Let me review my last 5 years 2 months after I quit my regular job,
1) We took two trips across the country in an RV, visiting many national parks & places lasting more than a month each. apart from many smaller trips on east coast. Rving was new to us & lot of fun.
2)Financially we are better off now, than when we retired.
3)Took up gardening, took a Master Gardener Course at the local County Extension Office & enjoy it almost every day & volunteer too at the County Office.
4) Volunteer at a local Free Clinic
5) Numerous trips visiting daughter , helping with two wonderful grand kids.
6) We took 2 overseas trips, visiting friends, relatives & new places .
7) Health wise, I took up Yoga, some strength work outs, walk regularly, BP came back to normal, have lost 25 Lbs.
8) I will be lying if I did not mention, there were times I would get bored, lost touch with most of work related friends, made lots of new acquaintances & a few new friends, but it is a work in progress.
9) I do not have many(any) responsibilities any more, do what I want when I want it. So, that way it is a great feeling, no time constraints.
So that is the way it goes in my case.
1) We took two trips across the country in an RV, visiting many national parks & places lasting more than a month each. apart from many smaller trips on east coast. Rving was new to us & lot of fun.
2)Financially we are better off now, than when we retired.
3)Took up gardening, took a Master Gardener Course at the local County Extension Office & enjoy it almost every day & volunteer too at the County Office.
4) Volunteer at a local Free Clinic
5) Numerous trips visiting daughter , helping with two wonderful grand kids.
6) We took 2 overseas trips, visiting friends, relatives & new places .
7) Health wise, I took up Yoga, some strength work outs, walk regularly, BP came back to normal, have lost 25 Lbs.
8) I will be lying if I did not mention, there were times I would get bored, lost touch with most of work related friends, made lots of new acquaintances & a few new friends, but it is a work in progress.
9) I do not have many(any) responsibilities any more, do what I want when I want it. So, that way it is a great feeling, no time constraints.
So that is the way it goes in my case.