Three years into retirement….

I saw an ex-colleague of mine when I was working in the charity shop this week.  She had just finished her last day at school and so had retired!  So how am I finding it, three years in? I think I am happier than I have ever been – much more relaxed and the only…

But……

Retirement is great, providing freedom to do whatever you want when you want, but……. Well, after a few weeks of rest and relaxation, the first thing I found was how much time there was to fill in a day!  When I was working flat out there was no time for anything, but now time started…

Why retire?

Why retire?  Well I suppose there must be many reasons but, as well as reaching retirement age, surely tiredness or stress must be among them? Personally, I didn’t reach retirement age and I was no more tired than I had been for years and probably a bit less stressed than I had been for the…