Retirement at Last
Although my official retirement day was the 2nd of June, due to two weeks of PTO I really retired May 16th. I think it may be time for an update on my first few weeks of freedom. Are things as I thought or am I longing to get back? What's left of Work Life? Honestly and most surprisingly to me, I haven't thought about work at all. Not one single second. However, I have thought about the people I have enjoyed working with and I miss them. It's mostly little things, certain behaviors of colleagues or just non work related small talk. Fortunately, I still continue to see some of my previous colleagues outside of work which dampens this. On the other hand, now that I am thinking about work there are some folks and meetings I enjoy not having to deal with anymore. I'll leave it at that. Here are a couple of things that worked well for me entering this new phase of life: Participate in online retirement and financial planning forums years ahead of retirement. There is so muc