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43, 42 and skills

April 21st, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, family, Musings, retirement, time

I found this website/blog by Bob Lowry today and really liked his question:  “Do you lack the necessary skills to retire?”   Although, truth be told, I would have asked it as “Do you have the necessary skills to retire?”  I spent a few minutes looking at blogs about retirement and soon tired of the topics: money – do you have enough or not: time – what to do with it, because apparently we’ll have too much of it: feelings – should you or shouldn’t you have done it, because apparently we’ll have more feelings about it than we’ve had about anything else: family – because apparently they demand more of you when you have more time and don’t realize you have less money: and more money.  I soon tired of them all.  And, frankly, some retired bloggers writing about retirement spend too much time blogging — I really don’t think blog entries should be several pages long!

I appreciated the discussion on this site of the journey that retirement is and will be. I think the skills were really on-target and good questions. I had to think about all of these issues as a newlywed, as a mother, as a part of making job decisions – basically throughout my life.  I know that I have to continue to think, plan and be smart about this next portion of my life.  But, please, it’s just a part of life.

I am so aware of how fortunate I am to retire from this job at 60.  I also know that I have a lot of plans and life will still be, at times, interesting, sad, lonely, exciting, frustrating and stressful.

I’m not leaving my life behind at retirement.  I’m not checking it at the door.  In fact, I’m opening another door and what an adventure lies ahead!  (And, yes, I have a financial plan, have discussed issues with my family, and have many hobbies!)

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