Retirement
Yes, retirement is wonderful! I was in the wrong job, I was miserable and couldn’t seem to find another. I was lucky. I was 65 and so I decided to semi-retire. What that means is, take a year off to rest and relax, and then go back to work for the next year. The coffers are not as full as they need to be, long-term. After a year back at work, we’ll see. When retirement starts, there is a honeymoon period which for me lasted about 2 weeks. “I don’t have to get up to an alarm anymore! I can stay up as late as I want! I can sleep all day! I have so much free time! I’ll get to do all the things that I’ve always wanted to! I can have a night out whenever i want, get a little drunk and sleep off my hangover! I can wear pajamas all day! I can watch daytime TV! I can go to the movies when they are not crowded! I can know about the news as it happens!” Retirement is wonderful but life is not perfect. Normal life continues. You still have to