ElizabethT
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I guess we are the retired 'hikers' then. Our great joy on an ordinary day is to walk anywhere from four to eight miles, first from our home to the mile-away beach, then decide where to go from there. Plus we discuss what delight awaits for us mid way- a shared lunch at our favorite burger spot? - a shared iced coffee and muffin? - craft beers and a small bite, if its the weekend (we're 'dry' Mon-Thur) at the brewery a short walk from our home on the return?
As long as we get out of the house and move for a few hours, everything else in our day is effortless. It's exactly what Ernie Zelinski wrote in his book The Joy of Not Working: When you do that which is hard, life becomes very easy. And vice versa
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Someone asked us just the other day what we did pre- retirement, and I was seriously annoyed as I'm at the 'Who cares?' point after 13 years of FIRE. He had just retired himself, so clearly still struggling to separate himself from his job. Reminded me I used to be him, but now was not.
Today I'm hiking 10 miles with a gal pal, followed by lunch. My best guess is that a shower, and then my sofa and a book, will take up the remainder of the day. I have meatballs I previously made and froze defrosting in the fridge for an easy supper of spaghetti and meatballs. Will try to remember to pause and go out to catch the sunset, as we're still enjoying them under clear Winter skies, a seasonal thing here.
As long as we get out of the house and move for a few hours, everything else in our day is effortless. It's exactly what Ernie Zelinski wrote in his book The Joy of Not Working: When you do that which is hard, life becomes very easy. And vice versa

Someone asked us just the other day what we did pre- retirement, and I was seriously annoyed as I'm at the 'Who cares?' point after 13 years of FIRE. He had just retired himself, so clearly still struggling to separate himself from his job. Reminded me I used to be him, but now was not.
Today I'm hiking 10 miles with a gal pal, followed by lunch. My best guess is that a shower, and then my sofa and a book, will take up the remainder of the day. I have meatballs I previously made and froze defrosting in the fridge for an easy supper of spaghetti and meatballs. Will try to remember to pause and go out to catch the sunset, as we're still enjoying them under clear Winter skies, a seasonal thing here.
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