Di,
You have a lovely home, many animals, an awesome business, and
sound happily married. You're a beautifully sweet person. I'd
say you don't need to brag, everything speaks for itself.
Like Josie said, folks who brag, are generally insecure about
something and want life to sound better than it really is. My friend who bragged nonstop, was very unhappy in his private
relationships. I think he was convincing himself that he was
successful to cover up other stuff. Don't know why anyone brags
about retirement; by the time a person retires you'd think
they'd be smart enough, old enough, and wise enough not to brag.
LOL...