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I discovered one of my favorite things almost immediately after retiring. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #1
Oh, yeah customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #15
That was my last day or work also! GP6971 Sep 2019 #52
Sleeping in. My job required me to get up at 4:45 AM. likesmountains 52 Sep 2019 #2
4:45 AM customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #16
Going on 18 years of retirement. safeinOhio Sep 2019 #3
I love everything about being retired LakeArenal Sep 2019 #4
Amen, brother! n/t customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #17
Sleeping as late as I want Raine Sep 2019 #5
Everything you mentioned! 50 Shades Of Blue Sep 2019 #6
We both retired at 50. The Clinton years were good to us. secondwind Sep 2019 #7
I'll hit 20 years in January flotsam Sep 2019 #8
I like going to the beach in the middle of the week. wasupaloopa Sep 2019 #9
I think that sums up us. mercuryblues Sep 2019 #31
Doing all errands or visiting places I want to see on weekdays iwillalwayswonderwhy Sep 2019 #10
I am lucky to be retired....and I got even luckier when I took an early retirement. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2019 #11
I used to regularly donate platelets at the Red Cross after I retired. elocs Sep 2019 #25
I am so sorry to hear this. They treated you badly and those employees you liked as well. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2019 #40
Never having to set the alarm. ooky Sep 2019 #12
Yeah. The dog thing. LakeArenal Sep 2019 #44
How exciting for you, and what a lovely area. Hortensis Sep 2019 #59
Thanks. It is a dream come true!! LakeArenal Sep 2019 #64
My dog would agree. ooky Sep 2019 #65
Gracias! LakeArenal Sep 2019 #67
Sleeping until I want to get up. Greybnk48 Sep 2019 #13
I do genealogy customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #14
I love not having to get dressed right away in the morning marlakay Sep 2019 #18
Travel wryter2000 Sep 2019 #21
Well as a woman.... LakeArenal Sep 2019 #45
Me to at home marlakay Sep 2019 #48
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Sep 2019 #19
All the things you mention wryter2000 Sep 2019 #20
I read through all the responses and lunatica Sep 2019 #22
Been retired for 20 years, yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2019 #23
What a great topic. teamster633 Sep 2019 #24
As many have said, I enjoy sleeping when I please and for as long as I please. elocs Sep 2019 #26
Content. Yes. Definitely a favorite thing for me also. Hortensis Sep 2019 #60
Naps. Weekday tee times. JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2019 #27
Having the time to enjoy the benefits of the Information Age more. empedocles Sep 2019 #28
Living life on MY time/terms. It's like playing hooky every day! VOX Sep 2019 #29
Pawleys Island Hammock under birch trees.It's on a stand I move for stargazing. IADEMO2004 Sep 2019 #30
My time is mine snowybirdie Sep 2019 #32
Every night is Friday, everyday is Saturday! Freedomofspeech Sep 2019 #33
We never know what day of the week it is anymore. LakeArenal Sep 2019 #46
Everyone's answer sounds wonderful. Joe941 Sep 2019 #34
Well, for when the time comes anyway, check the prices Hortensis Sep 2019 #63
I still get up early. luvs2sing Sep 2019 #35
It's like Summer vacation ... GeorgeGist Sep 2019 #36
I was ready to retire on my first day of work HAB911 Sep 2019 #37
Reading this thread, I am so envious! smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #38
... handmade34 Sep 2019 #57
I went back thru this thread and wanted to say captain queeg Oct 2019 #70
Thanks captain queeg! smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #71
So much less stess is the biggest change for me. lark Sep 2019 #39
What I love most is the freedom to set malaise Sep 2019 #41
Shaves and haircuts when I feel like it. Not driving an hour to get to my office tens miles away. Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #42
This is a terrific thread! llmart Sep 2019 #43
Staying up late to watch Stephen Colbert! lucca18 Sep 2019 #47
Sex every day! Kaleva Sep 2019 #49
OK you guys are making me so jelly flibbitygiblets Sep 2019 #50
Surfing tirebiter Sep 2019 #51
No more bloody paperwork! And more education! nolabear Sep 2019 #53
I love reading so many DUers have fantastic retirements... VarryOn Sep 2019 #54
I was lucky to land a job at a county government. We had a union and a defined benefit retirement wasupaloopa Sep 2019 #55
I live on $1192 a month and I'm content and happy. Kaleva Sep 2019 #58
I have a saying on the wall in my bedroom. It says "The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time." wasupaloopa Sep 2019 #56
Even though I only "worked" (ha ha) for 11 years, Ohiogal Sep 2019 #61
Sort-of retired here Freddie Sep 2019 #62
I could retire in May but... QED Sep 2019 #66
rain scarytomcat Sep 2019 #68
Reading all the replies I was actually surprised by how many enjoyed sleeping in captain queeg Sep 2019 #69
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