But What Now?

I am careful about who I tell I am planning on retiring from my current job as soon as I can. I’ve gotten comments such as “don’t wish your life away” or “what will you do?” It’s not a big deal, but it is telling.

The “don’t wish your life away” is the one I love [sic] the most. Instead of planning on a time certain that I can start getting a small pension and health insurance for life (in my case) and leaving a job I most certainly dislike participating in anymore, I am wishing my life away. Isn’t it really the opposite?

I’ll answer that since this is my blog and my life :). YES. I can’t wait to “retire,” i.e., put an end to slogging through the mud every day.

Creating Good Vibrations

I could write details about day to day occurrences that make me want to run screaming, but I’d like to keep this blog as positive as I can and create where I’m going rather than complain about where I am.

In the airport on my way home from a business trip yesterday I decided to browse through the books in the Business section. Nothing was striking my fancy until I spied a book on the bottom shelf called The Joy of Not Working: A Book for the Retired, Unemployed and Overworked- 21st Century Edition. I bought it and read the first 3 chapters on the plane. I understand where I am now in the workplace and where I am choosing to go in a new way. This book was a real find.

For now, time to get away from the computer and enjoy the sunshine! I welcome your comments. Thank you for reading this.