Work/ Retirement/ Life Balance ..

[Elina]

I'm sure there's quite some variation on here. Do you work, are you retired, have you got your life in balance. I'm interested, people log on at different times of the day/ night. How do your days pan out?

[gangesboy]

I have been retired for almost 8 years. I usually get on here around 5am (and the other crossword site) and I'll look in now and again until around 4. I found retirement difficult at first so became a Parish Councillor for 4 years which kept me busy. I now look after a 91 year old neighbour who is bed/chair bound, has no family, and has carers 4 times a day. I do his shopping, and sort out his admin etc. This takes a fair amount of my time and I enjoy it.

[Smowball]

My main job allows me to work from home on my laptop so I've always got my iPad open next to me to sneak on here lol.

[woofgang]

retired and widowed, do what i like when i like

[Sipowicz]

Retired and married, do what the wife says!

[Elina]

I've had a trip to the cemetery, way too hot out there at the moment.
Kathyan, so your arthritis stops you sewing yourself now? I'd thought of selling on eBay, the only thing that stops me is posting stuff off to people, most of the time I'm doing something/ going somewhere. Its great you're making something out of it!

[Elina]

Shaney, sounds wonderful. I'd say it sounds like a nice life you have!

[Elina]

gangesboy, what a lot of humanity you have, so nice to hear. I'm sure your neighbour thoroughly enjoys you calling round. It gives you a different outlook on life caring for someone, opens your eyes doesn't it to what really matters. Hard at Mets, but gives you things to think about.

[Elina]

.. Hard at times ..

[Elina]

Smow, you sound like a young en with lots of energy still, you sound happy.

[Elina]

Hi woof, I'd like more of that at some point. I need more balance, it'll come.

[Elina]

Zip, as long as you're happy ;0)

[Elina]

.. Sip ..

[Tilly2]

Since retiring my life has settled into a routine which I am happy with but which is easily changed if need be. My only real commitment is my two afternoons in school. I don't like to miss them.

I do try to stay off AB as long as possible. Just a bit of time there/here in the morning whilst waking up, maybe at lunchtime with my cup of tea and then four o'clockish in the afternoon.

I would consider spending the day in front of my laptop as a day wasted but that's just me. I know that some people love their time here.

[Elina]

Are you a teaching assistant Tilly?

[Kathyan]

I don't sew as much as I'd like to. The arthritis affects my ability but I also have a hand tremor which makes it more difficult these days. I still do a little bit on my good days though. My husband does all the posting for ebay. There is a thing now called drop and go where you just drop all your parcels off with a prepaid card and they do all the weighing and stamping and then you collect your card and the receipts the next day. Saves time waiting around at the Post Office.

[Tilly2]

No, Elina. It's voluntary work with a charity called Beanstalk.

I am a retired teacher.

[Elina]

Kathyan, sorry to hear that, that's nice of your husband to do that for you. Kathyan, I had no idea about that service!!

[Elina]

Ah sorry Tilly. What positives do you get from that. What a great thing to do by the way!

[Smowball]

Elina - if you call being in your forties young then I'll take that lol! : )

[Elina]

Yes Smow, I call that young! :0)