Everyday Ordinary Man Approaching Full Retirement at 59.

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Many apologies for lack of recent posts. Three weeks after my retirement from teaching and things still feel a little strange. I am enjoying the lack of pressure but feel something is missing! I have been busy sorting the garden, the loft and seeing friends and family.
As a family we are also busy arranging full time care for my grandmother who is 102. It is now time for her to be cared for in a full time residential establishment. She is quite keen too, looking forward to have more people to talk too. We have found a great place. Just need to sort the finances!!
So at the moment still getting used to the change. Will continue to wind down for a couple of months then will see what's about.
Will post a greater length when more in the mood to do so!
Have a great weekend.

fatbeetle

I have just updated the sticker on my monitor from 19 to 18, (weeks of work left.)

I find myself having to bite my tongue constantly at work, for fear of saying what I actually believe, not what is circumspect to say.

Davesnave

I seem to recall that the long summer break always began with a deflated feeling.

I was always grateful to have our business to occupy that time and provide a focus. The mixed emotions, heightened greatly at the end of the school year, levelled out after a week or two, but that was in normal years, not full retirement.

Misslayed

excelpaul wrote: »

Many apologies for lack of recent posts. Three weeks after my retirement from teaching and things still feel a little strange. I am enjoying the lack of pressure but feel something is missing!.

I know just what you mean, it took me ages before I got over that kind of guilty feeling, "they'll catch me out soon and I'll have to go back". But boy did I enjoy having lunch in the square with friends on the first day of the Autumn term! I think it has taken me about 18 months to fully adjust to my "new normal" since I stopped doing supply.

Katiehound

Misslayed wrote: »

But boy did I enjoy having lunch in the square with friends on the first day of the Autumn term! I think it has taken me about 18 months to fully adjust to my "new normal" since I stopped doing supply.

I think it's when school are back in session that realisation will finally kick in... and certainly then it's time to celebrate.
Going on holidays in term time is a great way to relax and save money without paying those hiked up school holiday prices.

Have a wonderful stress-less summer everyone.

Me? I'm off on another cruise and intending to get the new knees working on the dance floor and celebrating my birthday aboard and abroad!

CommyTooper

excelpaul wrote: »

............I am enjoying the lack of pressure but feel something is missing!.........

I hope it's the alarm clock that is missing.

pollypenny

excelpaul wrote: »

Many apologies for lack of recent posts. Three weeks after my retirement from teaching and things still feel a little strange. I am enjoying the lack of pressure but feel something is missing! I have been busy sorting the garden, the loft and seeing friends and family.
As a family we are also busy arranging full time care for my grandmother who is 102. It is now time for her to be cared for in a full time residential establishment. She is quite keen too, looking forward to have more people to talk too. We have found a great place. Just need to sort the finances!!
So at the moment still getting used to the change. Will continue to wind down for a couple of months then will see what's about.
Will post a greater length when more in the mood to do so!
Have a great weekend.

That first September week when everyone goes back to school and you don't is marvellous.

However, after nine years retired I still miss the buzz of that first month, new classes, new texts and catching up with pupils.

Every year, Y10 boys would stand at my side, look down and beam their greeting, Hiya, Miss.

Don't miss marking load, though.

fatbeetle

CommyTooper wrote: »

I hope it's the alarm clock that is missing.

Funny you should mention that.

We've just had a week off work as holiday. We spent most of it saying; "Soon this will be how we spend all our days." One thing we consciously did was to not set the alarm clock, boy, what a revelation!

We normally get up at 5.30 am to get to the gym by 6.00 am, for a session before we go to work*. To wake up naturally, (normally at about 7.00 am, ) and get a lie in, felt so much more natural and improved our sleep quality immensely.Looking forward to that being the norm in future .


*We found that it was too easy to crack a bottle of wine, rather than go to the gym, when we got get home from work in the evening. This way it's all done and dusted.

missile

It is a pleasure hearing the alarm and get up for something you want, rather than something you have to do :-)

moneyistooshorttomention

fatbeetle wrote: »

I have just updated the sticker on my monitor from 19 to 18, (weeks of work left.)

I find myself having to bite my tongue constantly at work, for fear of saying what I actually believe, not what is circumspect to say.

Don't blame you for doing a countdown. I certainly did...

I am wondering why you're still biting your tongue at work though. To me the blessing of total "freedom of speech" was something I grasped for as fast as ever I could and the second I felt my job was "Safe Now - as I wont need it much longer" I felt quite free to stop holding my tongue at last:)