Retiring!

[zebedee]

At last I'm there! 65! But, where the hell did those years go! My eldest son is 41, HOW COME! Any body else find the time just whipping by?

[Bigmallly]

I retired last December & can't get the time to slow down................

[veggiechicken]

It'll whip by even faster now you're retired!! Enjoy every minute of your freedom

[rustylady]

Welcome to the oldies club I'm 64 now, and was forced to retire 4 years ago - if it hadn't been for the dirty tricks brigade I would probably still be working.

I do find though that I have less time for myself now though, cos my children live nearby and if they need childcare Nanny isn't working now so of course she will have the little darlings

I can't believe how old my children are, even my baby is 32 now, and my eldest grandson is in the army.

[mothhawk]

Sigh. Some people are so jammy. They have all the luck. If I'd been born a year earlier, I'd be almost within touching distance of retirement. As it is the goalposts have moved.

Enjoy your freedom zebedee, all the time to do what you want, instead of what you have to.

[Bigmallly]

if it hadn't been for the dirty tricks brigade I would probably still be working.

It must have been the same brigade that forced me to retire @ 55..............biggest favour they could have done me.............

[dogsbody]

Well done you Zebedee. You will I am sure enjoy it. May it be a long and healthy one!

(I too have now bitten that bullet at just a year older than Bigmally but from choice. 3 weeks in and can't work out where the time has gone and how I managed before.)

[veggiechicken]

The Brigade got me when I was 48 - I was so upset
In fact, when Voluntary Redundancy was mentioned I had to keep my hands in my pockets and my lips sealed for a few minutes (difficult!) - before my hands shot up in the air and I shouted "Me, Me,Me!!!"
One of the best things that have happened to me

[Mr Gardener]

Think yourself lucky, I'll be another 33 years before I can retire and thats if they don't move the goalposts again between now and then (which they obviously will)!

I can't wait until I retire, it's all bingo, golf, high tea, cruises and going shopping on a souped up scootermobile! I won't even need to worry about bladder and bowel problems as they've already hit!

[arpoet]

I had to go on long term sick in my 50s and the garden was my salvation... Little money coming in so my own veg was a godsend.
Reached 65 last year and i'm far better off financially than I have been for years.
Spare Time????? Whats that... I do school runs, baby sitting, hospital trips.... every time the phone rings its.... "Dad? Can you just......???????"

[Bill HH]

I was waiting in A&E recently and two birthdays flew by. Before I start to watch box series DVD's I have to decide if I am going to make it to the last episode.

[DannyRam]

I was waiting in A&E recently and two birthdays flew by. Before I start to watch box series DVD's I have to decide if I am going to make it to the last episode.

I know what you mean, Bill. I don't buy green bananas nowadays!!! It shows I am an optimist. I took a 4 year ISA out today and I am 78!!

[Fishgirl]

I retired a year ago, and it's the best thing l ever did. We also do the school runs etc. but well worth it.

[Jeanied]

I was retired (made redundant) in 2011 and it was a really nasty shock to my system as I wasn't prepared at all. It has taken me an age to get used to it, mainly because my work was really important to me. Now I have the dog who insists that she is more important than anything else. Which is great as she loves to go to the allotment and dig

[Dorothy rouse]

I took Voluntary Redundancy and Retirement in July 2012, and it was definitely the right decision for me. I used to love my job, but the previous 2 years had been very difficult, and the work changed so much, hardly recognisable all down to 'meeting targets' , LA cuts etc, went through one round of redundancy in 2011, but when it happened again, that was it. Last week, almost all of my colleagues were made redundant. Think I was 62.

I love being retired, I can spend time doing what I want, with people I want to spend time with, have time to read, garden, Family research, and also making new friends,without the being forced on you ( like at work). I also do some voluntary work .

Unfortunately my sons and grandsons don't live near, but the time we do spend together is very special.

I do think you need to have activities in your life when you retire, or you might end up lonely, but I just love every minute, my husband is still working and will be for a few more years.