Retirees what is your typical day

Bostonerimus1

Today,
Breakfast
Bit of email, Guardian reading and Radio4
60 mile bike ride listening to NPR and music with sandwich, brownie and coffee halfway
Early evening beers and dinner with friends at local bar,
Home for bit of TV, web surfing and podcasts...Rome v Carthage on The Rest is History
Bed listening to BBC Newscast.

thriftytracey

I feel happiest being outside.  I do litter picking in beautiful local woods every Monday and we do it throughout the winter, walking 4 miles each time.  I go cycling (I have an e-bike which is wonderful), with a friend every Sunday throughout the year, weather permitting.  I help out at a Community Café once a week.  I go to a couple of U3A groups.  Look after the garden.  We have two dogs so walk the dogs.  We have a caravan so spend 12 weeks a year in France plus 2 or 3 trips in the UK.  I play the piano and practice every day, enjoy reading and currently knitting poppies towards 4000 target to drape over the village church.  I am also a member of the village environment group.  NEVER have tv on during the day - slippery slope and all that.  Enjoy Radio 4  and go to concerts and live music performances.  See friends.  My interests and hobbies are minimal cost.

I also enjoy a leisurely read of the Guardian in the mornings!

When I first retired I tried lots of things and eliminated some of them - you soon realise what you enjoy.  Don't miss work at all (and I had a stimulating job).  I certainly don't miss waking at 6am and a commute.

I do, however, set the alarm for 8am as I find my circadian rhythm was out of sync.

Amateurretiree

Retired from nursing at age 55, ( 7 years ago)  DH retired from construction work at 60 ( 6 years ago). First two years we had several transatlantic holidays to NYC and Florida ( then Covid hit)

We were ecstatic when our grandaughter was born in 2018 and took on full childcare duties until lockdowns hit.
We resumed those duties as soon as we could, but then she started nursery and eventually school in 2022, so now we do school pick ups 2-3 nights a week.

The school pick up days we go out early, maybe do a bit of shopping/ lunch, then always do a bit of housework/ gardening / DIY for our son and DIL before we pick our grandaughter up.

Our days we aren’t on school duty we have a leisurely morning starting about 6.30, a few cups of coffee, then DH will do some work in his workshop, I do whatever housework there is to do ( my choice, I like to do it myself!) but the house is generally clean and tidy as we are both tidy people!

We both like to get out for a walk every day, DH has a ‘ hobby room’ with an X box, a 65 inch telly and a literal Lego shop, he designs his own buildings and is very good at it!

I volunteer at my local hospital, alongside friends who are still working, and I also meet my closest friend once a week for a coffee or lunch.

In the warmer weather we spend a lot more time outdoors, and school holidays we have our grandaughter pretty much full time, which is our favourite thing to do as she loves to be out and about and tires us out!

Yes there are times , especially in the winter, where it is a bit ‘mundane’, but we both enjoy what we are doing, love helping our little family where we can and don’t regret a thing!

fly-catchers

I like the idea I can book a concert, theatre or Hidden London tour without having to check whether that is on a day off or not! Go for long walks and exploring all the local and not so local Bridleways, footpaths in the countryside and coastal routes. Catch up on all the DVDs I have brought over the years and not had time to watch. New lovely cat to have loads of games with! And with several greenhouses and lots of propagation to do that only was able to be fitted in properly on my days off! And still not enough time in the day!

sgx2000

Loving all these answers....
A peak into retirement...

Most people seem to be saying they go walking
A slight issue for me and my dodgy knee replacement....

But love these answers
Keep them coming.

Rich1976

SouthCoastBoy said:

I think the freedom to do what you want when you want is the reason retirement is appealing to me. However the other side of that coin is the concern I have on what to do during the long winter days when it is continually raining. 

I am slowly moving towards thinking I will work for longer.

That is my big concern too when I eventually get to the age where i can make it a reality. In the summer it is relatively easy to find things to do that don’t involve being in the house.

on a cold, wet, winters day I would definitely struggle. Not being particularly sociable or one to join clubs so that definitely wouldn’t be on my list of things to do but I would find myself being irritable at being stuck indoors. 

westv

Is anybody contemplating a few months in a warmer climate during winter? 

SouthCoastBoy

westv said:

Is anybody contemplating a few months in a warmer climate during winter? 

That is definitely one of my considerations, and the preferred destination is Australia. I'm thinking around 6 weeks between mid Jan and end of Feb. I've been to Australia a number of times and think it is a great place, I was keen to emigrate but my wife not so (too far from family) which I understand.

Albermarle

SouthCoastBoy said:

westv said:

Is anybody contemplating a few months in a warmer climate during winter? 

That is definitely one of my considerations, and the preferred destination is Australia. I'm thinking around 6 weeks between mid Jan and end of Feb. I've been to Australia a number of times and think it is a great place, I was keen to emigrate but my wife not so (too far from family) which I understand.

But you would have to retire to do that, and that date seems to keep moving forward......

Parking_Trouble

Winter routine is a bit boring but feels like Spring is around the corner so preparing to come out of hibernation.

Spend a lot of time procrastinating because a lot of things can wait until tomorrow.

Dog walking provides a bit of structure.

Wordle and Spelling Bee.

Do enough around the house to keep the wife (also retired) off my back.

Practice darts on my newly installed board. Darts night every Wednesday with my son's mates (he is in Australia)

Planning Itinerary for Italy road trip. Week in Portugal sorted, Short trip to Germany for Euros sorted, Norway Fjords Cruise in September sorted. Numerous other events in the calendar to look forward to.

Cooking a (half price impulse buy) Wagyu brisket at the weekend. That needs some planning.

Currently searching for the most luxurious route to Australia at the best cost for a trip next January. Air travel prices have gone up a lot and the wife refuses to fly Economy after I took her Business class and First Class to Phuket and Perth last year.