Welcome!
Since my retirement is coming up just around the bend, I have been spending even more time thinking about what my first retirement week will really look like. I am so excited to make it really mine!
We live in a rural area and have lovely walking opportunities even within our neighborhood of houses that are rather spread apart…including some animals to look at along the way. As I have worked through the years, I have often, I confess, felt rather jealous when I saw women out early, walking either with friends or by themselves, just enjoying themselves. I have wistfully wished I could have time to do that, and not have to be rushing off to work. SO, while it isn’t exactly the most amazing, stimulating, retirement activity for my first retirement “former” work day, I intend to go walking with my husband with our crazy dog, and just enjoy the neighborhood and the freedom!
Then, back home, perhaps off to a local coffee shop in our small nearby town, linger over a book and a coffee or green tea latte, then have a leisurely rest of the day at home!
Sound exciting? LOL! I think it does, because I just want that first day especially to represent my new found freedom and new sunRISE! The rest of the week will probably have more to it…a Tuesday women’s Bible Study; writing more blog posts; begin fitness training with my husband who I have asked to be my trainer (since one of my major goals is to get into better health and fitness); working out a routine with him of jointly cooking meals; hopefully trying new recipes (though Dave has done a GREAT job over this first year of his retirement of cooking dinners most weekday evenings and trying new and very tasty dishes!); and making a specific implementation plan for the ideas on my notebook list that we discussed in the beginning of this blog. (See May and June blogs if you haven’t heard about notebook lists! Good stuff!)
We have bigger plans for here and there down the road, including family time, planned travel, spontaneous day trips, classes, involvement at our church, etc., but I am excited that my first week will be one of quiet appreciation for the blessing of this new phase of my life!
Talk to you again soon!
Mary