Retirement, Week 4
 

Today's observations:

People keep asking me "how's retirement going?" I don't know yet! I don't feel retired yet. I'm still waiting to feel SOMETHING. I don't feel happy or sad. I think I might feel relieved, but I'm not sure.

I'm done working, but not officially retired. I'm still an employee, but I don't have a job. I'm still technically a Postmaster, but they took my badge and keys. I've got applications in for both medical retirement and an "early out", so everything's up in the air.

I never know what day it is. I feel as though I'm wasting time, that I should be working on my list, getting things accomplished before I have to go back to work. Except I'm not going back to work. Bewildering.

Some good stuff: I chucked my alarm clock in the closet. I stay in my jammies until 8 or 9 o'clock. Bob and I can eat lunch together every day, whatever time we want.

It's driving the cats crazy. They were used to the "schedule", and now they don't know what day it is either.

It's nice to go over to get my mail and get hugs from the customers. :D We were on opposite sides of the counter before. Some of them are very huggable.

I've read two books so far, even with Christmas going on. Back in the day, I used to read a book every day or two, but lately it's taken me weeks to read a book. I like reading books. I won't live long enough to read all the books I have, but I'm going to try.

Thanks for listening to my "journal". :grouphug:

i think it's going swimingly well so far B2Y.
my asked me for the longest time "what do you do all day?"

they finally stopped asking. i either said what i did or said i don't know.
i think they still wonder but don't ask.

just give it some time to "work" out.

I hope you'll enjoy your retirement B2Y. :) :hug: I wish I could now but I'm only 50. Someday the MS will make me I suppose. I love sleeping in on my days off and my vacations.

how you doing on keeping track of days? that was and is the hardest for me not working dates and days

got an idea, just make a flip chart, and each day you wake it will say...the day...like Monday, then you flip and it can say....hey silly it is tuesday....and so forth.. of course only downfall is, if you like me you might forget to flip it one day..hahahaa then more mixed up!!!

glad going well, glad you are reading, hugssss and enjoy, sarah

So far, I'm keeping of track of days the old-fashioned way: I look at the top of my list. If that doesn't work, I say, "Bob, what day is it? Tuesday, right?" And if he looks at me as though I'd just dropped from the mother ship, I guess another day.

I'm 58. I didn't plan to retire this early. Maybe I'll try to look older, so I don't confuse people. Oh wait.

No, keep them guessing! :)

I still don't know how to act, B2Y! I've been on LTD officially since April 23. I've decided to take a scrapbooking class just so I get my butt out of the house :). I never know what day it is either. It really doesn't matter anymore so why bother?? Except when I forget that it's trash day :). I can't even count how many books I've read. At least 100. Whew, I gotta get a life outside of this house. Tehe. Enjoy yourself B2Y!

Oh, it matters what day it is in THIS house, trust me! Bob has had the house to himself for 13 years, and he has a routine with a capital "R".

Monday, Thursday, and Saturday he washes towels and bath mats. We're talking 5:30 in the morning, when I'm getting breakfast ready, he's reaching around me for the hand towel so he can get his laundry started.

Tuesday and Friday are vacuuming days. I can tell if it's Tuesday or Friday, because around 6:00 a.m. Bob says to the cats "You'd better hide, I'm gonna get out the big gun", and he starts picking up shoes and stuff off the floor so he can get started.

And so on. Certain days to clean certain cat boxes, certain days for the recycling, etc. I sound like I'm making fun of him, don't I? Well, I'm not, God bless him. But it does matter what day it is! :D

Your Hubby's a keeper.....and I wouldn't do anything to disturb his Routine. :D

Hey B2Y!

Can I "borrow" Bob for a few weeks? :D

I'd just like him to do some "on the job training" with Chris! :p

Seriously, he sounds like a "keeper" and you are lucky to have him! :)

I hope things smooth out for you soon! :hug:

Believe me, I'm keeping him. When his Routine starts to drive me nuts (he does the cat boxes at 3:00 sharp), I smack myself in the head and say, "Hello? He does housework, ADAPT!"

I asked him how long I could be retired before I had to start doing housework again, and he said (are you ready?) "I don't want you to do housework, I want you to feel better." :D

your hubby sounds like a sweety, and a keeper.
how wonderful of him to do so much, and to want you to feel well.

just a great BIG ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh for hubby and you...hugss,sarah

I think you are one lucky person. Give yourself time. It will be fine. :hug:

My DH will be retiring spring 2010 and I dread it. He always wants to be on the go, hates to eat at home and wants to travel, travel and travel some more. He isn't the easiest person to travel with. I hope he mellows with age. As far as knowing what day it is, I just look at the newspaper, it's right at the top of the page!

Well, he was in the army back in the day, but mostly he is a former farmer. He farmed his whole life, and when you're milking cows you HAVE to be on a schedule. Plus I think he's just that way by nature.

I'm a procrastinator, and someone who'll have six different projects going at once and never get any of them done. Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow? Bob, however, is running the dishwater before I'm finished eating. "Are you done with your plate?" :D

Some days I'm allowed to sleep in or take naps. other days, it's not my turn..... I get it. And lucky duck you are at least he helps out.

I don't think the emotion hit me until I got the stamp of "fully disabled", from the government and disability company.

"Yep, you're done, and we aren't even going to try to argue with you", it said. :eek:

:Sob:

Then I moved on and have never looked back. :)

Cherie