Retiring in a few months

@MarshaMusselman At least you know that you will have your nights and weekends to rest.

@LadyDuck or to work on my other projects. That is more relaxing than cashiering is, thankfully.

Thanks, Anna. I'll still be running our window business but my nights and weekends will be my own.

My appt was fine, no cavities which is always good to hear. I'll get a pension either way, even if no buy out is offered. I didn't realize it might be okay to show one of my books here. Are you trying to get disability on your own or did your go thru a lawyer? My husband got a lawyer and was able to get a little more than we expected.

@MarshaMusselman I always like getting good reports from my dentist. Yes, you can show the books to us as long as you aren't trying to sell them to us. I applied for disability on my own but once I was denied, I hired an attorney. I have a hearing on October 31st. The judge has 30 days after that to say yes or no.

@DaddyEvil I don't think my husband ever had a hearing but I don't remember even though it's only been a few years.

Thanks, Rebecca.

It's good to see you too, Marlina.

@MarshaMusselman Since 1991.

@xFiacre I've been at this job since 1998. Although I've been working since 1970 other than a couple of years.

Cool and congrats. How long have you worked there? I've been at this job for twenty-five years.

I know a lot of people and I'm learning from some of the best so I'm expecting to do well once I get more into the marketing of them . Right now I'm waiting for Amazon to okay my author page so I can showcase what I've done so far

@porwest I certainly shall.

@MarshaMusselman Keep us posted on how it all works out.

If you have a computer you can get started anytime. I might teach some people at my job on how to get started. The only thing is that I don't have a laptop and the room where I have my computer needs a major overhaul before I let anyone here to watch me work or whatever. I can recommend some people to watch on youtube for you to get an idea, but some of them talk so fast that I still have to rewind and watch several times before I understand what to do. The person that I learned from originally is Lori Culwell. She's written several books in a series she calls, "Funny you should ask". This one is called, Funny you should ask How to Publish low content books. I now own all her books in that series. The youtubers I follow are: Paul Marles and recently, StackinProfit But, I began making a journal first before watching the youtube videos.

Thanks, thanks and thanks. Plus I'm trying to set up a website for my husband's new book he'll upload to the Amazon publishing site hopefully this month.

@MarshaMusselman Being able to continue doing something after retirement is also helpful for people's health and will not make them feel completely empty in space.

@MattMeng I agree there. And working for myself also allows me to spend more time with my kids and grandkids than I've been able to up to now.

I won't be retiring completely but I'll at least be my own boss now or once I do retire.

@MarshaMusselman I can certainly understand how ready you are to retire. I was afraid when I had to retire earlier than I had wanted but it all worked out. I wish you all the best on your retirement Marsha and hope that you can create your journals/books and enjoy the whole process.

@Marilynda1225 thank you. I do enjoy the process but sometimes I get stuck remembering what I did previously.

Since I've been waiting for this time for two years already I'm not sure how far it will go. Especially since I'm so over working. But, I've managed worse than this so I should be fine.

Low content books are things like notebooks and journals. Many people just put lines in the inside with a cover they design. But, I'm putting a transparent image on the inside to allow writing on top of it. Medium content books are activity books, coloring books, planners and the list goes on.

@just4him although I am re-inspired to get back into writing too. But first I want to get a little off these other types of books on Amazon. I have to find the disks I have all my stuff stored in

@MarshaMusselman Oh, okay.