The Stage is Set
A few months after retiring , I repurposed my home office space where remnants of my teaching career piled high in the corners, closet, and bookshelves. It was a therapeutic process to go through stacks of teachers’ guides, evaluations, planning books, and children’s books that had been a crucial part of my professional life. Ultimately, the process helped me define what I no longer needed, and what I would carry forward into retirement. The room is small (10’x 9’) and doubles as a guest room. I had to make the most of every corner.