Retirement...Six Months Later

Many of my advisors, old codgers who wandered into Bodfish Bicycles and Quiet Mountain Sports during our last year of operation, warned, "Retirement, don't do it. It's really over-rated." Well, I did it and I find it quite pleasant. yes, the honey-do list is longer and there is less time to 'space-out' when you are supervised from home. I can now work on a backlog of tasks that have accumulated over the last thirty-one years. I bought a stack of trim boards from Home Depot so that I can finish trimming out the house that I started constructing thirty-five years ago. Painting projects seem possible now. Walking and bicycling destinations from a list that's been brewing in my personal 'GPS brain' are now beyond the fermination stage. We are out doing it. There were many hours of 'spinning my wheels' during the off-seasons at the bicycle store over these last thirty years. I really do feel more efficient now that I'm retired. More reading, more riding and more time with wife and dog.