Retirement - day three.
A Sunday - spent the morning watching DVR TV shows. Got my partner up, ate a small breakfast and we went to work in the garage, repacking the rafters, moving stuff around, going through old records and papers - now I have 50 lbs of papers to shred (or burn?). We didn't stop until after the pizza was delivered at 8:30 pm. We finished up outside while the wind blew, it was raining and COLD. Got to bed after midnight. Ok, this was like real hard work... can I go back to my old job? Retirement is hard work!
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Monday, December 22, 2008
Retirement - day two:
A Saturday - spent the morning messing with lap top. Talked the other half to go to breakfast. We then worked together all afternoon in the garage clearing out the rafters of old junk because we need the room to stash stuff such as seasonal decorations.
Saturday evening we went to our neighbors for caroling - how much fun was that! We sang to neighbors, had lots of warm spiked beverages, sang to the workers at the corner Starbucks, and scored free hot chocolate drinks. This was quite a fun evening and I recommend caroling for everyone.
A Saturday - spent the morning messing with lap top. Talked the other half to go to breakfast. We then worked together all afternoon in the garage clearing out the rafters of old junk because we need the room to stash stuff such as seasonal decorations.
Saturday evening we went to our neighbors for caroling - how much fun was that! We sang to neighbors, had lots of warm spiked beverages, sang to the workers at the corner Starbucks, and scored free hot chocolate drinks. This was quite a fun evening and I recommend caroling for everyone.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Retirement day 1:
Yesterday was my last day at work. Although I don't retire officially until 12/30/08, I don't have to go to the office anymore. Strange that I don't feel anything about this. Not sad, not happy, pretty much nothing. For 24+ years I have been a cop, and now I am a retired cop. What does that mean?
Yesterday I packed boxes of stuff that I will go through here at home and decide if it is "worth" keeping. And keeping for what, exactly, I don't know. I can think of something that I never did and had wished now I had... taken pictures of all my graveyard partners. Actually, I have little in the way of photos of co-workers and myself at work. It just wasn't done. With modern and digital tech I would bet newer members of my fraternity do take more photos and I will be happy for them.
I have built some great friendships that will last for the rest of our lives, and I am glad to be associated with this fine noble band of sisters (and a couple of brothers). We are the company we keep and I will keep quality people in my life always.
Today, Saturday - I got up like always, made coffee, fed the spoiled little kitties their soft food, read the comics from a newspaper I bought days ago (like I have little time to read the paper), listened to NPR weekend edition, and am now hanging around - all before 9 am. This has been my first day of the rest of my leisure career.
Yesterday was my last day at work. Although I don't retire officially until 12/30/08, I don't have to go to the office anymore. Strange that I don't feel anything about this. Not sad, not happy, pretty much nothing. For 24+ years I have been a cop, and now I am a retired cop. What does that mean?
Yesterday I packed boxes of stuff that I will go through here at home and decide if it is "worth" keeping. And keeping for what, exactly, I don't know. I can think of something that I never did and had wished now I had... taken pictures of all my graveyard partners. Actually, I have little in the way of photos of co-workers and myself at work. It just wasn't done. With modern and digital tech I would bet newer members of my fraternity do take more photos and I will be happy for them.
I have built some great friendships that will last for the rest of our lives, and I am glad to be associated with this fine noble band of sisters (and a couple of brothers). We are the company we keep and I will keep quality people in my life always.
Today, Saturday - I got up like always, made coffee, fed the spoiled little kitties their soft food, read the comics from a newspaper I bought days ago (like I have little time to read the paper), listened to NPR weekend edition, and am now hanging around - all before 9 am. This has been my first day of the rest of my leisure career.
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