Hi, I’m Kim.
I’m the voice behind My Retirement Season, a space where I’m figuring out life after work out loud.
I retired at 56 after more than 38 years in federal service and leadership. I thought retirement would mostly be about having more time, but it has also raised deeper questions about energy, usefulness, faith, family, health, and meaningful contribution.
This is where I share the honest middle: the freedom, the adjustments, the experiments, and the grace of learning how to live this season well.
Nearly four decades of work shaped me. It didn’t finish me.
My career gave me a strong container for my energy, drive, and desire to contribute. I spent decades leading teams, solving problems, navigating conflict, carrying responsibility, and working in public service.
That work mattered to me. But stepping away from it also raised a new question:
What do I do with this energy now?
That question is part of why My Retirement Season exists.
This season is not a stop. It’s a different kind of forward.
These days, life includes faith, marriage, grandkids, family, health, home projects, travel between Wyoming and Arizona, and learning how to contribute without rebuilding the old pace.
Some days retirement feels like freedom. Some days it feels disorienting. Most days, it is both.
I’m paying attention to what this season is teaching me and sharing pieces of it along the way.
What you’ll find here
- Retirement without the clichés
Real thoughts on life after work, identity, freedom, usefulness, and adjustment. - Faith in real life
Not polished answers, but honest reflection on what it means to live faithfully in this season. - Health, energy, and limits
Learning how to care for a body that no longer recovers just because ambition told it to. - Meaningful contribution
Exploring good work, service, relationships, creativity, and purpose without turning retirement into another job.