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While I am trying very hard to enjoy as unstructured time as possible, and just do stuff on a whim, in these happy years of reprieve between decades of highly structured work and death, I am being slightly unpleasantly dogged by my bucket list of the remaining travel experiences that I thought, prior to covid, I absolutely wanted to collect while I still could.
Seeing the new cumbersome travel requirements (under which I can't imagine traveling abroad), and seeing that I already own crashpads in 3 cities on 2 coasts that fully satisfy my need for a change of scenery every couple of weeks/months, I keep telling myself that I already probably had more amazing travel experiences than at least 80% of the humanity, and it doesn't overwhelmingly matter if I don't ever manage any of my travel list - but it still bothers me that I might not be able to get to it.
Do other retirees here have any such goals that they feel are almost mandatory? Please no financial discussion here (Lord knows there are enough threads about that :-) - just goals regarding getting something non-financial done before the Grim Reaper comes calling.
While I am trying very hard to enjoy as unstructured time as possible, and just do stuff on a whim, in these happy years of reprieve between decades of highly structured work and death, I am being slightly unpleasantly dogged by my bucket list of the remaining travel experiences that I thought, prior to covid, I absolutely wanted to collect while I still could.
Seeing the new cumbersome travel requirements (under which I can't imagine traveling abroad), and seeing that I already own crashpads in 3 cities on 2 coasts that fully satisfy my need for a change of scenery every couple of weeks/months, I keep telling myself that I already probably had more amazing travel experiences than at least 80% of the humanity, and it doesn't overwhelmingly matter if I don't ever manage any of my travel list - but it still bothers me that I might not be able to get to it.
Do other retirees here have any such goals that they feel are almost mandatory? Please no financial discussion here (Lord knows there are enough threads about that :-) - just goals regarding getting something non-financial done before the Grim Reaper comes calling.
I've got a historical novel about one-third written. Gave up on the idea, but occasionally I consider pulling it up again and finishing just to finish.
Tweaking, sorting, letting go of items in home so IF I depart this world, it'll be easy for my kin to close shop. Instructions issued given to assist, as when a loved one departs, sorta numb.
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Never really had a bucket list and, although I did and enjoyed some travel, I've no interest in doing more. Lack of interest is in no way Covid related. I never really enjoyed the flying part and don't enjoy driving as much as I used to.
The only new frontiers I really want to explore are the ones in me. Expanding my creativity mainly. That's the biggest challenge for me, and it's enough for now.
and I got over mandatory goals when I left work the last time.
Becoming fluent in Italian. Used to live there, but managed only to master "menu Italian". Got Rosetta stone this Christmas, so giving myself one year!
Mandatory? No. Feeling as if I want to, that that door is still open? Yes. I don't think I will be as sad because I didn't do something, as I will be when doing that something is not an option. Realizing limitations. No, I will never climb Everest. However the 20 real-life movies I've watched of others scaling all those mountains I can enjoy vicariously sitting with hot tea and a blanket over my legs comfortably on my couch.
It's a personal thing. A world tour for me? Or does simply the thought exhaust me? One thing I've found through world travel is that touring is never going to be like it is to live someplace. It's viewing a different life only through the eyes of tourism. So if I don't go, what have I really lost?
Day to day happiness wherever I am, there's the goal.
No goals here. My 2x/week Pilates was cancelled today (probably COVID for the instructor) and there's a snowstorm coming so no horseback riding this week.
Maybe I'll clean the microwave. Once a year whether it needs it or not.
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