Trish Groves
Writer
Writing about a simpler life with more fun, freedom and time.
Trish Groves | Writing for fun and freedom
Once upon a time, a little girl dreamed of being a writer. She wanted to write novels about adventures filled with freedom and fun.
Then, she grew up and got a nine-to-five job and wrote pretty much everything else: screenplays, non-fiction, web copy, radio plays, online content, email sequences. The list goes on. You name it, she wrote it. Everything except those novels.
But that’s ok! Because she realised that life itself is an adventure, with a rosy glow and a clichéd silver lining. Living a life that’s ‘rosy and silver’ became her new philosophy. Reader, I was that little girl.
There are three steps to a life that’s rosy and silver. And they’re all free, so let’s go on that adventure together. What have you got to lose?
Be healthy. Learn to be comfortable in your skin. Yes, your skin isn’t as smooth or as unblemished as it used to be, but neither are your favourite walking shoes. Ever regretted wearing a sleek, new pair of shoes on a long walk, and ended up with blisters? – Me too. Still limping. Never again.
If you can love your battered shoes for their comfort, you can love yourself!
Be wealthy. Plan for a comfortable (early?) retirement. And by wealthy, we don’t mean living in a mansion, sipping champagne in your infinity pool or flashing the cash. No sirree. We mean having enough, and then some, to meet your needs, comfortably, in retirement. Maybe even before official retirement age. With a few luxuries thrown in.
Ease out of the rat race. Consider becoming semi-retired. It’s your choice.
Be wise. Embrace freedom and simplicity. Whether you are embracing or dreading an impending Empty Nest as your offspring leave home, you will find yourself with a simpler schedule, and more time on your hands. Wake up and smell the coffee, not the stale pizza boxes lurking in said offspring’s empty bedroom.
Maybe it’s not even a bedroom any more. It could become that writer’s den you’ve always wanted.
Start here, start now!
Join me as I explore a range of topics on the art of holding it all together, from pre-retirement, to finding peace with your body, to decluttering (or maybe even ‘Swedish Death Cleaning’ for the morbidly inclined), to messing things up again, to driving into the countryside with the wind in your hair.
What are you waiting for?
Right now is the best time to start, and where you are is the best place to do it!
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