In the months prior to my retirement, I often wondered what these days would be like. I did imagine getting more sleep, which has been blissfully wonderful. Did I say I LIKE it?!? I am what statisticians call a "mid-morning person." I don't like early morning but by 10 am, it's my prime productivity time until about 2 pm. After 2, I would fight sleep and I was usually ready for sleep by 10 pm.
Now, that I don't have to have the alarm set every day, it's blissful to sleep until my body says "wake up." Most days that has been after 8 or 8:30 am ....times in the past that I would have to be at work!
At night I have found that I am staying up later to read or watch a movie. It feels great to have that option. Last night I accompanied my hubby on a courier run to a town about 2.5 hours or so from here. I even did half the driving. Since I did have an appointment today at 10 am, I thought I had better set the alarm for 9 am as a precaution since we got home a little after 2 am this morning. I forgot how to set my alarm clock! Hubby and I got a chuckle out of that one.
One of the things I imagined about retirement was having the radio or CD's playing all day with my favorite music. I have not! I am not sure why not, but I am enjoying the silence in the house. No phones ringing, no overhead public address announcements, no kids crying in the lobby outside my office. This, too, has been blissful.
I find it ironic, some of things I am discovering about retirement and about myself. I am sure there are more discoveries....after all I've only been retired for 8 work days! The other days were vacation.
Speaking of vacations, my friends are already asking me, "when and where to is your next trip?" Just saw a bargain on a two-nights stay in New Orleans. Hmmm?
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