What’s top of my mind: My Aged Care. It’s come to that time when my parents need me to fill out the reams of paperwork to get them onto the My Aged Care system. Up until now, they’ve been using their local council for services. Tomorrow I’m going over there again to spend another day […] The post Wednesday W’s #102. appeared first on Burning Desire For FIRE ..read more

It’s not often that I get excited when I hit a goal. Usually, I’m already focusing on the next one. Stupid, I know. But this one was a little different. It was a long time coming. I first heard about skydiving when I was a kid. Instantly, I knew that one day, I’d do it. […] The post Little Adventures #21: March 2024 – THE SKYDIVE. appeared first on Burning Desire For FIRE ..read more

I have a friend affectionately known as ‘Blogless Sandy.’ She and her husband retired roughly the same time I did, and 3 years ago she did an interview for this blog when they were 2 years in. Blogless Sandy prefers a more structured retirement timetable than I do. Mondays she walks large dogs for a […] The post Little Adventure #20: March 2024 – The Walking Group. appeared first on Burning Desire For FIRE ..read more

What’s top of my mind: Nothing much. I’m in a really good place at the moment. Life is serene and contented. Quite happy to enjoy the peace and quiet, frankly. Where I’m going: To the backyard. I have an old friend who I haven’t seen to 20 years, and she’s coming to dinner on Saturday […] The post Wednesday W’s #99. appeared first on Burning Desire For FIRE ..read more

What’s top of my mind: How much I love my floorboards. Well, last night made me glad yet again for my wooden floors. Poppy, pictured on the left in happier times, was walking around and around the room at 4 AM. Then I smelt something BAAAD, I leaped up and put her out. The poor […] The post Wednesday W’s #98 appeared first on Burning Desire For FIRE ..read more

What’s top of my mind: How lucky I am. Yesterday in the morning I had to plug my phone in because it had run flat without me noticing. When I had some juice in it, I realised I’d missed two phone calls from my doctor about my recent submission of the bowel cancer test that […] The post Wednesday W’s #96. appeared first on Burning Desire For FIRE ..read more

What’s top of my mind: TRAVEL! Yesterday I booked a trip to Vietnam for Feb 2025. It was totally spur-of-the-moment… you know, these travel companies really make it far too easy to book things online. When I was telling my sister about it later in the day, she told me about the travel company Trip-a-Deal. […] The post Wednesday W’s #95. appeared first on Burning Desire For FIRE ..read more

After seeing the Kangaroo silo painting, I stopped in at a little café for a coffee. Before I knew it, it was nearly time for my gin-tasting class at the distillery. Wouldn’t want to be late for that! Originally, I was interested in doing the gin mixing class, but they wouldn’t run it for only […] The post Little Adventure #19: January 2024 – Kangaroo Island. (Episode 7.) appeared first on Burning Desire For FIRE ..read more

This picture was taken at Stokes Bay at 8:01 in the morning. I woke up that morning at 5:30 and remembered what the guy in the Sculpture Walk told me about the beach. I needed to be at a gin distillery at 11 – no way I was going to miss that! – so I […] The post Little Adventure #19: January 2024 – Kangaroo Island. (Episode 6.) appeared first on Burning Desire For FIRE ..read more

Ok, we’re back on my Little Adventure to Kangaroo Island. For those who may be new here and are wondering my I’ve used capital letters for ‘Little Adventure’… I decided that after I retired I was going to go somewhere new or do something new every month. When I go on big trips like Antarctica, […] The post Little Adventure #19: January 2024 – Kangaroo Island. (Episode 5.) appeared first on Burning Desire For FIRE ..read more