What do you do all day?

lisa110rry

Wow the wartime diaries project sounds fascinating, wish I could assist! I have a remarkable ability to read others' handwriting, people in my firm use me to that end when they can't make out handwriting. Any chance for someone who lives up north and has some room in their working days? (My days are up and down in terms of busy-ness, currently in my slack period which will certainly change on 1/11.)

Goldiegirl

Gers wrote: »

Life is good. I worked every day since the age of 16 and feel that I totally deserve this part of my life.

That's exactly how I feel - I started work at 16, worked full time until I was 50, then did 5 years part time.


I've worked hard and paid my dues, and life is too short to be working all the time when you don't have to.


I've got a real sense that I'm living in the good days. My husband and I are both fit and healthy, and we can do whatever we want. We are not completely loaded with money, but we have enough to make us feel comfortable. We have some big holidays booked up in the upcoming 18 months, and will literally go round the world, and see places we've always dreamed of.


Life is good. I'm not complacent, and know these days can't last forever, but we're enjoying these good days.

Ilona

This morning I fed the pets, three cats and a dog, sorted their litter boxes. Had a coffee, read the paper, a free copy of The Times which my friend passes on to me. Had my breakfast. Sat and did some sewing while I watched catch up TV, don't pay a licence fee, don't have a real tele. Took the dog a walk. Had lunch, beans on toast. Did a litter pick around the village. I am not a good team player so I chose where and when I want to volunteer. I see rubbish, I pick it up and keep the place tidy. This gets me talking to people.

Just fed pets again, and I am eating a warmed up portion of a veggie stew I made yesterday. One more portion left for tomorrow. Next I'm going to write my blog, then take the dog a walk. Then I'm going to do some more sewing while I watch catch up.

Always something to do. Garden to tidy, minimum of housework because I don't enjoy it. Food shopping to do.
Ilona

pollypenny

Goldiegirl wrote: »

That's exactly how I feel - I started work at 16, worked full time until I was 50, then did 5 years part time.


I've worked hard and paid my dues, and life is too short to be working all the time when you don't have to.


I've got a real sense that I'm living in the good days. My husband and I are both fit and healthy, and we can do whatever we want. We are not completely loaded with money, but we have enough to make us feel comfortable. We have some big holidays booked up in the upcoming 18 months, and will literally go round the world, and see places we've always dreamed of.


Life is good. I'm not complacent, and know these days can't last forever, but we're enjoying these good days.

My feelings exactly. We spent years having to count every penny, and juggle them around sometimes.

We are enjoying life now, with traveling being a big part of it.

moneyistooshorttomention

lisa110rry wrote: »

Wow the wartime diaries project sounds fascinating, wish I could assist! I have a remarkable ability to read others' handwriting, people in my firm use me to that end when they can't make out handwriting. Any chance for someone who lives up north and has some room in their working days? (My days are up and down in terms of busy-ness, currently in my slack period which will certainly change on 1/11.)

Do you think we should set up a little business between us then?:rotfl: You = good at reading other peoples handwriting, whereas I have been known not to be able to read my own handwriting at times (so full sympathies to anyone else trying to read it:rotfl:). I'm good at understanding peoples accents and can still recall an episode many years back where a man with a very broad Scots accent came up and talked to the boyfriend of time and myself. I understood every word and my boyfriend couldn't make out a word he was saying:rotfl:. In fact - I am now trying to recall if I've ever not been able to make out what someone is saying (even if they've been talking with a foreign accent). Think that must be the "misspent youth" (ie a father who was in the Armed Forces for many years - and so I got carted round the world a bit...until I got to be old enough to "have a view" on that.....LOL).

One of the positives of "old-er age" being that sometimes there has been a bit of "meet in the middle" with the people you know best. I was only mentioning that 2003 Big Disillusionment (courtesy of Tony Bliar) with my parents recently and I know I was one of 3 of us on that anti-Iraq War march (I was there in person and also representing both my parents - who it turned out were there with me "in spirit" and mentally urging me on - aw!). You know you're getting older when you've found things you can agree with your parents about (errrrm.....or vice-versa in this case.....LOL).

lisa110rry

What a good idea Money! Now I have to confess to something which I suspect may be geographically close to you... I have a friend who has a broad "Geordie" accent. I've known her since 1998. To this day I do not know whether the firm she worked for was called EDF (it is not an energy firm) or ADF because of her pronunciation. For years I avoided saying it and now she has retired I think I'm safe!

Kernel_Sanders

Eliza wrote: »

But the work is so flexible I find I have a huge amount of time on my hands now I'm not commuting to a full time post. And have no idea what to do with it.

I've not got the time to read all this thread, so if nobody's suggested it, I'd say you need to indulge in some procrastination.

missbiggles1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cc62oBsUeE

lessonlearned

Hustle, bustle and only an hour for lunch.........:rotfl:

I love that little ditty.

I especially like the bit about "would like to be unhappy but I never do have the time".

It's a filthy morning here but I can stay in my nice warm house - no morning Rush hour traffic to contend with, no having to drag myself off to,a job I had become increasingly disenchanted with, no having to be polite to a general public I was starting to loathe.....:rotfl:

I'm sipping my coffee with my little cat purring happily by my side, just taking my time.

I can go at my own pace, do what I want, when I want. I can go out or stay at home. I can be a busy little bee or spend the day "busy doing nothing".

I may not be the richest retiree but what I have is beyond riches, finally the total freedom to be my own person and to just please myself and be happy in my own skin.

What's not to like.

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lessonlearned wrote: »

I can go at my own pace, do what I want, when I want

I may not be the richest retiree but what I have is beyond riches, finally the total freedom to be my own person and to just please myself and be happy in my own skin.

What's not to like.

similar here with smooth radio on and feeling uplifted.

I did buy a lumie SAD lamp, I don`t tend to get depressed but half an hour in front of it makes sure I don`t. Grey damp day but am so cosy indoors, knowing that I am sorted and the house is now my own, in my style and with my feng shui

Visitor later for two meals and just got everything (hm) out of the freezer, ahhh this is the life