How do you enjoy your free time?

[ovrszd]

Richard,

I retired in November 2012 at age 60. I enjoyed my first winter off just catching up on inside projects and organizing things. Took a lot of metal to the scrapyard and sold old tools on Craigslist.

Summer came and I started drilling/splitting rocks for stonewalls, and landscaping/planting. This winter I have been sitting around way too much, watching TV like I never did before. Gotta break that cycle and get outside more.

I know what you mean. I hang out all day in my shop but didn't do as many build projects this Winter as last. Course last Winter our weather was so good that I was able to work outside more too.

It's easy to get lazy!!!! I look around and see lazy our age all the time. I turned 62 in November.

Even with all that,,,, I've got wayyyyyy better life than I figured I'd have at this age.

 

[ovrszd]

My Ducks came back today and were having a Blizzard.

Almost a non stop flow of geese and ducks flying now. I'm in a corridor of flocks crossing from the Mississippi river valley westward to the Missouri river valley for their migration Northwest. Saw a flock yesterday that strung out for a couple miles, several hundred if not thousands of geese. Ya wonder what that lone goose in the lead is thinking....

 

[ovrszd]

Did the thought of retiring make you nervous? I always seem to hear people say they're nervous about it. Not sure why... Maybe it's because they're opening a new chapter in life? I don't think I will give it a second thought!

My job was never my life. My job was how I supported my life.

I think those that are nervous realize that they don't have much of a life outside their jobs.

 

[forgeblast]

My job was never my life. My job was how I supported my life. Amen to that!! I cannot agree more with that statement. People look at me funny when I say I want to retire early, that we are working on paying everything off early so we can put more away for retirement. The way I see it is my gram lived to be 92, and still drove into her 90's, I figure retirement comes I still have a lot of great years left, might as well enjoy them. The people I see who age after retiring are those who have nothing to do, those who look younger after retiring have hobbies.

 

[grnspot110]

Free time, it's all free time, except the Drs. appointments!

Our home property is 1-1/2 acres, so plenty to do here.



The farm is 190 acres with plenty of timber to play in. Used to fish a lot, but not so much anymore, same with hunting.



Retired at 55, 63 now & I still can find plenty to do! ~~ Lowell

 

[El Wood]

My job was never my life. My job was how I supported my life. I think those that are nervous realize that they don't have much of a life outside their jobs.

Well said! I couldn't agree more.

 

[ncnurseryman]

I only work to live not live to work. I don't really understand the mindset of wanting to do nothing but work. I like to fish, hunt and walk fields and creeks looking for Indian artifacts. Its good exercise and it gets you outside. And driving the tractor too, of course.

 

[Looking4new]

I work to live in the summer time only. I also fish in summer, (no ice fishing for me), and boat.

 

[dmccarty]

Free time?

What is this thing called "Free Time?" :shocked::laughing::laughing::laughing:

I really do not understand, nor can I comprehend people, especially retired people, who say they are bored and having nothing to do. I have so many things I want to do in this life and I am running out of time and I ain't that old...

I have done many things I have wanted to do but there are plenty more to do...

Later,
Dan

 

[jmurray01]

I like to spend my free time working outside or, when the work is done, having a BBQ with a cold beer.