tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377250274517734866.post6613887485629638867..comments2023-12-30T01:25:41.427-04:00Comments on Things we did today...: Stacking Marbles (A Rant)Tammy Swarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06779759048984133676noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377250274517734866.post-22587177687133811952013-07-21T18:13:50.115-04:002013-07-21T18:13:50.115-04:00Thank you. I'll try to remember that. I just...Thank you. I'll try to remember that. I just flip flop back an forth but will definitely remember your advice. Tammy Swarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06779759048984133676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377250274517734866.post-39580511864135690972013-07-21T06:46:39.551-04:002013-07-21T06:46:39.551-04:00My SIL retired a couple of years before me and she...My SIL retired a couple of years before me and she advised that there are 3 stages to adjusting. The first few weeks feels like vacation; it takes a while to slow down and realize you have *time* now. Then you start to get melancholy, miss the colleagues, the fun parts of working, and start figuring out how to define yourself when society values "what you do" and not "who you are." Then finally you come through that tunnel and are ready for Your Life, Act II (whether its on a boat, in a cabin in the woods, in a new career, volunteering, or some other passion). She's right. Take your time, it'll all work out. And then, like the rest of us, you'll wonder how you ever had time & energy for work.Dan N Jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910909942198901223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377250274517734866.post-28688623963504865312013-07-20T18:46:53.528-04:002013-07-20T18:46:53.528-04:00I knew I would have trouble relaxing. I just didn...I knew I would have trouble relaxing. I just didn't know I would be so scattered. I've just got to pull it together. <br /><br />I've always told employees starting work that it can take three months for things to "gel" and feel like they're coming together. I've got to listen to my own advice and just wait out those three months. Meanwhile, maybe I'll have a sundowner...<br /><br />Thanks for your comment, as usual, always there for us! And remember... your time is coming!Tammy Swarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06779759048984133676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377250274517734866.post-44821121899993089402013-07-20T18:42:01.899-04:002013-07-20T18:42:01.899-04:00So you're saying it could take me EIGHT YEARS ...So you're saying it could take me EIGHT YEARS to get over it!!!! LOL Oh I hope not. My poor husband couldn't take it! Part of my problem is that he putters all. the. time. He can't sit still and that's how he normally is. So when I want to just veg and he's buzzing around... I feel guilty! I have GOT to get over that. I'm wondering if there's an App for budgeting time...<br /><br />Thanks for your empathy. It really does feel good to get it out. I feel a list coming on right now!Tammy Swarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06779759048984133676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377250274517734866.post-11588920492597068362013-07-20T18:38:27.209-04:002013-07-20T18:38:27.209-04:00Thanks for your words of encouragement! Each even...Thanks for your words of encouragement! Each evening we sit on the deck and talk over our day. We are saying things like "no matter we didn't finish that job, we got a lot done and we'll start on it first (or second) thing in the morning. We for sure need to do some bouncing. I'm feeling antsy and thinking we may not make it until Octoberish before we head East. But that's the lovely thing... we can do that if we want! If I could just sit and read for a while, or get my budget organized, or make a provisioning list... See there I go again!Tammy Swarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06779759048984133676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377250274517734866.post-74096859396457250132013-07-20T10:11:53.150-04:002013-07-20T10:11:53.150-04:00I hear it's a tough transition to "Island...I hear it's a tough transition to "Island Time" for some. Me ... I don't think I'll have that problem! I've always been responsible, but I've never felt guilty about taking it easy. However, I know those boat projects that take forever can (and will) be frustrating. Nothing is simple on a boat .. sigh<br />Mid-Life Cruising!http://www.mid-lifecruising.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377250274517734866.post-19262560315290330192013-07-20T08:44:24.294-04:002013-07-20T08:44:24.294-04:00You have done such a great job of expressing exact...You have done such a great job of expressing exactly how life has been for me. I have now been retired for 8 years and I still am lost unless I have a list, unless I know what I have planned for tomorrow...and then just throw my hands up and say...fine, it's ok to not have anything planned...just throw a fishing line out if you want to. Where is that list now? Oh yes, I was going to clean the portside today.South Putnam County Imageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782569995571606607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377250274517734866.post-20150439941669147702013-07-20T08:32:33.549-04:002013-07-20T08:32:33.549-04:00Post retirement/job quitting is a tough period to ...Post retirement/job quitting is a tough period to get through. Everyone handles it differently, but we all pretty much feel the same way at times. You are completely changing your world! It's perfectly normal to feel all those emotions, and it's good to get them out in the open instead of letting them stew for months. Avoid those deadlines! What's the rush? The boat is well equipped from what I can see, and you can work on her anywhere, so take your time, bounce around port to port and get some projects done along the way. It will take some time to adjust, but you will fall into the groove real soon. Cheers! PJ Latitude 43https://www.blogger.com/profile/09482326023480150403noreply@blogger.com