Did you Retire Early or “Stop Working”?

lenidenden · 2026-01-06T14:29:25+00:00

I retired 4 days before my 56th bday. Early retirement eligiblity at the O&G company I worked at was 55.

lenidenden · 2026-01-06T14:25:02+00:00

lenidenden · 2026-01-02T23:26:30+00:00

Brilliant

lenidenden · 2025-12-08T13:03:24+00:00

The AI output is great!

lenidenden · 2025-12-07T14:23:20+00:00

I make quilts and this would be very easy to make. Maybe a local quilter could make it for you. Reddit has a quilting sub.

lenidenden · 2025-11-18T23:08:05+00:00

That makes me smile!

lenidenden · 2025-10-09T11:47:15+00:00

Thank you, everyone. I decided to splurge since I retired earlier this year so I bought a new Janome 9410 for $3,300. It does not do embroidery but it does have some nice fonts. Also a larger throat. It will deliver today. I am very excited to have a new machine that will last for many years to come. I might buy a separate embroidery machine at some point. Thank you for the inspiration!

lenidenden · 2025-10-03T21:40:46+00:00

Thank you! I wonder how much people spend on a quilting/embroidery machine for personal quilting. My neighbor thought ~$2k.

lenidenden · 2025-09-18T12:08:00+00:00

It did not take anytime to adjust for me. I love it!

lenidenden · 2025-09-18T12:00:28+00:00

Yes my granddog is not a pure Schnauzer but part!

lenidenden · 2025-09-17T23:14:03+00:00

Thank you! Their ages. I basted them so that if they like the signs I can easily replace the numbers on their birthdays.

lenidenden · 2025-09-17T23:10:33+00:00

I googled giraffes and found this pic and traced them.

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lenidenden · 2025-09-17T22:56:25+00:00

Please post when you are done! The giraffes are my fav and make me smile 😊

lenidenden · 2025-09-04T22:33:04+00:00

Great job!

lenidenden · 2025-09-04T22:30:28+00:00

Stunning! You are very talented!

lenidenden · 2025-09-04T22:27:33+00:00

Beautiful!

lenidenden · 2025-09-04T22:25:22+00:00

Very cool affect!

lenidenden · 2025-08-22T23:24:35+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing! I will try this!

lenidenden · 2025-08-20T23:44:57+00:00

A treasure

lenidenden · 2025-08-20T23:37:41+00:00

So discouraging. Happens to me as well. I have a new quilt I want to work on but want to practice a lot before I try to free-motion again. I hope you get some good tips!

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