For me, it will be much the same as before. Every job I had since 20 I gave my all to, over quite a range of occupations. It was all within my capacity fortunately so each venture helped the next!
I retired at 50 with a full term pension of the ‘Good Luck, but glad to see the back of you, you old never-satisfied-argumentative-twerp’ variety.
Perhaps I should explain. I was also the in-house Union branch secretary and responsible for helping co-employees through various disciplinary problems. Great fun watching bosses squirm. But always with a smile, of course.
Then, in retirement, I turned my hobby into a business which was the person I grew into at last. And that’s what it’s all about. Retirement, early or otherwise, is another job.
What it isn’t is an armchair refuge from the hustle and bustle. That tempting leather cocoon is a false prophet. It will only serve to take you on the wrong path - if you let it.
Having now been retired for longer than my last ‘job’, the one that gave me my pension, I’ve grown into Me and am amazed how little money we really need.
So, after this enforced departure from socialisation there will be a return to what went before, with a renewed appreciation of our services and communal spirit. Cheers, don’t let your shaking hand spill any!
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member no. 235
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