Organizing for Retirement
Back in February, I did a post on 6-Steps to Financial Freedom. There I indicated that my plan had worked so well we were nine years ahead of schedule and I had set a date for early retirement. That original retirement date was 3 years from now. Well, I didn't stick with that plan. About two months ago I moved it ahead by another 3 years. Last Thursday was my last day on the job. I am now officially retired.
This means I now have to do some different organizing of my time a.k.a. Time Management.
The last five years I have been the P.M. General Manager at a restaurant. That meant 5 days a week my shift started at 4 or 5 p.m. and ended anywhere from 1:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. My days were then spent sleeping, catching up on TV programs I had recorded, and doing yard work or home projects. The bad part was the entire time I was aware of keeping an eye on the clock so I wouldn't be late for work, which kind of ruined the entire day. If we went anywhere, I had to plan around when I had to be home to get ready for work. Five days a week the entire day was geared toward having to go to work later on. That was different from getting up, going to work, and then spending the evening doing whatever until I got tired and went to bed. Also, vacations were spent cramming in all those things we wanted to do but didn't have time for during the regular routine.
Now I don't have to watch the clock. My wife quit working last August so she has had some practice already. Suddenly we can do whatever we want to whenever we want to. We don't have
to try to fit it in quickly before I go to work, or cram it into a few days vacation time. This is going to take some getting used to. When I woke up this morning I was thinking, "What are we going to do today" as though we have to plan something every day. We don't. We can do whatever we want to whenever we want to, any time of the day, any day of the week. This is going to take a different kind of planning, a different kind of time management to keep from getting bored or lazy. We both like golfing and tennis, and we have two young grandsons in town. So we have things we can do. It will be interesting working it all out.
I'll also have more time to work on Organizational Tips. So keep tuned in and I'll keep you updated on how the organization of time is going.
The last five years I have been the P.M. General Manager at a restaurant. That meant 5 days a week my shift started at 4 or 5 p.m. and ended anywhere from 1:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. My days were then spent sleeping, catching up on TV programs I had recorded, and doing yard work or home projects. The bad part was the entire time I was aware of keeping an eye on the clock so I wouldn't be late for work, which kind of ruined the entire day. If we went anywhere, I had to plan around when I had to be home to get ready for work. Five days a week the entire day was geared toward having to go to work later on. That was different from getting up, going to work, and then spending the evening doing whatever until I got tired and went to bed. Also, vacations were spent cramming in all those things we wanted to do but didn't have time for during the regular routine.Now I don't have to watch the clock. My wife quit working last August so she has had some practice already. Suddenly we can do whatever we want to whenever we want to. We don't have
to try to fit it in quickly before I go to work, or cram it into a few days vacation time. This is going to take some getting used to. When I woke up this morning I was thinking, "What are we going to do today" as though we have to plan something every day. We don't. We can do whatever we want to whenever we want to, any time of the day, any day of the week. This is going to take a different kind of planning, a different kind of time management to keep from getting bored or lazy. We both like golfing and tennis, and we have two young grandsons in town. So we have things we can do. It will be interesting working it all out.I'll also have more time to work on Organizational Tips. So keep tuned in and I'll keep you updated on how the organization of time is going.
posted by StatMan @ 9:38 AM
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