NotReady4Purple
Recycles dryer sheets
Well, tomorrow I will be seven weeks retired. I thought I should come and give an update as you all were so helpful and encouraging in my pre-retirement day.
It's been wonderful - and I can't say that I miss working at all! I spent Thanksgiving on the East Coast, then hosted a very stress-free Christmas and am now in Southern California where yesterday I saw 7-8 whales migrating south. That was simply magnificent.
By the way, an unexpected bonus was how relaxing it is to travel when you know that any delays won't really disrupt any plans. My (still unretired) husband has not yet achieved that but he definitely noticed how unpressured I was.
I had a DDS appointment a few weeks ago where they routinely take your blood pressure. 119/57! Talk about relaxed! (and in a dentist chair, at that)
I've signed up for an American Sign Language Class in my community - as I have always enjoyed languages and am starting to slowly add other things. I am in no hurry to fill my days with scheduled tasks.
Initially, I found that (for myself) I needed to have a daily "To-Do" list - even if the items on it were just for pleasure. (For example, Play WII Fit, do laundry, update iPod, etc.) That felt like a nice crutch to help transition from corporate days. Sort of like, "See, I did so something, today." I think that I will need to do less of that over time.
I'll let you all know more as I learn more about this....
Best regards,
NotReady4Purple
It's been wonderful - and I can't say that I miss working at all! I spent Thanksgiving on the East Coast, then hosted a very stress-free Christmas and am now in Southern California where yesterday I saw 7-8 whales migrating south. That was simply magnificent.
By the way, an unexpected bonus was how relaxing it is to travel when you know that any delays won't really disrupt any plans. My (still unretired) husband has not yet achieved that but he definitely noticed how unpressured I was.
I had a DDS appointment a few weeks ago where they routinely take your blood pressure. 119/57! Talk about relaxed! (and in a dentist chair, at that)
I've signed up for an American Sign Language Class in my community - as I have always enjoyed languages and am starting to slowly add other things. I am in no hurry to fill my days with scheduled tasks.
Initially, I found that (for myself) I needed to have a daily "To-Do" list - even if the items on it were just for pleasure. (For example, Play WII Fit, do laundry, update iPod, etc.) That felt like a nice crutch to help transition from corporate days. Sort of like, "See, I did so something, today." I think that I will need to do less of that over time.
I'll let you all know more as I learn more about this....
Best regards,
NotReady4Purple