# 9 Every day needs a bit of a kick start...

Yes, a cup of java, but much better... the comics and horoscope page!

Today, in BETWEEN FRIENDS, the chat over coffee goes like this:

    "I'm feeling a little lethargic lately."

  "Eat less sugar, drink less caffeine, watch less television."

  "Do you really think depriving myself of everything is the answer?"

  "- Eat MORE fibre, drink MORE water, get MORE exercise."

Eugenia Last in YOUR HOROSCOPE tells me to show my feelings, embrace change and follow my heart.  Love, apparently, will bring stellar results (yes!!) and there could be a trip or some socializing!

Hmmm... busy day! Better get out of bed... : )

#3 Shredding. UGH!!

Sifting, sorting, shredding copies of old report card comments, mark sheets and day plans.  Saving a forest?  Maybe, but NOT fun.  I figure it's a right of passage as I shed/shred a career and enter retirement. One gem surfaced - a poem written for a fellow teacher six years ago.  Last spring, I objected to the word "retirement".  "Transition" was a better word, I thought. Maybe retirement's not so bad after all.

RETIREMENT

Relax!  Reflect!  

Embrace change.

Try new things...

Indulge your creative side.

Remember old friends.

Enjoy the moment.

Make it happen!

Engage your senses.

Nurture relationships.

Toast LIFE!