Retired today....now what?

I resigned from my government job in July. I expected to work several more years, but because of [banned topic] and the stress was causing real medical issues, I left.

After a couple months of just resting to recover from exhaustion, I found that having some kind of anchor in my open schedule keeps me on a somewhat sane track. There's an oldies station I used to listen to when we lived in Omaha. I listen to it for "the drive home" each afternoon via its website and do my scale model hobby as I listen. For those who need something resembling a routine, it works well.
 
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Been retired going on 12 years now. Don't miss the working routine one little bit.

Cannot imagine why anyone would have difficulty adapting to taking care of yourself and your loved ones as opposed to your Boss and employees.
 
gregintenn said:
I was first eligible to retire today, and it didn't take long to decide to take them up on this offer. I've worked every day since I was big enough to be helpful. I guess I didn't think this through. I know I'm headed to the lake tomorrow, and taking the wife to the beach next week, but then what? I've never not had somewhere to be?


How did you retired guys handle this?
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So, did you really not have a plan or are you pulling everyone's leg?

My retirement is coming up just around the corner. I have a plan. I pretty much know how I'm going to handle it post retirement.
 
Rustyt1953 said:
That's what saloons are for.
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Thankfully, the county prosecutor called me out of nowhere to be his criminal investigator, and when he lost the next election, I got headhunted again for the bounty hunter gig. Wife likes the money and the hours, so I think I'm good for another 7-8 years . . .
 
Everyone is different. I tried to retire at least four times. The last time, my wife and I walked out the same day from the same special education coop. That was right when covid hit. We thought we would travel, finally took our first real vacation a couple weeks ago.

For me, it is a weird feeling. I worked a lot of hours in schools and slowed down with the last job I had for three years. Still, just not having to get up and go somewhere is strange. I would say take your time, you will figure it out.

I was reading in an article about problems people had retiring and this couple had been married many years and decided to retire. There were at each other fairly quickly. So he plans his entire day, work out, lunch with friends, golf, etc so it fits the same schedule he had working. So he leaves every morning at 8 and comes home at 5 or so. I couldn't do that but I thought it was funny.
 
A few months after I retired I was drinking coffee and looking out the kitchen window at the woods and hay field. My wife asked how long I was going to sit there looking out the window and I said I didn't know. She then asked what I was going too do when I quit looking out the window. I said let me tell you this works. I going to sit here until I think of something I had rather be doing then I going too do that until I think of something else I had rather be doing. Then I'll do that until I think of something else I had rather do. That's the plan for the rest of my life.
I don't think I will but if I ever come up with a better plan I'll try that. Larry
 
tops said:
A few months after I retired I was drinking coffee and looking out the kitchen window at the woods and hay field. My wife asked how long I was going to sit there looking out the window and I said I didn't know. She then asked what I was going too do when I quit looking out the window. I said let me tell you this works. I going to sit here until I think of something I had rather be doing then I going too do that until I think of something else I had rather be doing. Then I'll do that until I think of something else I had rather do. That's the plan for the rest of my life.
I don't think I will but if I ever come up with a better plan I'll try that. Larry
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Makes perfect sense to me!

I'd like to thank you all for the great advice.

I can't understand it, but after just two days, I feel like a totally different person.

I've never put much stock in psycho~semantic type stuff, but I've had a perennial crick in my neck for at least three years. Woke up yesterday morning and it was gone!

I've already discovered several other similar things I just learned to live with are all suddenly gone. Maybe it really was time to go.
 
glenwolde said:
I spent the first two weeks day drinking. Probably not a good choice.
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Trying to make the lyrics in Spanish work with the existing Music, can lead to day drinking. :eek:
[ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0xhRUULH6Zk[/ame]

OP
buy a harmonica and learn a few easy tunes.
Tennessee Waltz
Happy Birthday
Twinkle Twinkle
Flight of the Bumble Bee.... ;)
 
It is soooo good...

I retired 18 years ago at age 53, well the truth is I just quit working for others. I quickly learned that retirement is awesome, you get to eliminate the phrase "have to" from your lexicon and do whatever you want whenever you feel like it.

When my still working friends would ask me "Just how good is retirement?"

I would respond: "It's better than sex used to be!"

The standard response back would usually be: "Damn, I gotta get me some of that!"
 
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