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I feel like I've gotten really lazy. like, really.
I have plenty to do but don't much feel like doing any of it. I'm 2 yrs in. Perhaps I need to make a schedule and create structure for myself.
I retired about a year and went back to a part time job, but something I enjoy with no stress. Just 3 days a week, and not a full days at that. When you're working you look forward to the weekend, when you retire, every day is the weekend. That took some getting use too. You cant be a couch potato, you have to keep active, and doing something creative helps. I just wasnt ready to throw the towel in. I still like getting up and having to be somewhere. Just not everyday. But one day it will hit me. Thats it! Im done.
I (always) thought I would enjoy it, but I don't. Surprise!
What don't you like?
I mean the old bumper snicker comes to mind:
"No alarm; No boss; retired; no money"
*Although I collect SSDI, I am allowed to work..up to an earnings limit. I've worked on/off during. Why?
Well, for one the extra $$ (and I get a bump up credit for work).
Biggest reason? Because after awhile I get bored stiff.
(Not in a way I'd like!)
I'm 58 years old and have 4 years, 11, months, 3 days, 1 hour and 19 minutes left until my planned retirement date on my 63rd birthday but whose counting (I don't need to, there's an app for that).
I think I will come to the same conclusion that my father-in-law did when he said "I don't know how I ever had time to work." I've never had a problem with occupying my time.
I think I will also be amazed at how good I feel once I can sleep as much as I want to. I've gotten up between 5:00 and 5:30am for the past 35 years and suffer from serious sleep deprivation.
I will most definitely be in the overjoyed to be retired crowd. I've had a good career, learned a lot, made a good living, and met some really great people but I can't wait to be free and spend the rest of my days doing what I want to do. Someone on here described it as that feeling you had when you were a kid and you were totally free. That is exactly how I will feel.
Yes. I can't find enough time to get everything done that I want to do. Granted, I move slower than I did and probably not as disciplined, but I never seem to get around to the things that I want to spend time on. Maybe too many distractions --- like the Retirement Forum?
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Originally Posted by nebloke
I'm not retired yet but I can't wait to find out.
... I can't wait to be free and spend the rest of my days doing what I want to do. Someone on here described it as that feeling you had when you were a kid and you were totally free. That is exactly how I will feel.
good luck on the <5 yr exit.
Make every day count as preparation for your retirement.
A suggestion* (which you may not need).
*Get all your projects and downsizing done while you are working so that when you pull-the-plug, you will be certainly free.
I say that because I participated in (3) company severance packages and found the most successful in being truly free, were those who made specific arrangments so that they were actually free when they walked out of their workplace.
sadly... What one thing about your personal retirement lifestyle or choices surprised you the most? The lack of ability or interest in completing the (too) many projects I had set aside for retirement. I could have learned from my uncle. Went in for simple elective surgery 10 days before retirement. Due to medical error, he became a quadriplegic (and a very angry one) Could not talk, eat, be mobile. He had 5 tractors lined up for restoration and was about 1/2 way done with a few. All had to be sold at a fraction of their value. Uncle never turned another wrench.
(retired / pre-retired) Life could be much more simple. Considering purposely planning for that!
Your options for enjoying retirement are much more plentiful when you are not overburdened with stuff and commitments.
I am not talking about anything beyond your control, but just about something you thought would happen in retirement but didn't regarding your personal lifestyle and/or choices.
For example, with me and my husband, I thought we would drink more wine -- have a glass out on the patio when the weather was nice, maybe have more "Mimosa brunches", etc. (Wine is virtually the only type of alcoholic beverage we drink.)
Instead our alcohol beverage consumption has decreased by about 20-25%!
We-ll, that is like when I looked at all my drinking glassware, wondering what I would use it for if I gave up drinking, thinking for fruit juice.......well, skipped right over that and now it sits very idle, in its own set of shelves.
Anything? Well, I probably thought that there would be time for more romance........once upon a time.
I remember being so excited to retire when I was five years out that I didn't think I could wait another minute! But things change.
That is pretty much where I am at now. I think I'm just completely and totally burnt out from over 3 decades of a demanding, high stress, long hours, profession with a one hour or more commute for most of those years.
What exactly changed for you and how did it impact your retirement plans?
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