OK, I turned 57 in November, so generally speaking, I have 8 years until retirement at age 65. In the past, I've been told by many people that retirement would drive me crazy.
Now, I've been off work since Dec. 12th for my hernia surgery. I go back next Tuesday, Jan. 15th, and to tell the truth, it doesn't feel that long! I've enjoyed not having to worry about what time I go to bed, how much or how little I get done on a certain day, what day the NFL playoffs come on and what time. Of course, a couple of those weeks I didn't really feel good, but that's beside the point.
I think I could handle retirement!
I mentioned this to someone last night who replied that they figured I'd find a way to stay busy. And he's probably right. I could see me getting more involved at the church, for example, maybe by being a committee chair instead of just serving on one. Right now, I'm concerned about being in charge of something else for fear of not being able to give it enough attention. I could see me getting more involved in Scouting on a multi-unit type committee. Again, I have enough to do with the two units I'm involved in now. The beauty of this deal is that you would only have to get as involved or as busy as you wanted.
Of course, this presupposes that I can retire.
I've tried to avoid being in this shape.
I have some retirement set up, but I don't think I'd ever believe it's enough.
Life has a way of yelling at you to take care of today. And I have a hard time arguing with that.
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