So many people I know are retiring. Of course, that’s a sign that I’m old — especially since some of them are younger than I am. I’m in my 2nd week of practice retirement wondering if I want to commit to long hours in front of a computer and on the phone come fall.
Practice retirement brings me closer to nature.
Birds of all sorts love me. Hummingbirds have fresh food on the ready and the woodpeckers have a new hanging basket with goodies in a tree where I can see them feast.
On the downside, I’m also closer to snakes than ever before. Skin #2 was left at the front door.
Because of practice retirement, I get to be a Nana throughout the summer without the constraints of work hours getting in the way. (I know this won’t apply once the winter months are upon us.) I also have more quality time with the puppies.
Merida approves!
And finally, I have time to actually READ a book. It’s been years since I had my Kindle out or held a real book. I listen to audio books while cooking or taking a shower, but to actually sit down and read? I can’t remember the last time… until yesterday.
The saying, “time is money” is true. While I may not be doing a Disney vacation this summer, there’s plenty to do that old people on a fixed income can enjoy. (By fixed income, I mean ZERO since I’ve not filed for SSI.)
So far I’m good with this retirement training… but it’s still early days. 🙂
Now you know: The Twilight Zone’s Rod Serling tested parachutes as a part time job. The amount of money he earned depended on the danger of the jump. In one instance, he earned $1,000 for testing a jet ejection seat that had killed the previous three testers.