo Friday, Polynesian Village, Reconsideration, Retirement Decision, Santa Barbara, Seven Seas Lagoon, Spring Lake, WDW

Proof of Life February 20, 2023
An Unexpected Gift January 2, 2023
Return to Carnegie Hall September 22, 2022
Heat Wave July 23, 2022
O Fortuna! April 25, 2022
Balance of Nature October 18, 2021
Across the Bridge July 23, 2021
Sheffield Fog July 13, 2021
Of Shadows February 19, 2021
Hibernation January 29, 2021

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