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This is a serious question. Do ya'll miss work, or get bored? I have some retired friends who say they had to find a part time job, or were bored day in and day out and couldn't stand it. Personally, I don't see how anyone could be bored when being free to do what they pleased......but my friend say they felt that way also, before they retired. Thoughts?
There are many days that I feel bored. There are also many days that I am glad that I am not tied down to a full time job.
Myself.....and friends I know that have hobbies do just fine. The ones that I know that do not have any hobbies are the ones that get bored. I love retirement.
Retired and not bored. Worked for a few years after retirement, and finally said to myself "This ain't working". If I get bored, I go fishing. In the winter, I go hunting.
Work more now than ever . Everyone knows you are available .For me it was a matter of not wanting to deal with kids anymore .
Not quite retired yet, but I am bored with work...I need something more challenging like trying to keep up with Billbob and Ed. [emoji4]
Keep busy, get involved with community affairs ( be part of your HOA) get into a hobby
fishing - working with model trains - your yard - garden - After a while you will wonder
why you do not enough time to do anything. Start wondering how you made it and still
worked a full week.
Worked for a year after I retired then I fired myself. My wife and I share many interests and we stay busy going and doing. Fishing, hunting, prison ministry. Since I retired I find I can take all day just to do one thing and barely get it done. I would not retire if I had nothing to do but sit.
I've been retired for six years and absolutely love it! I stay so busy with gardening, hunting, fishing, and grandkid activities that I don't see how I ever found time to work!
Everyday is Saturday
If you can't afford to do anything, yes it is very boring!!!!
if you are old enough and can afford it then do it. so many people retire and bang they are gone. I had a friend I was talking to one day and said, "you should be getting your s.s. now." he pointed to his shirt pocket and said, "I just got my second one today." a week later he was gone. looked like the picture of health. even had a physical and the dr said he was fine. he and his wife were fixing to travel. we aren't given tomorrow. do it while you are young, so to speak, when you get old you may not be able.
Do not allow yourself to become depressed. Each night write down what you wish
to accomplish the next day - plan your day and work you plan
Not everything requires money or expenditures.
Look for ways to volunteer - at local school - nursing homes -
delivery work such as meals on wheels.
Even if you have a handicap of some kind - your knowledge may help someone else
become a mentor.
Have retired for 8 yrs and never looked back after 50 plus years in trucking/transportation industry.
If I think I'm getting bored . I take a nap. lol.
The taking a nap thing is a sign of depression - be careful in that direction.
Probably one of the greatest tools that will help - is your pc -laptop and access
to the Internet.................The Internet opens up a whole world to us.
Just having conversations and being part of something - ie: talkiing on here,
makes a person want to read and see what is going to be said next. Mixing being
part of something- being able to participate will keep you moving in fun direction.
MY FATHER LIVED TO BE 93........had mind that one could not believe - when Comm
-odore computers first came out - he built his own programs, made his own games,
wrote programs for other companies and was completely self taught. But he would
not except CHANGE - DID NOT WANT TO ADVANCE AS TECH. MOVED FOREWARD -
MICROSOFT REPLACED A LOT OF THINGS - MADE PC'S FUN AND MORE EASIER FOR
THE EVERYDAY PERSON- THE INTERNET CAME ONBOARD - THIS WAS A GREAT
REVOLUTION for us all. Father wouldn't exept and fell into depression
only wanted to eat & sleep - than cam biabetes - heart problems and various other
situatoins. Went from 172 lbs - 6 ft 2 to over 300 lbs -
All I can say is" It's 5 o;clock some where":cheers2
Don't have time to be bored, stay busy most of the time.
I'm my opinion , taking a nap is a choice and has nothing to do with depression. It's like watching tv and that's another choice.
Not met to alarm or make you mad, everyone is entittled to opinon -, Went through
several brain, medical, annizaltion tests @ Univ. South Florida. -
They did several things regarding my "at first starting to become
somewhat forgetful" When all my working life, my memory function
was my mainstay to handling situations, making instant decisions and moving
on to next opportunity. Somewhat memory loss was scaring the bee-jeebers out of me.
Catching myself putting off what was needed to do today to saying would do it tomorrow. Making excuses or things like "i'm tired, will take 1 hr power nat" Back
hurts, it too hot out........
Again, everyone is different and reacts differently on same subjects.
Off soapbox and this forum
I liked your analyzing this subject. Leave this thread maybe, but please don't leave the forum.Quote:
Originally Posted by fishin813
I retired when I was 57, a bit earlier than I had planned but the situation presented itself and I retired. We had planned to downsize our home and we loved to travel in our motorhome so my wife retired the year after me and we sold the house, put our stuff in storage and took off to see the USA. We lived full time in our motorhome for 5 years, met some wonderful people that are still close friends 13 years later.
After we built our home and "retired' from the RV life, I had the opportunity to work for our church in our Fitness and Life Center part time. I manage the gym, weight room and facility in the evenings 3 days a week. I have been doing this for 6 years and have thoroughly enjoyed it. I don't go in until 4 PM so I have time to golf, fish, garden or run errands. I can also take off anytime I like, plus it gives me some extra money to do things that I might have been hesitant to do other wise. I am 70 now and wonder to myself how much longer I will work part time, but it has not kept me from anything I wanted to do and there are days when I probably would have been bored if I had not had the job to go to(like when it rains nonstop for 8 days or the high for the days is 20 degrees and the wind is blowing).
I also wonder how I ever go anything done when I was working full time. Your days fill quickly and the time flies by, so whatever you do, make sure you are enjoying it because you don't get to do it but once and no one knows for how long.
Thanks, guys.........some very good insights.
Very good point. I went into retirement a few years ago. Found I was working myself to death sun up to sun down on the property - always something to do, never ends. Went back to work, mainly so I could think.Quote:
Originally Posted by fishin813
I know the old saying money doesn't make happiness. But my estimation is you certainly need it to "DO" things that are fun. I'm 51 and my constant struggle is worrying about if I'll have enough saved and deal with health cost. Interesting enough, there was just an article on MSN about how dissolutional americans are on Retirement "age" and how "we" project age of retirement has changed throughout history. Was amazed at how many think they'll be working until 70 plus. Heck, I'm trying to figure out a way to jump ship at 55! I guess a lot of it depends on how happy you are at what you do and how secure that position might be. But the bored thing does cross my mind for sure.
I'd retire if I could in a heartbeat and wouldn't have a problem with it the rest of my life. Heck I just hope I get to retire before it's too late :)