Are you lazier in retirement?

BOBOT · 11-17-2007, 04:40 PM

I think I am. I stay as busy as I want to, doing what I want, but somehow it's way easy to blow off chores & things I "should" but don't want to do. I guess because I think I have plenty of time to get around to it, whereas when w**king I scrambled to accomplish things in what "free" time I had.

Maybe I I'm just getting in touch with my inner sloth.

Doesn't bother me a bit (DW is tolerant so far, but ....)

How 'bout you?

VaCollector · 11-17-2007, 04:56 PM

I agree.....seems that I have all of the time in the world and get even less done now than when my days were much more regimented.....but I am much less stressed and much happier.....that's got to count for something!

Khan · 11-17-2007, 05:14 PM

Yes.

I didn't think it was possible.

martyb · 11-17-2007, 06:13 PM

Not sure I could actually be any lazier. At least, not while still breathing!

Nords · 11-17-2007, 06:43 PM

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Are you lazier in retirement?

Eh, don't think I'm going to get to that question today, but I'll catch up with you tomorrow.

And this time I really mean it...

kcowan · 11-17-2007, 06:54 PM

I think the desire to load up with a stack of ToDos has dropped dramatically duringthe five years. I like to keep commitments to 2 or 3 so I can have time for my hobbies (like posting here...)

UncleHoney · 11-17-2007, 07:06 PM

Nope, not here.

About as busy as I was before I retired, only I'm working 100% on my projects and getting them done in record time. Before retiring, some projects would drag on for weeks. Now I get things finished in a day or two.

This weekend I'm reupholstering some chairs that would have taken a week or two of evenings while I was working. They will be finished by tomorrow afternoon and I only started working on them yesterday morning, plus I had to figure out how to run the sewing machine.

Since early August;
Lots of yard work, still working on the leaf detail
New back porch flooring and steps
New aluminum handrails for the front and back porch and steps.
Built a new game table for the familyroom
Completed 7 small woodturning projects
Tinkered around with some wood sculpting, finished 2 so far
Currently taking a class on copper enameling at our city art center
Installed a new in-tank fuel pump on my truck, not a fun job

So I guess you could say I'm keeping busy and out of trouble.

Moemg · 11-17-2007, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleHoney

Nope, not here.

About as busy as I was before I retired, only I'm working 100% on my projects and getting them done in record time. Before retiring, some projects would drag on for weeks. Now I get things finished in a day or two.

This weekend I'm reupholstering some chairs that would have taken a week or two of evenings while I was working. They will be finished by tomorrow afternoon and I only started working on them yesterday morning, plus I had to figure out how to run the sewing machine.

Since early August;
Lots of yard work, still working on the leaf detail
New back porch flooring and steps
New aluminum handrails for the front and back porch and steps.
Built a new game table for the familyroom
Completed 7 small woodturning projects
Tinkered around with some wood sculpting, finished 2 so far
Currently taking a class on copper enameling at our city art center
Installed a new in-tank fuel pump on my truck, not a fun job

So I guess you could say I'm keeping busy and out of trouble.

That list was soo exhausting .After reading it I had to take a nap !

MJ · 11-17-2007, 07:32 PM

I was born lazy. Probably due to my defective work gene.

MJ

kcowan · 11-17-2007, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Moemg

That list was soo exhausting .After reading it I had to take a nap !

Yes I think Uncle Honey needs to learn about retirement. He still has to empty his job jar. My jar is never empty but it never overflows either...

Nords · 11-17-2007, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by kcowan

Yes I think Uncle Honey needs to learn about retirement. He still has to empty his job jar.

Yes, but first maybe he could drop by all our houses...

UncleHoney · 11-17-2007, 08:36 PM

You guys gotta remember from page one of the retirement manual.

You get to do whatever you want. And thats what I'm doing.

I have a very short attention span for the boredom of life, things like watching TV drive me up the wall.

Maybe it's ADD. Who knows, but it's fun.

Maybe I'm just trying to avoid the ultimate curse of retirement, the early onset of Leadinitis, the rare form of blood poisoning where iron in the blood turns to lead in the backside. I see too many neighbors suffering from very early stages of the disease like Couchpotato Syndrome and they aren't even retired.

Wear out, don't rust out is my motto.

lazygood4nothinbum · 11-17-2007, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by martyb

Not sure I could actually be any lazier. At least, not while still breathing!

you bother to breathe? thank god for osmosis. hey, it got me through school.

Retire Soon · 11-17-2007, 10:33 PM

Now that I don't start the morning with the sound of an alarm clock reminding me to get ready for w*rk, a tremendous amount of pressure has been eradicated. Since, I now have increased time to complete my considerably diminished responsibilities, I definitely take more time doing these tasks. I don't consider myself lazy, but certainly am much more relaxed in my daily living and chore completion. If I don't get it done today, I can do it tomorrow. I am more apt not to "sweat the small stuff, and it's all small stuff."

Goonie · 11-17-2007, 11:28 PM

I'm not any lazier now than when I was employed. It's just that now, a j*b doesn't interrupt my laziness!

clifp · 11-18-2007, 12:09 AM

**Want2retire** · 11-18-2007, 04:53 AM

I'm not retire yet, but I sure plan to be lazier once I do!

I think I'll sleep and awaken whenever I feel like it for quite a while, and I don't plan to do a whole lot until I have recovered from my years in the workforce.

Rambler · 11-18-2007, 05:25 AM

ditto to that W2R

Rambler

Ed_The_Gypsy · 11-18-2007, 10:22 AM

Being unsuited for honest labour, I became an engineer.

W2R said it best for me.

Khan · 11-18-2007, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Want2retire

I'm not retire yet, but I sure plan to be lazier once I do!

I think I'll sleep and awaken whenever I feel like it for quite a while, and I don't plan to do a whole lot until I have recovered from my years in the workforce.

It's been almost three years now, and I think I'm reaching recovery. I've actually started feeling boredom and am ready to start working on long range plans.

11-17-2007, 04:40 PM	#1
BOBOT Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 208	Are you lazier in retirement? I think I am. I stay as busy as I want to, doing what I want, but somehow it's way easy to blow off chores & things I "should" but don't want to do. I guess because I think I have plenty of time to get around to it, whereas when w**king I scrambled to accomplish things in what "free" time I had. Maybe I I'm just getting in touch with my inner sloth. Doesn't bother me a bit (DW is tolerant so far, but ....) How 'bout you? __________________ Caution: Bag is not a toy.

11-17-2007, 05:14 PM	#3
Khan Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Greater Dayton area Posts: 3,152	Yes. I didn't think it was possible. __________________ "Candle wax and red wine can do interesting things to a keyboard."

11-17-2007, 06:13 PM	#4
martyb Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Janesville, WI Posts: 497	Not sure I could actually be any lazier. At least, not while still breathing! __________________ *A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man...which debt he proposes to pay off with your money.* -G Gordon Liddy**

11-17-2007, 06:54 PM	#6
kcowan Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pacific latitude 20/49 Posts: 1,545	I think the desire to load up with a stack of ToDos has dropped dramatically duringthe five years. I like to keep commitments to 2 or 3 so I can have time for my hobbies (like posting here...) __________________ For the fun of it...Keith

11-17-2007, 07:32 PM	#9
MJ Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,995	I was born lazy. Probably due to my defective work gene. MJ __________________ I look to the present moment because that's where I live my life.

11-17-2007, 04:56 PM	#2
VaCollector Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 280	I agree.....seems that I have all of the time in the world and get even less done now than when my days were much more regimented.....but I am much less stressed and much happier.....that's got to count for something!

11-17-2007, 07:06 PM	#7
UncleHoney Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Columbus Posts: 688	Nope, not here. About as busy as I was before I retired, only I'm working 100% on my projects and getting them done in record time. Before retiring, some projects would drag on for weeks. Now I get things finished in a day or two. This weekend I'm reupholstering some chairs that would have taken a week or two of evenings while I was working. They will be finished by tomorrow afternoon and I only started working on them yesterday morning, plus I had to figure out how to run the sewing machine. Since early August; Lots of yard work, still working on the leaf detail New back porch flooring and steps New aluminum handrails for the front and back porch and steps. Built a new game table for the familyroom Completed 7 small woodturning projects Tinkered around with some wood sculpting, finished 2 so far Currently taking a class on copper enameling at our city art center Installed a new in-tank fuel pump on my truck, not a fun job So I guess you could say I'm keeping busy and out of trouble.

11-17-2007, 08:36 PM	#12
UncleHoney Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Columbus Posts: 688	You guys gotta remember from page one of the retirement manual. You get to do whatever you want. And thats what I'm doing. I have a very short attention span for the boredom of life, things like watching TV drive me up the wall. Maybe it's ADD. Who knows, but it's fun. Maybe I'm just trying to avoid the ultimate curse of retirement, the early onset of Leadinitis, the rare form of blood poisoning where iron in the blood turns to lead in the backside. I see too many neighbors suffering from very early stages of the disease like Couchpotato Syndrome and they aren't even retired. Wear out, don't rust out is my motto.

11-17-2007, 10:33 PM	#14
Retire Soon Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 535	Now that I don't start the morning with the sound of an alarm clock reminding me to get ready for wrk, a tremendous amount of pressure has been eradicated. Since, I now have increased time to complete my considerably diminished responsibilities, I definitely take more time doing these tasks. I don't consider myself lazy, but certainly am much more relaxed in my daily living and chore completion. If I don't get it done today, I can do it tomorrow. I am more apt not* to "sweat the small stuff, and it's all small stuff."

11-17-2007, 11:28 PM	#15
Goonie Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 2,102	I'm not any lazier now than when I was employed. It's just that now, a j*b doesn't interrupt my laziness! __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss - Retired April 2007 @ 50 with COLA'd DB Pension plus Lifetime Medical & Dental Insurance.

11-18-2007, 12:09 AM	#16
clifp Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,164	Yes

11-18-2007, 04:53 AM	#17
Want2retire Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 6,061	I'm not retire yet, but I sure plan to be lazier once I do! I think I'll sleep and awaken whenever I feel like it for quite a while, and I don't plan to do a whole lot until I have recovered from my years in the workforce. __________________ Dreaming of retirement.... " - - my greatest skill has been to want but little - - " (Henry David Thoreau, in Walden)

11-18-2007, 05:25 AM	#18
Rambler Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 738	ditto to that W2R Rambler

11-18-2007, 10:22 AM	#19
Ed_The_Gypsy Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,872	Being unsuited for honest labour, I became an engineer. W2R said it best for me. __________________ "Ain't got no money for no old-age pension; I'm so broke, I can't pay attention!"