Welcome to my New Life After Work

Greetings!

I recently retired after 40+ years working in various positions in the public service.  Since retirement I have learned new things about myself and am learning about how to live in retirement. I have also had several surprises! This blog is a way to share those thoughts with others, and hopefully to receive feedback and advice from people who are experiencing the same things.  

I will not usually be discussing the financial aspects of retirement - there are lots of blogs, websites, and books out there that address financial topics.  Rather, I hope to explore practical advice and thoughts on what happens to us emotionally and physically when we retire.  

To get started, a few of the surprises:

• Immediately after retirement I had many nights of anxiety dreams about having to adhere to a specific schedule.
• I discovered I actually DO like cooking dinner - just not so much after a full day of work.
• As many other retirees have said, I seem to be very busy and wonder how I had time for work. 
• I don't miss work.  I was definitely ready to move on to this new life.
• New opportunities started to open up for me almost immediately (more about that later). 
• I was exhausted immediately after I finished work and slept a lot for the first few weeks. 

More on the surprises and other thoughts, advice and questions coming in future blog posts.  

I hope to gain a few followers who will join me in this journey to a new life!