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Joseph Lewis's avatar

You have written about and explained with precision what my retired day to day feels like.

TheSeniorTechie's avatar

What matters is what you spend time on.

Jay's avatar

Because we retired without a cause or a job or anything to call us to participate so we made it up ourselves. That's the only reason I could figure. Shows you how smart I am.

Mark Nickerson | Lead Calm's avatar

To me it’s boils down to a simple question I ask myself - what deserves my attention?

Even in my least structured time that question usually helps me make the busy at least feel productive.

Lisa Cottrell's avatar

I feel this too! "Where did this day go?" is a question I'm asking myself most nights.

Laura Lynch's avatar

OMG! This is exactly my life right now! You put words to how I feel ever day. I'm not retired per se, but my kids all got married and I feel like I'm retired. No set in stone schedule and yet I feel like i'm fighting for time, but yet can't really always put into words what stole my time. LOL! I really resonated with this! Thank you for sharing.

John Marshall's avatar

I agree on time filling with small things, but when we have one intentional item, we feel we have purpose which is essential.

The Unpolished Mirror's avatar

It’s funny how busy you are when you retire and the all famous words from family “oh you are retired you have time” like your retirement opened the door for them to fill the space.