By the end of this year I will be a free bird. Having said that I am also worried how I will get over my habit of almost four decades of nine to five routine. While I am looking forward to this drastic change in my life I also want the transition to be fruitful and worthwhile.
Close to superannuation, my prime focus has been on how to bat in the second innings. I enlisted a number of lucrative ventures at first. Realised they were too unrealistic and struck them off. Rethought on the issue and concluded thus :
I shall :
(i) Sleep well without having to worry to get up early the next day
(ii) Enjoy my breakfast which till now has been a hurried affair and at times skipped totally
(iii) Sit and stare outside at the greenery by the window (I have a large one)
(iii) Sky watch lying on a charpoy in the balcony especially in winter noons
(iv) Read my favourite authors. At the moment the books are packed and set aside.
(v) Watch bingeworthy web series without getting them to be too heavy on the head
(vi) Write one post daily on anything relevant or irrelevant
(vi) Get a few of my writings published and devote time to hard sell them which is usually not in my nature
(vii) Wordle and Waffle daily to ward off dementia
(viii) Try out cooking some new dishes but cut down on dinner
(ix) Spend less on clothes
(x) Do some yoga (an afterthought)
(xi) Go for walks when weather and mood permit
(xii) Spend lots and lots of time with my pets
(xiii) Do some gardening
(xiv) In general have an unhurried, sedentary schedule which can accomodate all the above without becoming burdensome
Any other suggestion is welcome 😁😁
Start a new hobby. Learn something creative. Or restart a hobby that you couldn’t pursue due to work commitments. 😊
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Talking of hobbies, I have many. I think I will learn tarot. What say you?
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Ooh, noice. 😊 It’s nice to learn occult sciences. 😊
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And I also want to snoop around like Ms. Marple. 😜😜
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Move to st. Mary’s Mead 😜
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I think my locality has enough for a snooper. 😋😋
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nice blog
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Thank you very much
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ur welcome
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An excellent list. You may have noticed that my daily post is a diary I have never had time for before. I get up early enough to concentrate on comments and read others’ posts.
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I know Derrick. And your posts and pics speak of your passion.
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Best wishes in your new role where you will be the master of your time!
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Thank you Deepakji
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