<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Personal on Being Kevin</title><link>https://kwholley63.github.io/being-kevin/categories/personal/</link><description>Recent content in Personal on Being Kevin</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://kwholley63.github.io/being-kevin/categories/personal/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Living-In-Retirement</title><link>https://kwholley63.github.io/being-kevin/posts/life-in-retirement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kwholley63.github.io/being-kevin/posts/life-in-retirement/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="life-in-retirement---trading-the-grind-for-the-good-life"&gt;Life in Retirement - Trading the Grind for the Good Life&lt;/h1&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;I recently stumbled upon an article in my news feed—a psychological deep dive into retirement, featuring a fellow my age who was feeling a bit, well, lost. The article laid out ten surprises that &amp;ldquo;hit hard&amp;rdquo; in retirement. After reading it, I realized I relate to almost none of it! So, I thought I&amp;rsquo;d share my own perspective on adapting to and absolutely loving this new phase, keeping the spirit of slowing down but with a good dose of fun.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Living-In-Brazil-Series-Part1</title><link>https://kwholley63.github.io/being-kevin/posts/living-in-brazil-series-part1/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kwholley63.github.io/being-kevin/posts/living-in-brazil-series-part1/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="life-in-brazil"&gt;Life in Brazil&lt;/h1&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;After 62 years in the United States, I’ve made the leap to Brazil. Moving here has been a huge change, and I thought it would be fun to share some of my experiences in a multi‑part series. My goal isn’t just to say “the beaches are gorgeous” or “the food is incredible” (though both are absolutely true and deserve their own posts). Instead, I want to paint a picture of what daily life feels like, what you can expect, and how I found myself here.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>