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Love the idea of book mobiles! And love cup of Jo. I don’t comment every week but I love reading your stuff and your lists!

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I couldn't figure out why I was all of a sudden getting "like" notifications on a Happy Friday Links newsletter. Oops! I meant to schedule it for this Friday, not today, but I'm so used to scheduling newsletters for Tuesday that I made a mistake. :( Oh well, live and learn.

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Mar 14, 2023Liked by Gayla Gray

I enjoy clicking on your links to articles. This week I especially enjoying "Cup of Jo", "Article Club" and the Non-Profit article!

Retirement will be here before you know it. Thanks for sharing!

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Wait...you mean it's not Friday?? :)

Great links and I love the idea of an Article Club!

Also, the Good Trade piece about cultivating/maintaining friendships without having to spend money was interesting. So much changes as we age without even realizing it, sometimes.

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I do NOT trust blurbs! 😂 in retirement you could start a book club!

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I always love your links, Gayla! And brava on being so close to retirement! My “retirement” was never official--just a series of jobs that gave way to a freelance career that gave way to doing more and more what pleased me, most of which didn’t pay. (It did and does help to be married to a workaholic whose love of work has helped fund my dilettantism!). My path led me to experiments in cooking, blogging, teaching, learning, politicking, reading, traveling and even mosaicking. And I’m still on the hunt for more challenges. I look at it less as “retiring from” than “transitioning to.” And what you decide to transition to is the exciting part!

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So close! Hang in there!

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BOOKMOBILES!!!! <3 <3 <3 I loved them so much as a kid...

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I had to really think hard about what an ideal weekend would be. My ideal weekend would include a boyfriend and a new garden of raised beds neither of which I have. Or a chef and a handyman. And a maid. And money. And maybe a dinner party at my house with friends (that’s where the chef and maid come in). But I think my ideal weekend would be not so much about what I would do but how I would feel. I’d love a weekend where I have a ton of energy, am excited about something, and feel beautiful and loved -- truly loved. 💕

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