After 10 years of Retirement.

14 years ago

After a decade of retirement the biggest change in my life has been the discovery of several new interest and passions. During my working life I never had time to find a hobby. Then, after I stopped working I spent the first few years just relaxing and puttering. That gets boring after awhile.

About a year ago I finally decided writing was what I really enjoyed. I finished a travel book, and then discovered blogging. My retirement blog has been a labor of love for the past 5 months. It has been such a kick to interact with others looking for help and information on living a productive and satisfying retirement.

My suggestion: when you retire don't settle for the first hobby or interest that you try. Keep exploring until you find that one passion that motivates you to bounce out of bed every single morning.

If you'd like to see what I've been up to: http://satisfyingretirement.blogspot.com

I'd welcome your feedback and insight. I'm certainly not an expert!

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jakkom
14 years ago
I liked it a lot. That was a very interesting comparison between your retirement and your parents' retirement. Thoughtful and thought-provoking!

We've just started our retirement. This first year has been exciting and a real change for us. It'll be interesting to see what develops with our lives.

I tried blogspot, but got frustrated and switched to yola instead for my blogging. Not perfect, though; I've had some trouble with text edits on long text blocks.

May you have many more years of enjoying retirement!
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mariend
14 years ago
We traveled in a RV for several years. We were fortunate to have a neighbors dd stay at the house to take care of the animals while we did so in the spring, summer and fall while she went thru college. Son mailed the bills etc, to us at General Delivery where we were. We traveled all over US and Canada. I was into counted cross stitch and also learn many new crafts at the RV parks we stayed at. Met lots of great people. What I wish now, is that I had made the books up of pictures etc as we went, instead of just putting them in a box to do later. Now due to medical isssues we can not travel, but oh those memories and fun.
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calirose
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I have started a blog, and I would love some tips on setting it up.

http://the-merry-fox.blogspot.com

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