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I will turn 60 next year and I plan on moving to TN from Westchester NY. I have been working in NYC all my life and I absolutely hate the commute. I only recently moved to Westchester from Long Island and love it here. I have an acre with a stream and many hiking trails near me. I lost my job last June and the salaries in the fashion Industry and dropped significantly. I can no longer afford to live here and have become an obsessive gardener during the Summer. I am looking to move to TN so I can retire on the money that I have saved. I love being outside and chopping wood for my wood burning stove and want a big vegetable garden. I go hiking with my 2 dogs just about every day and I am so happy in the woods. I have so many interests that keep me busy that I would rather do my hobbies than socialize. I had to work with so many back stabbing people in my industry I am so over them! My entire downstairs of my house is a wood shop and I build anything that I need and love doing it. The more projects I finish the more I add to my list to be done. I think you just have to be happy with yourself and you will be happy anywhere you settle. I'm always testing myself on things that I can accomplish and keep on surprising myself.
That's hilarious. I'm often in my PJs at all hours because I keep very strange hours. I'm an INTJ, dont go to church, belong to clubs, etc. I tried the search and rescue group for a few yrs, but that turned out to be a fiasco. Part of my problem is that having been a stripper for 10 yrs, and having retired when I was 47 from the university, people become very curious about what I did with my time since retirement. It's not like I can tell the truth because then they all have coronaries and withdraw. When I try to avoid and evade the subject, I've been accused of "holding out". Gads !
I can't lie, but it is tempting to tell them I did secret government contract work I can't talk about. But that won't work eithe,r because how do I then explain who cared for 6 dogs, 30 chickens, a huge house/pool, while I was away playing I-spy?
But seriously, those who have enjoyed a rural setting, as I once did, realize one can get new neighbors who indeed, turn their properties into a junkyard, blast fireworks and rev up ATV's all day long - turning your rural paradise into a nightmare. (my current situation)
Sure, I'd like a small town somewhere around my own, conservative kind. Yet I like the convenience of stores that have what I need when I need it (sewing supplies, vegetarian food, hardware, etc).
This is a good thread with some excellent points. Thanx.
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I will turn 60 next year and I plan on moving to TN from Westchester NY. I have been working in NYC all my life and I absolutely hate the commute. I only recently moved to Westchester from Long Island and love it here. I have an acre with a stream and many hiking trails near me. I lost my job last June and the salaries in the fashion Industry and dropped significantly. I can no longer afford to live here and have become an obsessive gardener during the Summer. I am looking to move to TN so I can retire on the money that I have saved. I love being outside and chopping wood for my wood burning stove and want a big vegetable garden. I go hiking with my 2 dogs just about every day and I am so happy in the woods. I have so many interests that keep me busy that I would rather do my hobbies than socialize. I had to work with so many back stabbing people in my industry I am so over them! My entire downstairs of my house is a wood shop and I build anything that I need and love doing it. The more projects I finish the more I add to my list to be done. I think you just have to be happy with yourself and you will be happy anywhere you settle. I'm always testing myself on things that I can accomplish and keep on surprising myself.
I sure hope you let us know the general whereabouts of where you end up. I'd love to come visit!
That's hilarious. I'm often in my PJs at all hours because I keep very strange hours.
This is a good thread with some excellent points. Thanx.
So you were a stripper for 10 years after leaving the university job at age 47? .....or you did stripping before the university job?
I agree this is an interesting thread.
I keep odd hours too - and the maintenance man who likes to knock on the door at all different times (and enter apartments) for weird stuff, finally only got accustomed to me after about 6 years!
So you were a stripper for 10 years after leaving the university job at age 47? .....or you did stripping before the university job?
I agree this is an interesting thread.
I keep odd hours too - and the maintenance man who likes to knock on the door at all different times (and enter apartments) for weird stuff, finally only got accustomed to me after about 6 years!
I swear, it's true. I retired when I was 47, got a face lift and boob job, and due to 40+ yrs of ballet lessons and the fact I am a professional middle eastern dance, I had the most amazing body. I worked in El Paso for 10 yrs before my back went out. I made more money working 2 - 3 days a week stripping, than I ever did as a parking director with a MA degree, at the university. I wrote a book and it's on amazon but I can't advertise here. Anyway, Amazon rated it obscene and a person has to check the 'adult lit' box to find it on a search.
I think some folks are wired for a night life, thrill seeking, etc. And people who wonder how an introvert can be a successful entertainer - well, it's like this - when I am on stage, it isn't me, so there is no issue with stage fright, etc.
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... I think some folks are wired for a night life, thrill seeking, etc. And people who wonder how an introvert can be a successful entertainer - well, it's like this - when I am on stage, it isn't me, so there is no issue with stage fright, etc.
Actually this is quite true,
True / seasoned / well adjusted introverts can be the 'LIFE of the party' and very successful in community / group leadership. It is 'acting', but it pays well, and they can often do it far better than most who take it too seriously!
These types just MIGHT head for the woods when they are free to escape the 'comedy' of life!
I'll meet you all there, and we can have a good laugh!
I don't understand the number of (self-defined) introverts plan to retire in Florida. I acknowledge that putting the words "Florida" and "introvert" in the same sentence seems weird to me.
I'm an introvert too (ISTJ), single, female, retired. I've found that living in a condominium in a city is the best lifestyle for me. For many years I lived in a small town and then suburbs and was unhappy in both.
I'd be happier still if this city had good public transportation so I could sell my car and not ever have to drive again, but nothing's perfect I guess.
I don't understand the number of (self-defined) introverts plan to retire in Florida. I acknowledge that putting the words "Florida" and "introvert" in the same sentence seems weird to me.
I'm an introvert and here's a tip. Don't move to a 55+. They'll tell you that you can be as busy or not busy as you want to be. Your choice. But when you never show up to activities or events, you'll be branded a loner. I heard a neighbor talk about another neighbor... "I rang her doorbell at 11 am and she was still in her pajamas. She must be depressed." Good grief.. I wonder what they say about me?
I wouldn't worry about it. We have a condo with neighbors some nice, some cranky. I can stay inside for days and if they talk about me, they talk. In actuality, if the neighbor said the other might have been depressed, it could be that she cares. But we have to live in this world, and sometimes it isn't easy.
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