ER Eddie
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2013
- Messages
- 1,788
When did you start to really anticipate retirement -- in the sense of "pleasurable expectation," really relishing the idea, being able to taste it?
I'm asking because I saw a TED presentation that got me thinking about the joy of anticipation. As a kid, I loved the countdown to Christmas. As an adult, I love anticipating vacations; the anticipation is almost better than the vacation itself, sometimes.
I'm 16 months out from retirement, though, and it seems a little more like this
than this
So I'm wondering, when did the real joy of anticipating retirement kick in for you? When did you really start to feel it?
.
I'm asking because I saw a TED presentation that got me thinking about the joy of anticipation. As a kid, I loved the countdown to Christmas. As an adult, I love anticipating vacations; the anticipation is almost better than the vacation itself, sometimes.
I'm 16 months out from retirement, though, and it seems a little more like this
than this
So I'm wondering, when did the real joy of anticipating retirement kick in for you? When did you really start to feel it?
.