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oh and i retire early next year am i the only one scared at the thought of this .
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I will clock up forty years in the same job in February, so retirement is on the horizon, even if some way off.
I am looking forward to the change in routine, but it will be a big change after so long coming to work.
I think aprehension is entirely natural.
The trick is to keep a routine - just not as rigidly as required for work, and have some structure to your day.
I plan to do lots of nice things I haven't had time for previously, and generally have as good as time as i am able before old age and infirmity put a stop to it all!
I am looking forward to the change in routine, but it will be a big change after so long coming to work.
I think aprehension is entirely natural.
The trick is to keep a routine - just not as rigidly as required for work, and have some structure to your day.
I plan to do lots of nice things I haven't had time for previously, and generally have as good as time as i am able before old age and infirmity put a stop to it all!
Mr O semi retired and does a bit of freelance work. He does the freelance work in between tending to his allotment, playing table tennis, badminton, volleyball, swimming, sailing & archery. He has done a couple of night school courses and also had 30,000 bees to look after until they all dropped dead. He plans to cycle the Coast to Coast route next spring and is in training.
He says he wonders how he ever found time to work.
Retirement is what you make it. I have a relative who is the same age as Mr O and since he retired he sits at home all day doing nothing and waiting for death.
He says he wonders how he ever found time to work.
Retirement is what you make it. I have a relative who is the same age as Mr O and since he retired he sits at home all day doing nothing and waiting for death.
I was unlucky and suffered a stroke in 2001 which effectively finished my working life. After about a year when I could finally start getting about again I soon found out how much better it was then going to work,even with a disability, and it's even better since Trish finished. Of cause it will take you a while to adjust especially when you've always worked but you'll soon be wandering why you didn't finish earlier.
I retired from the fulltime job in August and am doing part-time now. People say that one should assume a 50% drop in income when you retire - it's quite a scary thought. We've done some careful budget forecasting - paying off the mortgage means we should be able to afford to live - if not, I'll keep working part-time.