<p>Sitting in an empty office, I reflect on what it feels like to clean out 35 years of memories and close a long career in education. From retirement celebrations to saying goodbye to keepsakes, this episode explores what we carry forward, what we let go of, and why an empty office can say so much about a life chapter coming to an end.</p>

Sitting in an empty office, I reflect on what it feels like to clean out 35 years of memories and close a long career in education. From retirement celebrations to saying goodbye to keepsakes, this episode explores what we carry forward, what we let go of, and why an empty office can say so much about a life chapter coming to an end.

Episode 6: The Empty Office

After 35 years in education, I’m preparing to retire. Notes from Retirement follows the transition into retirement, the last months of work, and the first year of building a new life. 

This podcast explores identity, time, powering down, and deciding what matters next — along with cooking, travel, writing, and gathering people together in this next chapter.

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After 35 years in education, I’m preparing to retire. Notes from Retirement follows the transition into retirement, the last months of work, and the first year of building a new life. This podcast explores identity, time, powering down, and deciding what matters next — along with cooking, travel, writing, and gathering people together in this next chapter.

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Episode 6: The Empty Office

Episode 6: The Empty Office