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As of last Friday, I'm officially retired. How long it last before I go stir crazy is the question. (Note, it a short drive for me )

Current tasks, finish spring cleaning, figure out what to do with all the stuff I brought home from work, and learning to sleep past 04:30 AM.

jemhouston wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 11:44 am As of last Friday, I'm officially retired. How long it last before I go stir crazy is the question. (Note, it a short drive for me )

Current tasks, finish spring cleaning, figure out what to do with all the stuff I brought home from work, and learning to sleep past 04:30 AM.

Congrats! Get a boat, it’ll keep you busy.

Micael wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 11:49 am

jemhouston wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 11:44 am As of last Friday, I'm officially retired. How long it last before I go stir crazy is the question. (Note, it a short drive for me )

Current tasks, finish spring cleaning, figure out what to do with all the stuff I brought home from work, and learning to sleep past 04:30 AM.

Congrats! Get a boat, it’ll keep you busy.

The two happiest days of a boat owner's life, when they get their boat, and when they sell it. I thought I about it, but It's not for me.

Retirement: when you wake up with nothing to do and by noon you're behind schedule.

Congratulations! I may be only a few years out myself.

jemhouston wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 11:44 am As of last Friday, I'm officially retired. How long it last before I go stir crazy is the question. (Note, it a short drive for me )

Current tasks, finish spring cleaning, figure out what to do with all the stuff I brought home from work, and learning to sleep past 04:30 AM.

Well done and congrats! I know when my Dad retired, he took four weeks off and then Mum gave him the List of Jobs. He’s not stopped since.

And that was in 1998

End of next week I'm outta here. They've rounded my years of service up to 30, so I get another gift card. Sadly that's for a local shopping mall full of shops that sell dross, so i usually just buy a computer.

I got cash, an Amazon gift card, and other Mastercard gift cards.

A double congrats then guys!

when 0530 rolls around and its time to get up for the daily commute to Denver -

rolling back over and going back to sleep is awesome!



but then, yea, the honeydo list is pretty long. But having a good time with it.

I haven't quite mastered the art of rolling over and getting back to sleep.

Congratulations!

Ok, being serious, you (and everyone else at or close to retirement) really do need a plan for your extra time. Traveling, the honeydo list and sitting around on the internet really are not sufficient - the first two run out, and the last doesn’t really sustain the drive that maintains your independence.

At least here in the US, a lot of our sense of purpose comes from the things we do, and that sense of purpose can fade once the glow of retirement wears off. Maintaining that drive and purpose is key to stay physically and mentally healthy and independent, which gives you both longer and higher quality of life.

Obviously YMMV, but it’s very important to keep busy and out and about doing things you enjoy so you don’t sundown.

I'm trying to finish spring cleaning, go out for walks twice a day, and plan for a trip to Big Bend Region next spring. There's a couple of other trips, I'm planning. I'm also trying to roll over my work 401Ks to my IRA.

There's festivals and such around Houston I've never gone to. I'd like to correct that

...Congratulations!

And I'd just like to say I'm down to 1443 days.

Short.

Mike

jemhouston wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 10:50 pm I'm trying to finish spring cleaning, go out for walks twice a day, and plan for a trip to Big Bend Region next spring. There's a couple of other trips, I'm planning. I'm also trying to roll over my work 401Ks to my IRA.

There's festivals and such around Houston I've never gone to. I'd like to correct that

We were in Big Bend back in March--we were only able to stay one night (Buzzard's Roost in Terlingua--camping in a real Tipi with the most comfortable bed I've ever slept on) but it was fantastic. The weekend prior there was a big snowstorm up in the Chisos mountains, but when we were there highs were in the 70's and 80s.

learning to sleep past 04:30 AM.

My last job I was working a 3 to 11:30 swing shift. My body always liked that sort of schedule (I always tried to get my college classes to start after 10AM). I stopped working three years ago and I still get up late.

I've discovered lots of things to do; my writing, model ships (I may post pictures soon). Wife can always find something that needs cleaning, taken to the dump, nailed back together, you name it.

Congratulations on retiring, I'm sure you will find plenty to do.