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Doc Sportello

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2. Don't have to set a friggin alarm clock every night

Tue Aug 1, 2023, 05:26 AM

Aug 2023

Wake up when I wake up.

Like you I sometimes have insomnia but tonight I can't seem to be able to go back to sleep, which is rare. You're right, though. I'll just catch up later or go back to sleep after I get off of the internet.

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What's the best thing about being retired? [View all] captain queeg Aug 2023 OP

Stress level lowered to just about zero. Tomconroy Aug 2023 #1

+1 Meadowoak Aug 2023 #4

Don't have to set a friggin alarm clock every night Doc Sportello Aug 2023 #2

"Wake up when I wake up. " this was a revelation the second day of retirement... nt mitch96 Aug 2023 #29

Retired rso Aug 2023 #3

What a wonderful opportunity. I'd love to spend a couple months in other countries every year. Lonestarblue Aug 2023 #9

Me too! Delphinus Aug 2023 #18

RSO rso Aug 2023 #25

Not having claudette Aug 2023 #5

Pretty much everything calguy Aug 2023 #6

No alarm clock. catbyte Aug 2023 #7

Every day is Saturday Major Nikon Aug 2023 #8

My stress is watching for signs my state will go complete Gilead SouthernDem4ever Aug 2023 #10

The time I have left in this incarnation belongs to me. ariadne0614 Aug 2023 #11

The freedom to sleep as I need to is great... Trueblue Texan Aug 2023 #12

I like your last paragraph. llmart Aug 2023 #14

+1 2naSalit Aug 2023 #15

CBD rambler_american Aug 2023 #13

I love not having to go to work... 2naSalit Aug 2023 #16

That sums it up for me, too. Midnight Writer Aug 2023 #34

I always thought... 2naSalit Aug 2023 #35

Retirement reveals the importance of sleep hot2na Aug 2023 #17

You might enjoy this acronym a friend taught us. 3catwoman3 Aug 2023 #52

No coworkers. No boss. twodogsbarking Aug 2023 #19

Less stress. With employment, there is always the threat of loss of income. 3Hotdogs Aug 2023 #20

RSO rso Aug 2023 #26

RSO rso Aug 2023 #27

No longer being a wage slave! Emile Aug 2023 #21

Retired in 2012, Moved out of USA in 2018 sanatanadharma Aug 2023 #22

Where did you go? Native Aug 2023 #38

Montevideo, Uruguay sanatanadharma Aug 2023 #39

Sounds wonderful. I've got dual citizenship with Ireland, so the EU is up for grabs with us, Native Aug 2023 #40

The stress of work upset my digestive system. BMW2020RT Aug 2023 #23

I enjoy the changes in time management. Ptah Aug 2023 #24

Those are great!! 2naSalit Aug 2023 #36

Somewhere between the second and third, the soundtrack changes. Ptah Aug 2023 #37

Ninety percent of the employees where I worked hated Prestident Obama twodogsbarking Aug 2023 #28

Sounds like where I use to work Emile Aug 2023 #32

The same with me. Different Drummer Aug 2023 #50

I remember the day after the election when Obama won. I Emile Aug 2023 #44

Waking up when I feel like it XanaDUer2 Aug 2023 #30

This. usonian Aug 2023 #31

Love that calendar page! highplainsdem Aug 2023 #42

Thanks. I wear a cheap Casio watch not only for the time usonian Aug 2023 #48

"When life deals you lemons, make limoncello!" Different Drummer Aug 2023 #51

I think that's it. And not having to commute. Ocelot II Aug 2023 #33

Retired? What's that? DFW Aug 2023 #41

My mother was the same. BlackSkimmer Aug 2023 #46

I retired in my 50's Major Nikon Aug 2023 #47

The thing that terrifies me most is boredom DFW Aug 2023 #53

I'm never bored; I'm finally getting to do some things I never used to have time for. Ocelot II Aug 2023 #57

Options. highplainsdem Aug 2023 #43

Cutting yourself a nice piece of chocolate cake and eating it at 830 AM while LuckyCharms Aug 2023 #45

All these things. Ocelot II Aug 2023 #56

My time is my own. Different Drummer Aug 2023 #49

I don't have to do stupid work for stupid people. Yavin4 Aug 2023 #54

nearing retirement - I feel like I am seeing light at the end of the tunnel Skittles Aug 2023 #55