What we've learned about retiring early, health, technology, RVing and an active lifestyle.
It’s definitely a chore to find a family Doctor in Cochrane these days. We have found Doctors accepting patients in a NW Calgary area. After our first visit, they ordered a round of tests for both of us. Della came through fine. Me not so much. First though, my comments are not a criticism of … Read more
The pandemic has taught us the value of fresh, nutritional, unhandled vegetables. We saw supermarkets with little or no product on the shelves. Our aeroponic garden was always available for fresh salads.
Della and I have been retired for 7 years. We quickly learned how isolating retirement can be. Of course, the pandemic 2 years ago did nothing to help the situation. Fortunately, we quickly saw the issue and took action. We started volunteering, we got seasonal employment as campground hosts and we got involved in the … Read more
We often take advantage of the medical presentations coming out of the U of C. The one from a couple of years ago recently intrigued me. Pre pandemic we heard similar information at a Juice Plus presentation. We’ve learned that we have to be our own health advocates so we attend as many presentations as … Read more
I often find it strange that when you decide to do something, the universe provides an answer. This time I saw an ad for an event on Sulphur Mountain called “Night Rise”.
This is day 10 of our Shred. Wondering how we did? For us, shredding is mostly about feeling better rather than weight loss. We’ve not had indigestion for the last 10 days. That’s big since it happens regularly and affects our sleep. When I’m not active and don’t eat well, my joints hurt. Shredding is … Read more
I grew up on a ranch just north of Cochrane. I went to school in Cochrane including the high school in Cochrane Heights. I was away for many years and moved back a handful of years ago. Della is from Williams Lake and we spend a fair bit of the year there. Now that we’re … Read more
Della and I are semi-retired. We have a summer contract as hosts of a campground. I am responsible for maintenance and Della the client experience. Our winters are much less active.
Both Della and I took a moment to pause when we heard of the death of Dr. DuBois today. We heard him speak several times and we both think he changed the course of our lives. We first were moved by his commitment to humanity. He was one of the first to recognize and treat … Read more
We’ve spent the winter seeing a lot of doctors. We have just reached an age where we know that we’ve overlooked some things and we’re doing our best to avoid being limited in our lifestyle. We’ve observed that some Doctors will make lifestyle recommendations. Many simply prescribe drugs. I don’t know if this is because … Read more