Saturday, December 30, 2023

Is Your Smoke / Carbon Monoxide / Gas Detector REALLY Working?

Our Original "Explosive Gas and Carbon Monoxide Alarm"

Do you have one of these or similar “Explosive Gas and Carbon Monoxide Alarms” in your condo, home, or RV? Have you tested it? If it screams when tested, does that mean it really works? Will it actually detect propane, butane, or carbon monoxide? 

When we purchased our condo unit in Puerto Vallarta, we tested our First Alert Gas/Carbon Monoxide alarm, located under the kitchen range, by pushing the Test / Silence button. It set off a horrendous, alarming shriek. We incorrectly assumed that it would detect these harmful, potentially fatal gases. 

We inadvertently put that Gas (Propane) Detector to a true test. I turned a burner on under a pot of water to cook spaghetti noodles. Then Jon and I went outside with glasses of wine to throw the ball for Sophie while we waited for the water to boil.

Thirty minutes later, I went inside to check the pot of water. The flame under the pan had blown out or had never lit, and the apartment was FULL of propane gas! I could smell it, but the Gas Detector had not alerted us. A single spark would have caused an explosion! 

Please read more about how we improved our condo's safety at: 
Retirement Before the Age of 59: Is Your Smoke / Carbon Monoxide / Gas Detector REA...   

Sunday, December 24, 2023

The December 2023 Healthy Living and Traveling in Mexico Newsletter has Been Published!


๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐ฑ๐ข๐œ๐จ ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐! ๐ŸŽ„
¡Feliz Navidad from Terry, Jon, and Sophie!
Click the link below to read more about our last month in Puerto Vallarta, Chacala, and La Penita de Jaltemba. And don't miss the 3-eBook sale on Amazon!
Retirement Before the Age of 59: The December 2023 Newsletter has Been Published! ... 
Merry Christmas!
Terry and Jon
And Jonathan Turrell


Monday, November 27, 2023

Retirement Before the Age of 59: A New Healthy Way to Experience Vallarta Botanical Gardens

Jon and Terry Before Walking to the Bus

Ready for Thanksgiving at VBG

Thanksgiving dinner at Vallarta Botanical Garden is one of my favorite reasons to visit. This year, we took a slightly different approach to this adventure.
To read more, click HERE.

Friday, October 6, 2023

La Peรฑita de Jaltemba Murals and a Pleasant Walkway

Beauty in La Penita

๐‹๐š ๐๐žรฑ๐ข๐ญ๐š ๐๐ž ๐‰๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐š ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ

I'm impressed with the murals we've seen so far as we explore La Peรฑita de Jaltemba, Nayarit. See more in my blog post at

Saturday, September 9, 2023

Sunday, June 25, 2023

10 Healthy Things We Do While Living in Mexico When It's Hot Outside


Day 1

This morning, we ate a delicious, fresh mango with a little cottage cheese. Healthy! I love our fresh mangoes. And we're fortunate to be able to buy cottage cheese here.


Day 2

Spending the Evening at the Roof Garden

Last evening we lounged in the Roof Garden living room, read, enjoyed the view and sunset, took a dip in the pool, and had dinner with Happy Hour drinks.

Please read more at:
Retirement Before the Age of 59: 10 Healthy Things We Do While Living in Mexico When It's Hot Outside  

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Our 30th Anniversary and Gratitude in Mexico

Jon and Terry's 30th Wedding Anniversary

Jon and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary quietly this month. Our big event is planned for next month. We’re looking forward to a new adventure! I’ll include that in the next newsletter.

We’re so grateful for our life in Mรฉxico. Below are a few reasons we’re happy that we retired early and now live here full-time.

Gratitude for These 7 Things Add to Our

Healthy Living in Mexico:

Beautiful Weather and Ocean Views

To read more, click HERE.

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