tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post3400508319027054475..comments2024-03-28T11:20:31.192-04:00Comments on Years That Answer: Sleeping In?Colettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-64784551037862938712017-04-26T08:32:44.921-04:002017-04-26T08:32:44.921-04:00Barbara, Congratulations on your retirement! Good ...Barbara, Congratulations on your retirement! Good to know about the dwarf poinciana. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-46260948377632402872017-04-25T20:21:53.021-04:002017-04-25T20:21:53.021-04:00I am retiring in a few days and pray I can sleep p...I am retiring in a few days and pray I can sleep past the usual 5:30 am. The dwarf poinciana is also know as pride of Barbados. <br />Xoxo<br />BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-44538377572520002782017-04-20T14:36:42.427-04:002017-04-20T14:36:42.427-04:00I'm the Ever Ready Bunny, I just keep ticking ...I'm the Ever Ready Bunny, I just keep ticking along :)<br />Thanks for asking, Colette.livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091094639074377780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-22895664374095432692017-04-19T08:21:40.007-04:002017-04-19T08:21:40.007-04:00There are some things I miss about working, too. I...There are some things I miss about working, too. I do political volunteer work now. That kind of satisfies my need to be useful. And I can do it whenever I want. That's the key - whenever I want. What I DON'T miss about working is the loss of control and lack of flexibility. Do you do any sort of volunteer work? You seem like someone who has a lot to offer.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-40334954184421003352017-04-18T21:16:16.165-04:002017-04-18T21:16:16.165-04:00It has been five years of retirement and I still w...It has been five years of retirement and I still wake up at 5 am. Retirement is OK, but I wish sometimes that I still had a job. However, I am always happy on Mondays and I can stay in bed and not have to deal with any problems, including the traffic.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-19587211725765100282017-04-18T18:03:05.431-04:002017-04-18T18:03:05.431-04:00Liv, I hope all's well with you.Liv, I hope all's well with you.<br />Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-44439587228347793602017-04-18T18:01:55.487-04:002017-04-18T18:01:55.487-04:00I've discovered it is a Dwarf Poinciana. It is...I've discovered it is a Dwarf Poinciana. It is a very happy flower that will become a shrub or a small tree (depending on how we prune it). I'm excited about it.<br />Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-44177638370704303642017-04-18T18:00:06.592-04:002017-04-18T18:00:06.592-04:00I'm glad I'm not the only one!I'm glad I'm not the only one! Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-19365739221312422722017-04-18T16:20:39.304-04:002017-04-18T16:20:39.304-04:00I've been retired for quite a while and I did ...I've been retired for quite a while and I did the same thing for a long time, early rise. But I did it because I felt guilty that everyone else was working--geesh!<br /><br />Now I don't wake up so early because I go to bed so late, which isn't really very good for you either. But I wholly agree with Sabine, 'staying in bed is rarely relaxing, it requires effort'. And naps? Out of the question. But you sound fine to me and after being such a go getter for so long, it seems appropriate.<br /><br />I have no idea what that flowers is, but I love it. The little pods that pop out before they are flowers and the colors are magnificent. It's a happy flower, I hope it spreads.livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091094639074377780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-67307356774143807422017-04-18T12:12:25.097-04:002017-04-18T12:12:25.097-04:00I struggle to stay in bed. So many things to do an...I struggle to stay in bed. So many things to do and see. Live needs living not sleeping. <br /><br />I think it needs cultivating...enjoying a luxurious lie in. Not sure I'll ever be able to though.Linda dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167854309289774316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-69445490841998226952017-04-18T10:41:38.685-04:002017-04-18T10:41:38.685-04:00Sounds great. Sounds great. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-7515508857187422402017-04-18T09:11:50.865-04:002017-04-18T09:11:50.865-04:00Like you, I have retained my early rising habit af...Like you, I have retained my early rising habit after retirement, but I have no trouble then idling over a cup of coffee, taking a leisurely stroll with the dog, taking a nap or relaxing in a sauna. Mostly I just listen to my body - if it wants to rest, we rest. If it wants to move, we move. And the older I get the more the ratio skews to the resting side : ) 8thdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139355263412766126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-47271175322263913992017-04-18T08:35:01.957-04:002017-04-18T08:35:01.957-04:00Well, see, it's all relevant. In fact, I AM sl...Well, see, it's all relevant. In fact, I AM sleeping in until 7-7:30, it's true. And I am not being awakened by a buzzer, thankfully. I think this might just be the way I'm wired. I'm OK with it, just kind of amused and bewildered.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-13610686117561548202017-04-18T08:32:30.077-04:002017-04-18T08:32:30.077-04:00If you can do it on your days off then you'll ...If you can do it on your days off then you'll likely have no problem in retirement. It has been a hard thing for me to do most of my adult life.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-60706098468488263372017-04-17T23:56:13.482-04:002017-04-17T23:56:13.482-04:00Oh I don't know, 7-7:30 vs 5-5:30 sounds luxur...Oh I don't know, 7-7:30 vs 5-5:30 sounds luxurious to me. But then, I can only manage such a rising on Saturday or Sunday and then only if I managed to keep the pooch up well beyond her bedtime. ;-) <br /><br />I find that physical activity (strenuous) tires me and makes me groggy. When I took an exercise class early Saturday mornings, I often napped (rare, otherwise) when I came home. I found it did not impact my night sleep overmuch. <br /><br />I hope you find a solution, a balance that works for you. <br /><br />Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-44079513347470784472017-04-17T23:10:35.538-04:002017-04-17T23:10:35.538-04:00I am a night owl and love sleeping in on my days o...I am a night owl and love sleeping in on my days off. Horror of horrors to think it might not be possible. Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-84719276937205189492017-04-17T20:01:05.664-04:002017-04-17T20:01:05.664-04:003 1/2 years, ha!
3 1/2 years, ha!<br />Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-14424788435544077542017-04-17T19:53:56.189-04:002017-04-17T19:53:56.189-04:00How long have you been retired?How long have you been retired?Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-80162610974495287422017-04-17T18:07:20.429-04:002017-04-17T18:07:20.429-04:00Thanks. Reading in bed or listening to music (or n...Thanks. Reading in bed or listening to music (or news) sounds more like it. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-59447978309132874962017-04-17T17:07:42.868-04:002017-04-17T17:07:42.868-04:00Staying in bed is rarely relaxing. It requires eff...Staying in bed is rarely relaxing. It requires effort, no matter what you do.<br />I don't have to get up early but I wake up anyway. For most of my married life I tried to encourage the man - who is always up before me - to bring me a cup of tea in bed but he thinks it's sinful or whatever, so I usually get up and pester him for a while before I go back to bed with said cup which then goes cold because I forget about it reading or listening to the radio. (If there is one thing he truly dislikes about me it is that.)<br /><br />I recommend messing about in a dressing gown, my in laws taught me that. Napping is overrated. Only works for (some) babies.Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-81948744662830038112017-04-17T15:36:39.484-04:002017-04-17T15:36:39.484-04:00Thanks Molly. And if I can figure out how to relax...Thanks Molly. And if I can figure out how to relax, maybe I'll start quilting again. I put the sewing machine up a couple months ago and haven't even put thread in the bobbin yet! Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-17883209844503339252017-04-17T15:00:40.370-04:002017-04-17T15:00:40.370-04:00With 15 years between the births of my youngest an...With 15 years between the births of my youngest and oldest child, I was always up early, making lunches, trying to verbally pry teenagers off beds to which they seemed to be stuck, shooing them out the door to catch school buses or playing taxi it is one of the biggest luxuries of life right now not to have to get up until I wake up! Growing up school started later than schools here and now I seem to have reverted to waking up at the same time I woke up then. <br />Yoga might work for you. Done regularly, it quiets all that noise in your head, at least it does for me. You're retired so you have the time. Might make relaxing easier!mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-53102085250154054122017-04-17T14:15:19.983-04:002017-04-17T14:15:19.983-04:00Where in the world do you get all that energy?
Where in the world do you get all that energy? <br />Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-86669103584370657022017-04-17T12:40:55.144-04:002017-04-17T12:40:55.144-04:00Oh I just Love how you described it: "I just ...Oh I just Love how you described it: "I just can't sustain the effort it takes to relax!" That so eloquently describes how I often Feel! My dilemma has been different, after too many years of working 2nd Shifts I just can't seem to alter the habit of staying up super late even tho' I know I have to get up super early to prepare The Force for School and transport them! {Often in my Pajamas, even tho' now I'm driving into the City with the Young Prince! Guess Old Habits die hard, huh? *LOL* Dawn... The BohemianBohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-34467168442389196632017-04-17T12:08:47.464-04:002017-04-17T12:08:47.464-04:00My husband does, too. He's a morning person, t...My husband does, too. He's a morning person, though.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.com