So this is what it must be like to be retired. Sort of. No school. No job. No responsibilities (at least today). I don’t even know what day this is, and certainly don’t know the date. I spent the day napping on the sofa and reading a book. A book that had nothing to do with anything. What a luxury!
I am getting Christmas cards from friends of my parents and they are full of all their activities. I think retirement is actually very unlike my day today. The retirees I know seem to be very busy, but they also seem to really love the things they choose to do. That’s what I want when I finally retire.
For now I’m just retired for a day. Is that like being queen for a day? I guess so, minus the tiarra. It was lovely. But I’m ready to start doing something more.
Tomorrow I’ll figure out what.
December 19, 2006 at 12:45 am
My friend…how very wise you are to realize that retirement doesn’t mean your life suddenly becomes void of meaningful activities. On the contrary, it is full of so many things, the luxury of which are choices, and perhaps a realization that time is of the essence….
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