1. I get to say whatever I want
2. I don't have to be nice to people I don't like
3. I don't wake up to an alarm, I get up when I wake up.
4. I don't have to wash my hair every day
5. I don't have to buy Xmas presents for co-workers
6. I wear flip flops instead of shoes every day
7. I stopped wearing contact lenses and using eye makeup
8. I can shop in the grocery store when most people are at work
9. Biking is my life
10. The only people who tell me what to do now are people who love me (and I don't have to do what they say)
Did I miss anything?
I like your list. Sometimes I miss my old job, I love not having to get up early and rush anywhere.
ReplyDeleteI sometimes miss my job, too. Just not very often. Would be nice to do it one afternoon a week, ha! Most of all, I miss getting a paycheck.
DeleteYou covered it. And, I miss a paycheck, too.
ReplyDeletePaychecks and life insurance were really the best part.
DeleteI hate getting up at 5am. I'm looking forward to more time to putz.
ReplyDeleteThat is obscenely early!
DeleteThe list is mostly complete. I would only add that I do what I want to do when I want to do it.
ReplyDeleteAh yes! How could I forget that!
DeleteWhat a great list. My husband and I were just discussing getting up on the weekend versus a weekday. He can really get out the door fast on a weekday when headed to work. But this morning, even though he was supposed to be up early to do a day trip over the Cascades and back, he stayed in bed longer. Is this what he will do every day when he retires? Sure hope not!
ReplyDeleteWhen you can sleep in every day, you find yourself getting up earlier. It stops being deliciously sinful and starts becoming about your natural body rhythm. :)
DeleteThe waking up to an alarm to start work at 7:00. Ugh. I will look forward to retirement for that reason alone.
ReplyDeleteIt's such an unkind start to the day.
DeleteI like your list, too. So much to be grateful for. What a beautiful place for bike riding!
ReplyDeleteMy list would include being able to take naps any time I want for as long as I want.
Although I'm not retired anymore, I was unemployed for most of the years between 2004 and 2015, during which time I needed to live on the money that was meant for my retirement. I feel as if I already have had my retirement years!
I'm grateful that there was money available during those years of unemployment and that being self-employed part-time as a medical transcription editor, working at home, now gives me most of the freedoms that come with retirement. I am looking at simplifying my life even more, making it possible to live on my Social Security check when the time comes that I need to do that.
So much of what makes life a joy for me doesn't cost anything.
Naps are a good thing to add to the list. It is a good thing, simplifying one's life and learning to spend less. I like your attitude!
DeleteMy alarm is set for 5. As sad as that is, sadder still is that I'll probably wake before the very first chime.
ReplyDeleteGood list. Biking is my life. Oh yeah. Looking forward to that day for myself.
I used to set my alarm clock so it said it was 6:00 am, it was really 5:50 am. Then I was stay in bed for ten minutes, knowing I'd get up on time. 5:00 is cruel.
DeleteGreat list, I have much to look forward to.
ReplyDeleteMy list also includes not having to get dressed/staying in my pjs for as long as I want to Every Day.
Good idea. Most days I am not sure why I bother changing into day clothes.
DeleteI think you hit all the important bullet points on the presentation of what is awesome about Retirement. If I were not still raising Grandchildren I'd be doing most of your List... even while still Caregiving for the Disabled Spouse, I think we both would be enjoying Retirement in a more Normalized way once the Kiddos gets grown. One is almost there {17} and the other has a ways to go {12} before we can revel in FULL RETIREMENT... well, that and I'd have to finally give up SEMI-retirement since The Man says I keep popping out of retirement like a yo-yo when I miss Working at least part time. *winks*
ReplyDeleteI don't see you ever really retiring! You have more energy than most young people. I envy you that.
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