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Retirees what is your typical day

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  • Sarahspangles
    Sarahspangles Posts: 3,239 Forumite
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    I’ve just reread ‘Four Thousand Weeks’ by Oliver Burkeman, which I found thought provoking. I am thinking my days will contain ‘routine’ to keep myself, the house and garden ticking over with one or two ‘projects’. Not much different from now, but without the stress.
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  • Sea_Shell
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    ColdIron said:
    sgx2000 said:
    How do you actually do nothing?
    Got any plans for today?
    Do nothing
    But you did that yesterday
    Didn't finish

    Brilliant 🤣🤣🤣
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  • katejo
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    michaels said:
    sgx2000 said:
    How do you actually do nothing?

    MSE forums all day :)
    Ha ha! I am already a bit guilty of that and I haven't quite retired yet.
  • Bostonerimus1
    Bostonerimus1 Posts: 1,403 Forumite
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    edited 2 April 2024 at 5:28AM
    8:00 am telecon with folks who employ me to do some some contract engineering.
    Then 25 mile bike ride to a cafe (coffee, beef-jalepeno and horseradish cream sandwich, raspberry square) and 25 miles back home. Listened to "The Rest is History" podcasts on Martin Luther.
    Afternoon spent re seeding bare spots on the lawn and sat down and drank two beers while I admired my work.
    And so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
  • sgx2000
    sgx2000 Posts: 524 Forumite
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    8:00 am telecon with folks who employ me to do some some contract engineering.
    Then 25 mile bike ride to a cafe (coffee, beef-jalepeno and horseradish cream sandwich, raspberry square) and 25 miles back home. Listened to "The Rest is History" podcasts on Martin Luther.
    Afternoon spent re seeding bare spots on the lawn and sat down and drank two beers while I admired my work.
    Apart from the bike rides & contract work
    It sounds marvelous 
  • sgx2000
    sgx2000 Posts: 524 Forumite
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    Got any plans for today?
    Do nothing
    But you did that yesterday
    Didn't finish
    Hilarious comment.......
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