ADVENTURES, CHALLENGES, AND INSIGHTS OF A COUPLE IN EARLY RETIREMENT
After getting our condo shipshape upon our return to Mexico, we got to spend a little time getting down to the business of everyday living and having some fun: working out, massages, taking Spanish lessons, visits from friends and family, golf, and dining out. All part of Living Chapter 2, right?
Who said retirement was easy? Homeownership is no walk in the park either. While we were in France, we had decided we weren’t going to rent our condo any more. That decision lead to planning improvements and new purchases for our condo in Mexico.
Believe it or not, we did some things in Playa del Carmen that didn’t involve work on our condo. We found ourselves with more free time and honestly, we haven’t really relaxed in Playa since we have owned the place.
As many of you know, this was our third kitchen remodel and happily we learned a lot. The only difference this time was the construction methods used in Mexico, namely, everything is constructed with concrete. That complicated everything.
We had a big agenda for this visit, mostly related to a kitchen remodel. We had one month to specify everything for the kitchen and get the cabinet order finalized. But between entertaining guests and buying stuff for the condo, we did manage some pool time.
