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Hi everyone. 8 days left and I'm retiring. I didn't qualify for the 25 yrs for early retirement, but decided to retire anyway. I took another Mental Health Day today. With 139 sick days that I'm losing, I have taken a couple of those days since letting HR know I'll be retiring. That was less than two weeks ago! My job is posted and closes on Friday. This morning I've been bagging up clothes to take to the Goodwill and will be donating a lot more things to the animal rescue near my house. The proceeds there help pay for surgeries, etc, for rescue dogs and cats.

I dropped my 15 yr old cat off at the vet this morning. They're xraying her shoulder. At first, the vet diagnosed it as arthritis, but it's getting worse and she's really limping, so the xrays should help diagnose better. She's never been sick in 15 yrs and is a house cat. She's lost a lot of weight. The blood tests revealed nothing last week. I went with my fiance to the University of North Dakota this past Friday pm/S...See More
Positive person On 5/17/16,

Congratulations, MaryB, on joining the wonderful world of retirement! Sounds as though you're very busy with all the sorting, etc.

In answer to your question, generally yes, people with bachelor degrees in psychology need to get a master's degree in order to be employed.

Good luck to you! Keep us up to date on...See More
May 17, 2016
mmp Congratulations, MaryB, on retiring! Enjoy your new found freedom.. No MORE lesson plans, unit plans, individualized lesson plans for each student, no parent-teacher interviews and no report cards.

Look forward to hearing about updates during the next school year. Have fun being with your sweetie.
May 17, 2016
Elaine/ret/IN Congratulations, Mary B.

It sounds like you have your proverbial ducks lined up, and you have a bright future to anticipate.

You. Will. Love. Retirement.

Elaine
May 27, 2016
judy5ca Congratulations, Mary. Since we've both been here a long
time I've followed your story (I remember when you were
teaching in the Catholic school). I hope your retirement
brings you joy and peace.

Judy
Jun 11, 2016


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