More precisely, my better half is now officially semi-retired. Our short-lived plans to relocate to West Virginia led to her leaving her job.

Initially, I felt bad that she had resigned after 15 years to come with me on another wild computer-job-related adventure that didn’t come to pass. I guess that we both realized that she would be leaving her work environs within months anyhow.

She has reassured me that I’m not a total selfish dickhead, and that she went out on her own terms. She had witnessed other women of her approximate age being shuffled out of the rotation, so to speak, and she was firm in her resolve not to end her career like that.

As MLB has already said about this latest turn of events:

I’m leaving with my head held high. I have no regrets.

Nor do I. Initially, she will be doing the same thing here that she would have been doing elsewhere; making a house a home. We’ve neglected some basic sprucing up and maintenance items here at tbbs WorldHQ, and she’s now positioned to evaluate what needs to be done, so we can prioritize our resources accordingly. So I expect my Honey Do list to grow.

We are blessed that we have no staggering debt load, that we’ve managed to put back a bit of savings, that living comfortably beneath our means has become a way of life for us. And we love each other.

So, MLB is still working, just not for a paycheck. When tbbs WorldHQ is in the shape it needs to be, not in terms of some blow-it-out-our-ass yuppie one-upsmanship, but in terms of “we’re organized and spruced up”, she will probably go to work again, at least part time, in some location closer to the homestead. That’s her call.

We have a way to go before we get there, but we can take but one step at a time.

She and I are both eagerly looking forward to this next chapter in our lives.

-k-