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Cogito Ergo Sum
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Decided to retire. Officially the last day of work is 12/31 but we are on leave between Christmas and New Years. Didn’t sleep well last night. Guess the mind is purging memories of all those years of wearing the yoke in the psychic prison. Just going to relax and take it easy for a while. Will start building raised garden beds next month. Have to be the day care for the grandchildren after Christmas for a week. Looking forward to spending more time with them. Life is looking good.
 
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A man's got to know
his limitations
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Congratulations! I hope I live long enough to retire.



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Congrats! Sounds like a good plan.




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Congrats, you will love it if you allow yourself to Wink

There is nothing like it. And no I do not just sit around in retirement. It is a blast.

But the money is not great, for me anyways. But I ain't complaining.



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Congratulations on your retirement. Enjoy!


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Congratulations!

Retirement has been the best gig ever for me, hope you have the same.


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Congrats! You have a plan so that's good!

I still have a little over four years to go. My plan is to visit my grandchildren on the army base and then never leave. Everything I need is available on base or with Amazon Prime. I don't know if my son and his wife will like it, but live in grandpa is going to be a thing Wink



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Congrats! Enjoy the new phase of life.




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You can have fun. Just don't allow others to manage your time. They will feel its their duty to keep you busy on their projects. If you feel like it, keep busy on your own projects, but don't be afraid to take a day off. Or two.

I take every day off. They (the ones who want you to do things) sometimes forget you're retired. That means you don't have or want a boss. It drives them mad sometimes to see you just sitting there, doing nothing.

I bought a kind of expensive recliner. I sit looking out front at the river. I can do it for hours on end, and I like it. You can even go to a Home Despot and wander around, looking at all the junk they sell. Tools to hurt yourself with. Its why you don't buy them.

You can even make pledges to start a project, some day. When you fell like it (or not).


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Congratulations. I have two years to go.

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Good decision, I retired a year ago and I'm loving it.


It's a shame that youth is wasted on the young --- Mark Twain

Anyone who is not a liberal by age 20 has no heart; anyone who is not a conservative by age 40 has no brain---Winston Churchill
 
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Originally posted by rburg:
You can have fun. Just don't allow others to manage your time. They will feel its their duty to keep you busy on their projects. If you feel like it, keep busy on your own projects, but don't be afraid to take a day off. Or two.

I take every day off. They (the ones who want you to do things) sometimes forget you're retired. That means you don't have or want a boss. It drives them mad sometimes to see you just sitting there, doing nothing.

I bought a kind of expensive recliner. I sit looking out front at the river. I can do it for hours on end, and I like it. You can even go to a Home Despot and wander around, looking at all the junk they sell. Tools to hurt yourself with. Its why you don't buy them.

You can even make pledges to start a project, some day. When you fell like it (or not).
Sounds a little like me--my lounge chair is so comfortable it's where I sleep.

Enjoy your retirement k5blazer! Follow your dreams.

flashguy




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Congratulations on finishing one chapter and starting another. Hope the climax of your book is yet to come.

Envy. I'm on approach but still too early to lower flaps and wheels.




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Don't Shop. Adopt.
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Congratulations! Enjoy!


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always with a hat or sunscreen
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Enjoy yourself. Embrace two rules in retirement:

--cherish family
--safeguard health

I've been retired now for well over a decade and have never regretted the move I made before I had even turned 60. Smile



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Retired in July '94 and never looked back. When did I ever find time to work!
This new phase of your life is incredible: Enjoy every last minute of it.
Data shows that those who retire earlier live longer!!


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Doing what I want,
When I want,
If I want!
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Congrats! January will be three years retired for me. Left at 57 after 38 years. All IT.

Note on my business cards says it all "Doing what I want, when I want, if I want. And Honey-do list"


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Congratulations!

Enjoy!


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The greatest thing about retirement is you get to do what YOU want when YOU want too!!

Enjoy


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Congrads....now just don't sit in front of the TV, get out and travel. There's lot's to see in the lower 48.


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