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Thank you, Bella. Ecuador is one of the countries I considered 2.5 years ago. I finally decided on Paraguay, but my flight was canceled by Covid. Of course, the situation in every country has changed, so I have to do new research.

Apparently the income requirement for Ecuador has tripled since the US News article was published. I'd be living on about $600 US per month, which would be tight anywhere.

Thanks so much for getting me started on a new round of investigation!
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You may have seen this YouTube channel already but they offer a lot of information for anyone thinking of retiring in a different country.
 
I've done a fair bit today.. I'm amazed tbh, cuz I didn't set out to do much..

Took all the Halloween decor down, including the door wreath, and then went up into the loft ( a huge undertaking which involves 2 sets of ladders ).. to find some boxes to store the Halloween stuff in.. found some boxes but then the difficult thing is getting them down because I need to hands to hold onto the ladders.. and the loft hatch is only tiny, so I threw them down , and one of the lids broke..

Sorted out some stuff in the loft, and took some photos of my 50+ year old 45's and record cases to post on a thread on this forum..

Took delivery of some items I ordered yesterday.. one of which was an adjustable extendible curtain rod, and after I put the ladders away.. and boxed up not only Halloween but with a larger box boxed up all the new Christmas decor into one lidded box in the barn and then stacked all the big boxes .. ....I hung new curtains in the livingroom.....

Set the Dehumidifier in the barn and the heater because after all the rain it felt decidedly damp in there..

Then I cooked chicken and Broccoli tots in the air fryer for dinner, and while that was doing I got the laundry washed and dried..

In between all this we had a Massive Thunder & lightening storm, with torrential rain...

Now I've got all the washing out of the dryer, and hung up, and put away.. .. and the dinner dishes washed and dried..

My right shoulder hurts, probably pulled something while messing about in the loft.. so I've taken a painkiller..

Tomorrow I intend to paint the windowsills, and then I think I'll have a rest.. *phew*
 
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It's hard to dislike climate change when it is sunny and 70 degrees out on November 1st. When I lived here in the DC area decades ago I remember that by Halloween it would be getting into freezing temperatures and sometimes even have sNOw flurries.

Had a beautiful second day going to the Art museum. Finished off the ground floor of the main building and hope to go start the upper floor tomorrow. Realized that my life has been very poverty stricken as far as art and sculpture are concerned (I own one original painting of a desert scene and one small bronze sculpture of a horse). Hope when I settle down that I improve that, tho since my decorating style is "clutter" probably no one but myself would know there was any art displayed.
 
Felt lazy this morning.

In the afternoon I cleared 6 inches (15 cm) of snow off my car, and shoveled snow from around my car. Directed it toward the shared part of the parking lot, where the snow plow can deal with it. This cut into my exercise time, but I guess it's a kind of exercise.

Started the laundry. Soon I'll talk to my language partner and study a bit. Then some exercise.

Yep, that's it. Other than washing dishes and all the usual nonsense.
 
I went vacuuming crazy yesterday and overdid it. Last night I had a painful lower back. Probably from leaning over while vacuuming the recliner, chair and bed. This morning it still hurts but not as bad. There goes my list for today. I will do mostly computer stuff and perhaps reading since I have three books I am currently reading. Keep walking back and forth around my apartment (Bob & Brad, Physical Therapist say to keep moving with back pain).

Going to fix some breakfast night.
 
On my early walk at 6:30am,walked 1 time around apt complex after I watered some plants/ in community garden
This morning, walkto/from Canopy of Neighbors office for the 1st time since May. Our office is located in the back of local Jewish temple .The temple has been under renovations, we' ve lost some of the space which we used for our programs. The events for members are now out in the community.They need to call the office 1 week in advance to RSVP which ever event they want to attend
I've missed being in the office seeing Sasha{exec dir} ,Wendy {vol co ordinator} I usually do filing anything else they need done. This will be my long walk of the day,rest of my day read NYT, book
 
Well it's sunny-ish..breezy-ish... and 58 deg so a little bit chilly...and almost 12.30pm...

I've got all my windowsills painted this morning.. so I have all the windows open to get them dry asap..

Cooked sausages in the air fryer so I don't have to cook too much later..

Had French toast and bacon for lunch

Waiting now for the delivery of the motion sensor lights which I ordered last night..
 
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