My west coast brother (my baby brother) will be retiring in 64 days. I have assured him that he will have plenty to keep him busy once he is retired. In his case he and his wife live on a small ranch with chickens, goats and other animals to care for so it won't be all fun and games.
My spouse and I sometimes wonder, only half jokingly, how we ever got everything done when we were working full time. I was thinking about that today. We both keep busy now with a variety of volunteer work, most of it involving desk time at our computers for some part of every day.
But here's the big difference with being retired. There is usually no rush. After we complete our morning exercise routine (today is "Senior Health and Fitness Day" by the way) we can linger over breakfast and coffee for as long as we want to. We've been lingering even longer recently to watch the birds. We now have some regulars at our bird feeder, one stunning Blue Jay and a pair of House Finches. The male has a red head and breast while the female is a blonde beauty.
That's just one example of the joys of retirement. There are others like being able to pick up and go when we feel like it, whether it's out to dinner, a weekend with family, or an ocean cruise. Or, and I have no idea how we got ourselves into this one, having time to work on a 2000 piece jigsaw puzzle.
I'm sure my brother will soon agree with me that life is fine and fun when you're retired.
PS Today is also "The Slugs Return from Capistrano Day." I'm not sure where the slugs are returning to but, if you're retired and they're coming your way, enjoy the slow migration.
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