It is still hard for me to believe that I am actually retired and getting a, dare I say it, pension. Old people get pensions not me. Not someone who still feels as young as Spring (most times anyway) and still busy juggling a long list of things-to-do. Friday, I had to go to my old benefits office to finish up some final paperwork. God bless my wonderful cousin she happened to come by and took me to the office door. That meant that it was unlikely that I would run into former co-workers. It's not that I don't want to see them, but how many ways can you answer what do you do with your time? Who can understand that I am involved with so many things that I love, that my job had become secondary. I was recently online and one person said she was enjoying herself so much and had so many things to do, she did not know how she ever had time to work. It was amusing and I totally understood what she meant.
I have always been an early riser, I continue to be so. I still wake up and get up to first look outside to check on the weather and ponder what kind of day it will be. Then sit down at my lap top to check my e-mails, etc. I must be honest, when you arise at 5 or 5:30 a.m. it is often hard to guess how the weather will be later in the day, unless it is snowing. Usually, the sun is just waking up at 5:00 a.m. It can be raining at 5:30 and by 8:30 the ground is dry. You get to work and say "Boy, did you see that rain?", you may be asked, "What rain?". When I was working outside of my home, arising early gave me two extra Vannie hours that belonged only to me. The difference now is that I do not have to watch the clock because I don't have tight time constraints.
Me retired? I am retired from my 9 to 5 workplace, not from life. And, I just love getting a monthly pension check.
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