I Love NOT Working!
By DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
United States
May 22, 2018 10:14am CST
Not working means more time for doing whatever I want. When I had a teaching career, I used to joke how teaching interfered with my social life. That was a small part of it.
Now, I can wake up when my body tells me I've had enough sleep.
I can walk as long as I want with my friends and go out for coffee afterwards.
I'm free to shop, vacation, make doctor and dentist appointments when convenient for me. I can go to the spa for a massage or facial when I want. It's nice, also, to get my hair done, have a mani/pedi, go out for lunch or dinner, take drives to nowhere with my husband, see a matinee movie, read my piles of books, visit with friends, take a nap, and even garden at the drop of a hat.
What do you do with your free time?
~Photo is of one of our many pink rhododendrons. Our entire front landscaping is all pink. A variety of shrubs and trees bloom continuously pink throughout Springtime. I just returned from gardening.~
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@Marilynda1225 (82807)
• United States
22 May 18
I am enjoying retirement and doing what I want when I want. I never thought I would enjoy being retired
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@Marilynda1225 (82807)
• United States
22 May 18
@DianneN it's nice that you stay in touch with your students and coworkers. I keep in touch with a few of my coworkers but we have a FB group that keeps us all updated. It's nice to see who's gotten married, babies etc.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
23 May 18
@lnillerman Not for me. I am living the life and enjoying every single moment.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
22 May 18
That is why retirement is awesome.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
22 May 18
Good for you!! Work keeps me busy. I doubt I will ever get to retire and enjoy it.
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
22 May 18
Retirement is something I look forward to. I love writing, playing my guitar, working in the yard, traveling...so there is always something I can find to do. I save incessantly and invest as wisely as I can. Someone asked me once, "What are you saving for? Don't you want to spend the money?" To which I replied simply, "I want to HAVE the money so I can have it work for me instead of me working for it."
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
22 May 18
Pretty picture! I got tired just reading about all the things you do. 
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
23 May 18
@DianneN I am happy to see all the things you do. I'm also happy to not have to do anything anymore but do what I want to do. 
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@allknowing (136601)
• India
23 May 18
Those are beautiful flowers in our photo.
I gave up working at the prime of my career and you are so right. There is so much we can do that we want to do when 'work' does not come in our way
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@allknowing (136601)
• India
23 May 18
@DianneN I learnt swimming, did a computer course, started visiting my friends and relative and last but not the least we went on our first foreign tour
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
23 May 18
@allknowing Those are wonderful accomplishments! Any more tours planned? You can always come visit us in Florida, swim in our pool or the ocean, and help me with my computer problems.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
23 May 18
Your Rhodies are beautiful and are blooming like crazy in Oregon too. I agree retirement is great!
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
23 May 18
I have been looking forward to retiring early and living a free life. Although it is very happy to be with students at school, it is also very tired and there is not much free time. So I am very eager for freedom.
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
23 May 18
By the time I've finished work, gone to the gym, eaten and taken the dog for a walk there isn't much free time to be had.
After Christmas 2019 I will be in the same position as you. Although i suspect I might swerve the mani/pedis and the facials 
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 May 18
i love my vacation time now that school year is closed and will soon open on August. i love not going out because it is so hot, i prefer to stay home.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
24 May 18
@ridingbet Hopefully, your rainy season will arrive soon and offer you relief from the heat.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 May 18
@DianneN August, i wish, should be a rainy season now, but i don't know if rains will come here.
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@arunima25 (87819)
• Bangalore, India
23 May 18
Lovely photo!
Yeah that is the luxury of time that you enjoy when you work at your convenient times. But owing to various factors fo life, not everyone can have that privilege. Lucky you!!
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@arunima25 (87819)
• Bangalore, India
25 May 18
@DianneN Now it's time for you to enjoy it. Stay blessed!!
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