From reading your posts I gather this advice may not apply to you, but one can never be sure.
AVOID death by chair! It is so easy to settle into a routine of sitting and thinking, or reading, or watching TV. Sure, retirement means slowing down but that comfy chair will pull you in and suck the life out of you.
I know you are active in your church and community so that will help... but leads to more advice: learn to say no. If you don't, you'll wind up with a full time job that you don't get paid for. Now is a good time to make that "Bucket List" for each of you and get to it.
It will take time to adapt but I think you're going to love being retired. I was beyond ready but John was not. He was happy at his desk and in his chair. Within two months on the road, he was totally into it. So, congratulations, relax and enjoy!
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I am right there with you.
I love short term projects, whether at home, helping family, church, neighbors, community, whatever. But I don't want to be a crutch either with "Don't bother because Ron will come in and save the day" kind of thinking. But I have said "No, I can't do that" way too many times in my life. I really want to say "Count me in" much more often. I would like to attend events like these Phoenix Cruiser annual outings for example.
My church is a mega church which holds their
Global Leadership Summit in August, an event that packs our main 7100 seat auditorium with over-flow in our smaller auditorium. The event is broadcast around the country, and later around the world with over 200,000 in attendance. I am asked to help of which I have done on rare occasion because I have to take time off work. Now I can join my wife and be counted on to help pull off that event every year. Christmas services go for an entire week prior to Christmas Day. I can step it up during those times as well. I enjoy helping in spurts. You get the idea.
I can see I will continue to be a busy guy and that is how I enjoy life. Since being at home for less than a week, I have already lost a few pounds from not sitting in a cubicle for 40 hours a week, tapping into vending machine junk food twice a day.
Please don't worry about me.
