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Kerry Ann! I'm so happy to see you and I love your look! I'm also happy to learn from you again. I subscribed! ~ Kiana C.

Basements can be scary in the 70s LOL! Can't wait to go beneath the line.

I'm digging in now, Kerry Ann! Can't wait to see what emerges and I hope to find more positives than my memories tend to hold on to. While I did use a ruler, LOL, I will promise to let it breathe and open the door to let my life speak to me. Handy to have a glass of Kiva during too. ;)

I am so glad to hear that you found your peace and joy during holiday time, as it can be really stressful. Enjoy your annual retreat, it sounds like you'll be having a grand time! Letting go of excessive and often meaningless gifting has been one of the most liberating decisions of my life. I can't remember exactly when I told my family that starting next year, each of us would only gift our own children and grandchildren, but it was just about 2005-2006. In the beginning, people were shocked and some just couldn't conceive how we would celebrate Christmas as a family without exchanging gifts. They thought it was quite a silly idea. However, I stuck with my decision and next year, when I sent out the invites, I reminded everyone that there is only going to be a family gathering, we'll have a delicious meal together and no gifts. I truly believe that we are each other's gift, being with family at holiday time is enough because we like each other a lot. After so many years, everyone has learned to just enjoy the company of each other, without necessarily attaching a gift receipt to it. These days, we are so relaxed, so joyful, we play games, if someone wants to bring a dish to share, that's fine. It is just magnificent and we feel energized and happy after our Christmas day.

I agree totally. My inner self has quit all holidays however my family has not and it’s been a bit of a struggle. I wish I could go to a place and relax and just be the everyday me. Thanksgiving just ended and I have another thirty plus days to get through until I can breathe a sigh of relief.

I agree totally. I quit all holidays. Too much consumerism. I love my minimalist life with my family❤

What a rich gift to give yourselves & in turn those you encounter afterwards! We share our Christmas simple traditions with our children & grandchildren - special foods, Kris Kringle cf multiple gifts for everyone, followed by summer days at the beach. You remind me of how precious a retreat style holiday with just my husband (or at times on my own), offers necessary stillness, rest & reflection - a place where we immerse ourselves in nature, read good books, listen into what reveals itself, dream & plan. Some come to fruition, others springboard us toward different experiences. Having recently transitioned to semi retirement, & still adjusting to this lifestyle on many levels, we have lost some of the rhythm of holidays from work, and setting aside time each year for our own quieter time without family or lots of activity.

I absolutely love your channel! If you don’t mind me asking, how old were you when you retired? Do you plan on sharing your retirement numbers in the future?

If I consume the news it is by accident. I avoid it like the plague.

You are very cute and full of joy!

Wow- I can’t believe you have had a negative experience when responding you are retired! When people tell me they’re retired, I am always so excited for them!!!!! I am like- wow, congratulations!!!!!🎊🍾🎉

Gonna look fire lady get with it gonna be amazing gotta bald it out and grow out all natural gonna be fire gonna be so crazy good get ready to look absolutely amazing chanel will call you and also luie vaton but mostly french runways

Boredom. Feeling the need to know what's up so I can be a part of the world larger than my local immediate world.

i did it about 3 years ago. took me just shy of 2 yrs to grow out just past the shoulders. i tossed & turned about whether to go short or not; blend with coloring/highlights to soften the transition line... in the end i did nothing but trim every 4 months. was liberating. hair got healthier. i grew it out longer than i had in years. it is now past my shoulder blades. just ride it out; your journey will take its own shape. ❤

Thank you for such a generous offering... happy to be in this space!

7:20 mindfulness

When i was in my 30s, I was having sleep issues. It was so bad that by the time I was 39, I slept 3-4 hrs a day. Really bad since I was full time military. I went to a therapist. I was advised to turn off my TV before sleeping. My sleep was affected by the negative TV programs- natural disasters, murder, etc. Once I turned off TV my sleep improved. When on TH-cam, I'm watching videos that have a calm, softness to it. How do I stay informed of world events - word of mouth, mainly at my job and the 30min news at noon. No all day or night time news.

While working, I used to turn on the news in the morning to catch the traffic and weather before heading out for the day. Upon retiring in June, I found myself turning on the news every morning and watching for longer periods of time out of habit. In the last few months, as I have been considering how I want to spend my time, I am choosing not to watch any news. I am so happy with that decision. If there is something I want to learn about, I seek out the appropriate sources. I am sure if there was something urgent happening, I would hear about it from friends and family. The question is: Does it fill you up? Does it serve you well?

Wow! My husband and I were just talking about this last night. A friend had texted me and attached a picture she had taken of her TV screen to share with me.. It was a picture of my brother on our local news. He's manager of a road safety program here in BC. My husband and I went online to replay the 6:00 news thinking we'd be able to see my brother's safety talk. We didn't see it, and later found out it had aired on the morning news. What we were shocked by was the headlines at the beginning of the news. Negative, negative, negative, and more negative. I was reminded why we don't watch the news very often. It was truly depressing. If anything worth knowing was happening in the world or closer to home, I am sure friends or family would call to share what was happening with me.I don't want to feel like I'm living under a rock, but being bombarded with negativity day in and day out would just be too much. I would much prefer to hear the good that is happening in the world. With five weeks and counting until we retire, my husband and I will definitely be keeping our news intake to a minimum as we begin this new and exciting chapter of our lives.

Can you be any cuter? I don't think so. LOVE YOU! 💕

Thank you for this inspiring introduction to a new chapter.

Love this! I don’t think I’ve ever thought about it this was but both my parents never colored their hair. I think they got their greys before 40 and it seems like to me (not sure how it was for them then) that it wasn’t a big deal at all. They’ve subconsciously served as role models for me specifically for this. I didn’t get grey hair until my early 40s and it got me so excited 😂 I’m not sure why. I highlighted my hair a few years after that and told my person to preserve the grey hair 😂😅 this is so funny to me now that I’m sharing.

Thank you Kerry Ann for this exercise. Yes there are things in the basement that I would like to fish out but happily I see many things down there that belong in the basement and I am happy to have shed them. 😊

I'm nearing 49 and so much of my physical work ethic was being driven by being able to help earn income for my aging mother. She was my last parent and after covid took her in 2021, I've lost the proactive workplace perspective and pivoted to a clarity of how simple and peaceful my life could actually be if I could get away from this troublesome work force. Self-diagnosing, I think I'm going through a mixture of midlife mental and emotional changes, beginning to feel physical aging and grief. Life wont stop or slow down enough for me to catch my second wind. I have felt motivated to goal set to enter the "FIRE" plan. What causes ME to worry is health insurance! What are the options for people like me that plan to leave early?!

You are just a little ray of sunshine in my day.

Think of the time you will save. What will you do???😊

Woohoo go Kerry Ann! Yay for canceling your appointment! A grey pixie, a grey wedge, or a shaved head would be cute!

I just subscribed after watching a couple of your videos. I totally resonate with everything you have shared. It’s refreshing to finally find a channel that has so many things that I can relate to. As for going gray, I am 100% for it. When I turned 50 I stopped coloring and cutting my hair (I had a pixie cut). I decided to grow it out because I really wanted long hair that I could braid into pigtails. I asked my hairdresser what her recommendations would be to help me transition and she recommended to lighten up and create an ombre. This worked really well for me. I did see her a couple more times to recreate the ombre until the colored part was pretty much gone. I’m 63 now with long, white hair and I look super cute with my braids. It’s so funny because young women come up to me now and ask where I had my white hair done. 😂 I love your cute hair style. My vote is do what feels right for you.

It was so nice visiting my future self. I was sad to get back on the elevator.

Yes beautiful friend! I am excited for your new look! My own personal inclination would be to go super short and start fresh, but you can't go wrong! Thank you for sharing this journey. (❤ from Elisabeth)

Thank you for this inspiring video Kerry Ann! I will definitely think about the "segments" in order to structure my life in Early Retirement (maybe next year at 45, depending on the markets). 2 Quick questions if that's ok! 1) "Simple Path to Wealth" came out the year you retired, did you change anything to your early retirement process based on the book? (excellent book btw!) 2) How do you manage to avoid the negativity from the news? The past 5 years have been brutal, pretty much since the Pandemic. I am just a bit afraid that with more free time I will think more and stress more about all the negative news out there. Thank you!

Hi Kerry Ann, your videos are so enjoyable! I tried going grey last year, but have now gone back to dying my hair. You can expect the texture to change as the grey comes in--my hair became more unruly and harder to keep tidy. You might need to cut it more often--one of the comments mentions a female barber and that sounds great! It's a journey indeed and I'm sure you will rock it!

Wow! I’m right there with you in going gray. I retired 4 months ago and stopped coloring my hair. I’m in that messy, growing out stage now and am thinking about getting a short, layered cut to ease the transition. Going gray is definitely changing my image and I’m still trying to wrap my mind around it. It’s nice to have sisters on the same journey!

Congratulations on your decision to get to know your natural hair in all its beauty! I stopped coloring my hair at the beginning of the pandemic, June 2020 to be exact. I used to have a feisty red mane and now I'm a full gray, tamed silvery wedge bob. I just went cold turkey, no hair appointments to reconcile the old color with the new growth. To be honest, I exchanged my hairdresser with a good female barber who gives me a brilliant haircut every 4-5 weeks. I wanted my sensibilities to be spared of the puzzled looks my hairdresser so generously granted me every time I stepped into the salon. It took me about a year to fully make the transition, but your hair is much shorter, so I anticipate that probably 6 months would be enough for you. One thing that helped me to go through the most difficult moments when doubting my decision was thinking of all the chemicals I poured over my scalp and hair over decades. It was the biggest motivator for me and I will never go back to coloring my hair. Be prepared to experience a dramatic change in your croma and aura. Colors that used to look good on you may not work with your gray hair. But you'll figure it all out and you'll come out of your unique journey empowered, strong, and proud!🤩

I am really enjoying your content! I retired 5 months ago and began growing out my grays on my shoulder-length hair about 3 months ago. I did add some highlights to ease the transition. I am embracing this journey to my authentic self.

I love your channel. I’m 75 yrs and have been totally gray/white for 20 years. After the need to look younger at work has passed it has been freeing to me to go through this process. I find the sun bleaches it more and it gives my skin tone a softer Color overall. In other words au natural suits us more. In 6 months the hard part will be done. It will be interesting to hear what you say about it.

Kerry Ann, I love your content and became an immediate subscriber. I’m 50 and have had salt n pepper hair since I was 25. Still waiting on my full head to turn. Once I started to see my gray at the age of 25 I just allowed it to come in. My hair is as black as it can be and I always wanted color but was afraid to mess it up with color. So I look at my grey as my color. My suggestion is to taper the back of your hair and leave the top curly. It will begin to mix in. I will say you are going to have to be okay with it growing how it grows because you can’t control that part. Resist the urge to color it when you don’t like what it looks like but know it’s a journey and not a sprint. Or you can try to find a wig with both colors to see what it may look like. Just enjoy getting to know your new hair in each state it is in. Good luck. I love love love mine.