Retirement

Ahh what a wonderful word; retirement! Today at the quarry, we had a small retirement party for one of my coworkers. This person looked soooo disgustingly relaxed, smiling and laughing. However I must say that they’ve looked pretty darn relaxed since this was announced three months ago! Do I sound jealous; you bet I am!! So it got me daydreaming about retiring and just how wonderful it will be to sleep in everyday and do whatever I want whenever I want! Sounds great doesn’t it? If I wanted to go away for a vacation, I could at the drop of a hat. If I want to go skiing, I could go in the middle of the week and not worry about lift lines. I could go to the grocery store or the bank or shopping right in the middle of the day. When Le Husband wants to golf, off we’ll go!! I picture myself sitting by a fire reading a good book . . .or better yet, sitting on a beach reading a good book!

Now I know people in my life who have truly embraced the retirement lifestyle. I also know people who have dreaded it or who have had it thrust upon them; you know who you are :). Slowly reality seeps back into my head. There’s the reality that I don’t sleep in now, even when I can. I’ll still have to do laundry, clean house, empty the dishwasher, pay bills . . . you get the picture.

Well enough of that reality crap! Here’s to hoping that someday when I’m retired I truly embrace the experience. That picking up the dry cleaning won’t seem like a chore, but rather an opportunity to get out and enjoy the day simply because “I’m retired!”.  Now before the whistle blows and I punch out for the day, I’m going to take a few minutes to go back to daydreaming about reading that good book while sitting on the beach!!

To all you working stiffs out there . . . TGIF!!

xoxo