I'm going out on a limb here and predicting that this will be a big year for me. In this first full year of retirement, I'm hoping to begin feeling more retired and less like I'm on permanent vacation. I don't yet know what that means, but I've heard that most others who retire also have a period of adjustment. Being productive in retirement is different from being productive at work, where someone else (or just general circumstances) sets your agenda for you.
The year has begun well with two days off. My birthday, on which I generally take a holiday anyway, was a holiday for many others as well, since New Year's day, like Christmas, fell on a Sunday this year. So in some respects, I feel that today is really the first day of the new dispensation, and I'm celebrating by going to the doctor: to have a pre-cancerous spot removed from my nose. This is the second one in less than a year. At this rate, I'll have had a complete nose job in a couple more years. But once the doctor's appointment is out of the way, my intentions are to go full steam ahead with plans to relocate back to Texas. I don't want to spend all my time recording the minutia of my move, but when milestones are reached, perhaps I'll make a note.
My other wish for 2012 is for continued good health (including my nose). With that I'm ready to meet other challenges as they may come. Remember: you can't always get what you want, so best to want what you get. Anyway, that's my resolution for all new years.
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Hey, if you're having trouble setting your agenda, I could help out. And anyway, I thought retirement was supposed to be a permanent vacation.
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