Book Review, Summary, Highlights, and Quotes from The Courage To Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga Man oh man. I really wanted to like this book, but I struggled with the dialogue format and how the content was presented. It’s possible that a lot was lost in translation (as it was originally published in… Continue reading The Courage to Be Disliked Summary & Review
Author: Accidentally Retired
*A Short History of Nearly Everything Summary & Review
Book Review, Summary, Highlights, and Quotes from *A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson Fantastic book! It covers everything from the Big Bang and the age of the earth to the dinosaurs to the atomic bomb. I found the latter half of the book utterly fascinating, but it is a huge book and not… Continue reading *A Short History of Nearly Everything Summary & Review
You’re Only Fooling Yourself
Waking up lately is getting harder and harder. And it’s not that I am sleeping any worse than before…in fact sometimes I am sleeping better, but I am just so, so, so very tired. As any parent of two elementary-age children will tell you, parenting is NEVER-ENDING exhaustion. From the neediness to the attention-craving whining,… Continue reading You’re Only Fooling Yourself
Something Feels Off—But What?
I’ve been struggling to write lately. Heck, I’ve been struggling with the motivation to work on much of anything. At first, I couldn’t put my finger on it. I mean, by all accounts, I AM living the dream: By all extents and purposes, I am making the most out of most facets of life. On… Continue reading Something Feels Off—But What?
Celebrating 4 Years of Blogging
Well, another year is in the bag and another year of blogging concludes! That makes it now 4 years since I started this little venture I call Accidentally Retired. And as always I am shocked by how fast time flies. I don’t think I’ll ever get over it. It was nearly 5 years ago that… Continue reading Celebrating 4 Years of Blogging