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I retired one year ago this month . I talked my son into giving me a part time thing with his company so I would have an excuse to get up in the morning and not turn into a couch potato . It's only a few hours a week but it's all I want . I volunteer at the local Food Bank one day a week as well . The best thing was having my stress level drop to almost nothing . My wife said she can tell the difference in me .
The most absolutely boring day in retirement is still better than the best day I ever had at work. It's nice to be able to go to the bathroom when you have to, and not when you "get the chance". Some days at work, that was the only time I got to sit down.
Best thing? Not setting an alarm. I’m still, after seven years, enjoying the feeling of being well rested, after years of too little sleep.
As far as what I do, I read and read some more and then take a little time to read. A little volunteer work, try to get in some exercise each day, leisurely scenic drives and frequent telephone visits with my elderly parents and newly retired brother. I do play the piano less than I had thought I would, but the world is not clamoring to hear me, so that’s just between me and my piano. Occasional trips to concerts, occasional visits with relatives and old friends. Eat lunch out with a book most days, and have a casual, low effort breakfast and supper. Live on a small friendly island where I get plenty of low key, friendly greetings and small talk wherever I go, then restful quiet at home. Lake Michigan everywhere I look. Can’t imagine ever getting over it.
Now the flip side. Some new aches and pains. Surprise, getting older can hurt! Thus interrupting the reading every day to exercise for damage control. Greatly miss some friends and relatives who have departed this earth, but that’s something we all have to figure out to deal with. Mine is to incorporate. When I hear music one friend would like, I send out a thought, this one’s for you, X. A rainy day, remember a relative who loved rainy days, this one’s for you, Y. We can bring our friendly ghosts with us into the present and future in a good way.
What day is it? Don’t care. What time is it? Don’t care. Stay up until dawn, sleep to noon, still alive.
Went from the corporate machine to nothing. On my Outlook calendar, the endless conference calls disappeared. Literally the only things left on my calendar were reminders to roll the trash and recycle buckets to the street.
Two years, almost starting to get bored. How long did it take you to get over it?
I've been retired for 12 years. Still not bored. Loving every minute.
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