Out of Office: A Retirement Memoir of Stepping Back, Showing Up, and Sucking at New Things
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About this item
What happens when your work, routine, and structure disappear?
Days before her fifty-third birthday, Brooke E. Rye retired from a career as a software project manager and created a new role for herself: Chief Architect of a Well-Lived Retirement.
Unsure of a singular passion but unwilling to drift quietly into a winding-down version of life, Rye designs a year-long retirement experiment exploring creative projects, community, and fitness—complete with quarterly reviews, progress tracking…and dogs.
With wry, self-aware humor and unflinching honesty, Rye shares what happens when the charts are full and the goals are checked off, discovering that the most meaningful parts of life rarely fit into a spreadsheet.
Out of Office is a thoughtful, engaging memoir about life after 50, retirement, and reinvention for women who refuse to fade quietly. It tells the story of rediscovering purpose, identity, and joy when the routines of work and career are gone, showing how meaning can be built piece by piece.
If you enjoyed Wild, Eat Pray Love, or The Happiness Project, Out of Office will inspire, entertain, and reassure anyone navigating midlife transitions and life after work.
ASIN: B0GMB7FBV5
VSKU: DBV.B0GMB7FBV5.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Rye, Brooke E.
Binding: Paperback
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!
ASIN: B0GMB7FBV5
VSKU: DBV.B0GMB7FBV5.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Rye, Brooke E.
Binding: Paperback
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!
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