I really have no new pictures to post, but thought I ought to get on and update my first week of retirement! Here is what I have been thinking?
- How do you give yourself permission to just sit and read?????
- How do you learn to NOT vacuum every day???
- When do I put the planner away?
- When do I REALLY believe I do not have to go to bed at 9:30 to get up at 7:00??? ( Really I am up at 4:45 a.m. with Seminary every other week, but it IS nice to be able to come home and not have to go to work instead.)
- How long do I have to bite my tongue when Jeff STILL hasn't done the paperwork????????????
- How long before I remember I can do my Visiting teaching during the DAY!! Any day!!
- I had no idea how many telemarketer phone calls we get during the day!!!! Time to disconnect the land line!
- Where did the last 35 years go????
My biggest concern with retirement is that I use this wonderful freedom well. I don't want to slug around and not be active and positive and engaged in a good cause in some way or another. I need to be looking for ways to serve and be a positive, effective contributor. All the years I worked, the excuse or story was always "NOT ENOUGH TIME",,,,well, now that has changed and I want to be sure to make good use of that change.
This has been my first REAL week and I'm still in the "checking it out" stage...not that I'm giving up....just different. Jeff seems to have adjusted quickly and is very content.....he has maintained some connection with his "previous" life and will be traveling and doing some contract teaching work. He is looking forward to that, but not pushing too hard for additional work either.
Just must take time......
I think the time it will really sink in is when we leave in March for the month to go visit all the kids. I am looking forward to that and having TIME to just visit.
2 comments:
I love when you post your inner most thoughts!! It reminds me to shut up and listen to you more often instead of doing all the talking!!!! love you
Relax Mom, just enjoy it for enjoymets sake!! Good things will come to you to do. They always do. Dito Tanyas comments. I had to send a niece on Brannons side a letter for her 16 bday with words of wisdom or advice. Ya that's a great idea from me. So the only things I told her was to not be afraid to be who she was and wanted to be, and to listen to her Mother!!!
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