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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
5052 Posts |
 Posted - 07/31/2007 : 05:23:16 AM
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Hot diggety dog! Guess who is retiring! DoD offered an early retirement option, so I took advantage of it. Come the new federal fiscal year (October 1), I shall become a lady of leisure. I can stay home and clean the house and have a hot gourmet meal waiting on the table when my hard-working husband gets home. Perhaps I can lounge and eat bon-bons all day. Maybe I'll take up `ukulele. Maybe I'll read a book or two a day. Maybe I'll get serious about learning Hawaiian language. Who knows. There are so many opportunities and possibilities. Work gets in the way of so much.
Hip-hip-hooray!
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Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
Wanda |
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da_joka
Lokahi
361 Posts |
Posted - 07/31/2007 : 05:49:05 AM
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| Congrats Wanda on da good news! Da countdown has begun! |
If can, can. If no can, no can. |
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hapakid
Luna Ho`omalu
USA
1533 Posts |
Posted - 07/31/2007 : 07:29:25 AM
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Woohooo! Take the money and kick back!
Definitely take up the ukulele.
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Momi
Lokahi
402 Posts |
Posted - 07/31/2007 : 08:28:26 AM
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| Congratulations! I'm glad to see my tax dollars are finally going to good use! |
Edited by - Momi on 07/31/2007 11:25:51 AM |
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GUke
Lokahi
188 Posts |
Posted - 07/31/2007 : 11:03:23 AM
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Congratulations Wanda !! Now's the best time to test that practice and dedication and see how far you get with the talent that you have. Maybe next time at Honey's you can do a Fran Guidry and play with the house band. Maybe that cutie Ocean will back you up. It's a goal to strive for. Next time I'm back at Kaneohe I'd love to play with the guys at Honey's.
GUke |
Genaro
Should I? Itʻs only $, and where Iʻm going itʻll burn or melt. |
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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
5052 Posts |
Posted - 07/31/2007 : 11:28:23 AM
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| Hey Guke -- only one kine playin' I want to do with Ocean. Yeah, he can back me up...into one kine corner. Get chance o' wot? Eh - I got no talent. That's what Paul is for. Honey, Sweetheart, Darling -- just kidding about Ocean. You are the only man for me...almost 35 years togeddah me & you. |
Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
Wanda |
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rendesvous1840
Ha`aha`a
USA
1055 Posts |
Posted - 07/31/2007 : 12:18:50 PM
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I might have to retire too, so I can stop you turning kolohe.
Paul |
"A master banjo player isn't the person who can pick the most notes.It's the person who can touch the most hearts." Patrick Costello |
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Mika ele
Ha`aha`a
USA
1493 Posts |
Posted - 07/31/2007 : 1:07:54 PM
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so I can stop you turning kolohe.
Hey Paul,
We met at Honey's . . . turning kolohe? You already have your hands full!
Congratulations Wanda! I retired from a form of DoD service on 1 July. US Navy Reserve -- 34 years 
Kapena Mika'ele (CAPT Mike) |
E nana, e ho'olohe. E pa'a ka waha, e hana ka lima. |
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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
5052 Posts |
Posted - 07/31/2007 : 1:33:40 PM
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| Well, congratulations to you, too Captain Mike! Yes, Paul has his hands full, but after 35 years, I reckon he likes it. I think I will clean out my dresser drawers, clean out the closet, clean behind the refrigerator, clean the back porch, play with my kitty, read some books, try the piano some more if my hands will cooperate, maybe sew some curtains and pillows and stuff; there is just a world of possibilities waiting for me. I am as giddy as a child iin a candy store. These next two months will probably be like the longest in my life. Kiinda like being toward the end of pregnancy...can't wait til its over, but kiinda scare of how it will be after...you know your life will never be the same. But, looking forward to it, just the same as you couldn't wait for your baby to be born. I've been working since I was 14....time to rest for a bit. I've already got contractors calling wanting me to consult for them after I retire to write ISO 9001 quality programs for them (no can do -- standards of conduct -- they'll send me away to Ft. Leavenworth). |
Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
Wanda |
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javeiro
Lokahi
USA
459 Posts |
Posted - 07/31/2007 : 2:20:58 PM
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| Congratulations, Wanda! I will be joining you on (coincidentally) the same date. I just got a confirmation letter from Social Security that I am approved and will start collecting then! |
Aloha,
John A. |
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RJS
Ha`aha`a
1635 Posts |
Posted - 07/31/2007 : 5:49:14 PM
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Congrats --
leisure time - what a blessing |
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rendesvous1840
Ha`aha`a
USA
1055 Posts |
Posted - 08/01/2007 : 12:02:13 PM
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Advice to Wanda from Dan, one of my co-workers: "Don't take any job you can't do in bunny slippers."
Paul |
"A master banjo player isn't the person who can pick the most notes.It's the person who can touch the most hearts." Patrick Costello |
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hawaiianmusiclover06
`Olu`olu
USA
562 Posts |
Posted - 08/09/2007 : 8:09:26 PM
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Congratulations Wanda! Definitely take up the 'ukulele and I can help you with the Hawaiian Language if you like.
Alana :) |
Aloha Kakou, maluhia a me aloha mau loa (Hello everyone, peace and love forever) |
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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
5052 Posts |
Posted - 09/17/2007 : 08:35:05 AM
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It is getting closer and closer to retirement time. I was giddy as can be when I first signed the papers. Now I feel really weird. I have always been defined by my job...by what I "do"...wife, mother, secretary, training coordinator, quality assurance specialist. Without a job, I don't know who I am or who I will be. I am kind of mixed up right now. Very happy to be retiring (especially when I think of Cleveland winters that I will not need to drive in). But kind of reluctant at the same time. Whenever I meet someone new, they always as "what do you do for a living". Or even simply "what do you do". Now I will have to say nothing. Therefore, I do not know who I am and I'm kind of nervous to find out. What I mean is that I was very good in my job, winning awards and accolades and given great respect. Now I don't think I will get the same acclaim of the kitchen floor shines or if the furniture is polished.
Any of you other retired folks out there have any words of wisdom to share? Any coping mechanisms?
Mahalo nui loa. |
Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
Wanda |
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Hula Rider
Lokahi
USA
215 Posts |
Posted - 09/17/2007 : 08:41:46 AM
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Congratulations!
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Hula Rider
Lokahi
USA
215 Posts |
Posted - 09/17/2007 : 08:44:42 AM
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Originally posted by wcerto
It is getting closer and closer to retirement time. I was giddy as can be when I first signed the papers. Now I feel really weird. I have always been defined by my job...by what I "do"...wife, mother, secretary, training coordinator, quality assurance specialist. Without a job, I don't know who I am or who I will be. I am kind of mixed up right now. Very happy to be retiring (especially when I think of Cleveland winters that I will not need to drive in). But kind of reluctant at the same time. Whenever I meet someone new, they always as "what do you do for a living". Or even simply "what do you do". Now I will have to say nothing. Therefore, I do not know who I am and I'm kind of nervous to find out. What I mean is that I was very good in my job, winning awards and accolades and given great respect. Now I don't think I will get the same acclaim of the kitchen floor shines or if the furniture is polished.
Any of you other retired folks out there have any words of wisdom to share? Any coping mechanisms?
Mahalo nui loa.
I've heard people respond to "What do you do?" with:
"Enjoy the fruits of my many years of labor!"
"Whatever I please!"
"More now than before I retired!"
"Study life."
Malama pono,
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