Retirement is prompting me to look at stages of life in different way. https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2025-06-15-stages-of-life/
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What’s brewing?
https://darkk.band
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#WorkInProgress
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I have more time for fun tech projects like coding a generative AI chatbot for my blog now that I'm retired 😂
https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2025-06-08-blog-chatbot-fun/
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Retirement seems like a good time to get rid of some things that I no longer need in my new life. But decluttering has been harder than I'd hoped - no matter how much I want less stuff in my home.
Latest #NextChapter:
https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2025-06-01-decluttering-baby-steps/
#Retirement

I’ve decided to step away from Brabham Motorsport as both a driver and manager.

It’s time to start a new chapter in life — and I’m truly grateful for everything this one has given me.

Thank you Brabham & Arnage for the trust, support, and memories. 💙
#Simracing #ThankYou #NextChapter

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Congratulations to our high school graduates! May God continue to guide them and keep them in his care!

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I began Memorial Day weekend last year mulling how I might want to restructure my job . . . and ended it deciding it was time to retire. What I feared when thinking about leaving my full-time career -- and how things have turned out so far
https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2025-05-18-almost-a-year-since-i-decided-to-retire/

#NextChapter #Retirement

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Senior portraits are a milestone in any young person’s life. It’s a time to celebrate the transition from high school to the next chapter, whether that’s
https://mariatelkes.com/senior-portrait-photographers-capturing-milestones-with-style/
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I'm speaking at a conference in September! (For a 5-minute lightning talk)
Like so many other things related to my profession, it's going to be different as a retiree than when I was working full time.
More in my retirement blog: https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2025-05-04-i-m-speaking-at-a-professional-conference-for-5-minutes/
#NextChapter #Retirement

Ok with the ferocity of these thunderstorms I don't feel like a wimp (anymore) for not heading over the mountains on small roads as it gets dark

Will leave as the sun rises tomorrow!
#moving #roadtrip #NewBeginning #NextChapter

Is retirement somehow bad for your brain? A recent NY Times articles might leave that impression, but the actual studies it's based on tell a different - and more nuanced - story.

https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2025-04-21-is-retirement-bad-for-your-brain-ny-times-weigh-in/

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I knew I needed to be prepared for a stock market downturn sometime after I retired. But I was kind of hoping one wouldn't happen the *first* year I stopped working. . . .
https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2025-04-13-my-first-stock-market-downturn-as-a-retiree/
#NextChapter #Retirement

I’m in the midst of a big contrast in retirement weeks at the moment. This past week: Some fun events! (when I’m not following current events) Next week: Not so much.
https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2025-04-06-a-couple-of-contrasting-retirement-weeks/
#NextChapter #Retirement

Vanity Fair Editor Radhika Jones, 52, is stepping down this spring after 7 transformative years to pursue fresh personal and creative goals amid a shifting media landscape. #MediaShift #NextChapter https://buff.ly/2mJr6lG

It felt good to work on a couple of more freelance articles while the weather was bad this winter - and then go back to my #retirement life.
https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2025-03-23-i-ve-been-freelancing-again-in-retirement/
#NextChapter

It sometimes seem hard to know when is the right time to retire -- until you do. I'm not sorry I retired sooner than I initially planned.
https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2025-03-09-i-m-glad-i-didn-t-follow-my-original-plan-to-retire-later/
#NextChapter #Retirement

I didn't truly understand how hard it was to squeeze in self care while I was working full time . . . until I retired.
https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2025-03-02-the-high-cost-in-hours-of-self-maintenance/
#NextChapter #Retirement

Big Mike 2.0 just took the first step… but something’s shifting. 💥 What’s next? You won’t see it coming. 🔥

Stay tuned. 😏

#BigMike2Point0 #NextChapter #BigThingsComing