Just Chuck
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I’m Chuck. I am retired as of December 31, 2023. I like playing guitar, listening to music, recording music, reading books and comic books, portrait and toy photography, writing and playing Pokemon Go. I don’t miss work at all.
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2025 New Year Resolutions
Once again it’s time to put forth my resolutions or goals for 2025. I’m a bit late this year but better late than never. As a former Project Manager, I find that setting goals is essential for my self worth … Continue reading
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1 Year of Retirement – How Was It?
After 38 years, 10 months and 20 days, I retired on December 31, 2023 at 62 years of age. I have now completed full year of retirement and wanted to share how things played out and how I’m filling my … Continue reading
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2024 New Year’s Resolutions Report Card
Its time to review my 2024 New Year’s Resolutions. I’ve been doing this for a number of years now. I always set some goals for myself that have to do with my personal creative side. These goals are self improvements … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, blogging, Distrokid, memoir, Music, new music, new years resolution, overweight, recording, resolution, retirement, retirement ain't easy, spotify, streaming music, vlog, weight loss, youtube
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2024 New Year’s Resolutions Q1 Report Card
It’s time to review my 2024 New Year’s Resolutions. This is my 3rd year of doing this. At the beginning of each year I set five personal goals for the year and see if I can complete them. I grade … Continue reading
Blog Rebranding – Retirement Ain’t Easy
Please note: I have rebranded this blog to match my YouTube channel as they are getting to be one and the same lately. The new URL is http://www.retirementainteasy.com. The current URL should still forward to this new one but you … Continue reading
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2024 New Years Resolutions
Now that I am retired from the daily soul crushing commute and job, I hope completing my New Years Resolutions in 2024 will come easier. So here are my 5 New Years Resolutions that I plan on …. Resolving? Resolution … Continue reading
2023 Year End Wrap Up
It’s time for a 2023 Resolution Wrap up. Time to review what nonsense I came up with in January to try and fulfill, improve and better my life. So here we go. Resolution #1 – I’m going to journal this … Continue reading
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Tagged 2023, Album of the month, blog, blogging, Camp NaNoWriMo, demo, Hero Bread, journal, Music, my music, NaNoWriMo, new years resolution, recording, resolution, soundcloud, weight loss, writing
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I swear I’m going to blog regularly
I need to use this blog to get shit off my mind. A history of my life too perhaps starting NOW!. Or tomorrow, July 1, 2020. Yeah that sounds like a plan. So get ready for a catch up posting.
Another month gone by
Wow I’m only posting things once a month. That’s sad. I’m not sure why. Lack of time? Not focused on being a writer anymore? A combination of both those but mostly lazy. Maybe it’s cause not much happens weekly, even … Continue reading
WordPress eh?
I miss blogging. I was blogging when blogging was unknown (May 2000) and us bloggers were a small community that followed each other and gave comments to each other. Hell I’m still friends with a number of bloggers on Facebook … Continue reading
Retirement Ain't Easy 