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53. The thing that terrifies me most is boredom

Wed Aug 2, 2023, 03:06 PM

Aug 2023

I'm in a different country every day when I'm at work, but I take time off when I can and want. I have as much (or as little) vacation as I want (RHIP). Sometimes, it gets tedious, but it's never boring, and I love the travel. I wish I could take my wife with me more, but she hates day trips (long weekends in Barcelona, Portugal, Switzerland or Scandinavia are another story). Besides, although she is retired, she now has less free time than she did when she was working full time. That's what I get for marrying a social worker.

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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