<p>As the countdown begins to full retirement, I am planning to embark on a one year journey of focusing on my gardens with little distraction. I don't mean to work in the yard 8 hours per day, but I do intend to get out there on a daily basis even if it's just for a walk-about in the rain. This past summer I've been vacillating about hanging up my keyboard or not, which tended to rather paralyze me. If I was out in the yard, I felt guilty about not working. If I was at the computer, I didn't feel like working and instead just wasted time surfing the net, making lists, and whatever else I could do to procrastinate. Looking longingly out the window at the yard becoming more and more neglected.</p>
<p>I finally decided and advised my remaining attorneys that I would no longer be available for freelance work after my 60th birthday (Sept 26). Linda took it well, was expecting it, but was hoping I would hang in until the end of the year. Both Shane and Tony were already on notice, but I was still doing small projects for them. Just making and voicing the decision lightened the load on my shoulders immensely. In reality, my income has been on a steady decline all year, to the point that it is rather insignificant. </p>
<p>I'm not going to pin an exact start date to my Magical Year, but starting up this blog is certainly one of my first steps. After the Labor Day weekend, I plan to walk around the yard and take some brutally honest photos showing the dismal state everything is in at the moment. August is typically a rather non-showy month for me, but this year things are really looking ragged. So be it. Gives me that much more room for improvement.</p>
<p>Fall is my favorite season, and strangely brings fresh hope to me much as spring does. I look forward to beginning this transformation, and getting the hang of how this blog works is my order of business.</p>
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