Thanks for sharing your updates! Also newly retired and loving it! I thought I’d be a bit blue and miss working as I left a demanding yet rewarding position, worked many hours and enjoyed my career. Not the case! I jumped right into daily pickleball, lifting weights at the gym; errands and just...
I retired in June and have met a lot of really nice people playing pickleball in my town and the surrounding communities. I’ve also met folk at the local community center. Try some activities that you like daily and meet people that way!
Edit to add: my local university offers classes to...
It’s okay to be direct and tell him
to stop his moaning and groaning. You’re there to have fun, play golf with good friends. You can’t imagine what he’s going through and gently suggest if he needs to talk about his feelings to find a therapist to talk to about it.
I just started playing last week having never played any racquet sports in my life. I love it! It’s easy to pick up. I’ve been going to the community courts daily and already see improvement from last week. There’s a group of 30-40 beginners so it’s perfect. Some started playing in FL this past...
Glad you are okay! And glad you wear a helmet! You avoided a very serious injury. Years ago I stupidly went out for a an early morning ride on Thanksgiving morning in the chilly northeast not really realizing the streets had black ice, I skidded and ended up hitting my head on the curb. The...
Congratulations! I retired April 28th of this year and expected to miss working a little, no way! I liked what I did even thou it was a high stress, high paying mega corp job. Retirement is (bleeping) awesome! The time from announcing to the actual date of retirement were the longest days of my...