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SARose

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3. Congrats to you both

Reply to Wolf Frankula (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2025, 01:50 PM

May 2025

Been retired since 2012. At first you will feel a bit lost and lonely. Heck, I still wash clothes Sunday evenings!

The desire for the busyness fades and, sometimes, sitting on my porch with my doxie, my Kindle, my coffee and the birds singing is the only thing I do alllll day!

You are now your own boss! Enjoy!

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I retired last Friday [View all] Wolf Frankula May 2025 OP

Congrats! SheltieLover May 2025 #1

Congratulations! arkielib May 2025 #2

Congrats to you both SARose May 2025 #3

Congratulations 🎈 underpants May 2025 #4

I have one fewer boss. Wolf Frankula May 2025 #5

Enjoy ProfessorGAC May 2025 #6

Congrats! Tadams01KC May 2025 #7

I've been retired since 2003 LogDog75 May 2025 #8

Pretty good bowling averages!! SWBTATTReg May 2025 #10

I'm with you. I also "retired" in 2003 and have never had a dull moment. I made a list of all the things Raven May 2025 #11

Don't overdo yourself. Bring yourself into the world of retirement slowly, do nothing until you catch your breath, but SWBTATTReg May 2025 #9

Woohoo! Congrats! Solly Mack May 2025 #12

Sounds like you have a plan! Animal shelters need dog walkers..... Karadeniz May 2025 #13

I been retired now 13 years and never had any Emile May 2025 #14

May you never be bored, Wolf!... Harker May 2025 #15

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