Bold leap into retirement

Smudgeismydog

Huge congrats @Pat38493, 

Some impressive travel plans there.

How are you feeling?

eastcorkram

@Pat38493

Well done 👍. 
I finished last Christmas. My plan is a bit like yours, but without the travel!

Pat38493

Smudgeismydog said:

Huge congrats @Pat38493, 

Some impressive travel plans there.

How are you feeling?

I am feeling great about finishing work - I have had enough of that company to last a lifetime although I did enjoy working there up until about 5 years ago.

I suppose I’m a bit concerned about having a lot of unstructured time available as I’ve always tended to be a creature of routine, but I’m sure I’ll get used to it.

Yorkie1

Pat38493 said:

Smudgeismydog said:

Huge congrats @Pat38493, 

Some impressive travel plans there.

How are you feeling?

I am feeling great about finishing work - I have had enough of that company to last a lifetime although I did enjoy working there up until about 5 years ago.

I suppose I’m a bit concerned about having a lot of unstructured time available as I’ve always tended to be a creature of routine, but I’m sure I’ll get used to it.

As a teacher, my dad had been governed by structured school bells from the age of 5 to 60, when he retired. He started out with a piece of paper on which he divided his time into (if memory serves right) 2 hour slots for each weekday. Then after a short while, it became half days, and then to a regular calendar.

I think it helped him decompress within a structure that suited him.

He also then became a governor of the local CofE primary school, so was busy most days anyway!