tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post3034125232709676021..comments2024-03-27T16:29:33.089+02:00Comments on A Jewish Grandmother : The Gift of SleepBatyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-21743768836221290532012-04-29T09:31:43.820+03:002012-04-29T09:31:43.820+03:00I work part-time. Now I get the bituach leumi, to...I work part-time. Now I get the bituach leumi, too, which together is like full-time at a low-paying job. American SS goes a long way in Israel.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-1603375203753978112012-04-29T09:07:26.925+03:002012-04-29T09:07:26.925+03:00We're about the same age (I just had my other ...We're about the same age (I just had my <i>other</i> 39th birthday), so I am wondering why you are still working full time? <br /><br />My hours, already part-time, were just cut even more, but I had already been thinking of how to tell my director (of a preschool) that I want to ease into retirement. I am focused on my chldren (read: daughter,especially) and grandchildren, and just don't have the focus or energy anymore to think of and prepare art or craft projects for 3-5 year olds. <br /><br />Of course my problem is probably the same as yours: I need the $$ in order to have $$ to retire on (and to make Aliyah and not have to rummage through garbage cans...)Lady-Lighthttp://www.lady-light.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com