As I came in the building this morning dodging raindrops and hoping lightening didn't cause me to start my retirement earlier than planned, I was daydreaming about retirement. I was thinking how wonderful it will be to be able to choose to sleep in during a thunderstorm. What a luxury that will be! Our dog Bella had no desire to get up this morning and I thought to myself, she has the right idea.
Unfortunately I feel like Ron and I are wishing our lives away or at least the next 3 months of it because we are so anxious for retirement. I am excited but also a little sad to think about not being around people who are like family to me. I spend 8-10 hours a day with my co-workers and have formed deep friendships with a few of them. It is hard to imagine not seeing them every day.
I am however excited to start new relationships through volunteer work and other involvements. I horrified my husband when I told him the first thing I'm going to do is volunteer at the local Democratic Headquarters. That's the first thing on my list. Then I plan to volunteer at my daughters school 2 days a week. I would love to serve on the school board but that may be a conflict of interest since both my daughters are teachers. Something I plan to check out. And I would like to become a hospice volunteer. So I do not plan to be bored. There are so many things that interest me and I want to do but I have to be careful not to wish even one day away. It all goes too fast as it is.
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Take some time to stop and smell the roses before you fill up all your time, But I do support being a volunteer in retirement. It is very satisfying, you meet new people, and it is somehow not like work.
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