Hard to believe that it has been over six years since my last blog post. I stopped because I was concerned about potential conflicts with my job and the college I worked at, not wanting to say anything that might reflect badly on it - this was my choice, not the institution's,
Now that I am retired I face no such restrictions or ethical issues, so here I go!
Let's start with the pair of dimes (paradigm?) shift of retirement. I've been at it for a little over 18 months and I think I'm beginning to get that hang of it. Everyday is Saturday, a lot less meetings and no commute have become luxuries. After a life time of work, it's been an interesting transition to being left to my own designs. The cool thing is I can do pretty much whatever i want to do and it if doesn't get done today, there is always tomorrow. I am able to picj and chose and do things I want. This includes being on the board of Digital Nova Scotia and being a director of the Army Cadet League of Canada (Nova Scotia). It's good to stay engaged.
One of those things I want to do more of is write - here on this blog where I will again look at things that make me go hmmm... and on my professional blog Thoughts From the Field where I will write and talk about education, leadership, change, organizational culture and other issues and topics related to teaching, learning and creating better environments for students and their educators. I have started a consultancy, Birch Hollow Consulting as a way to keep busy, continue my academic research and hopefully give back to the fields of education and leadership. If you need advice or help with what your organizations are up to, let me know.
So here I am, back and ready to go - so many things that make me go hmmm... and now the time post!
