02-01-2014, 08:38 PM
(02-01-2014, 05:02 PM)Duchess Wrote:
Do you ever think about it? I've started to, usually when I'm overwhelmed with work. I can hardly wait! I envision it as I did when I first got my license and then again when I got my first apartment. It makes me feel excited. It's going to be awhile but it better be everything I think it's going to be or Ima be pissed!
Trust me, it's not going to be everything you are expecting. You have to factor in age - not only in your looks (when you can't even recognize yourself in the mirror anymore), but also the wonderful little (or big) pains, etc. that you never thought would ever happen to you. I could rattle on about all the "wonderful" things that come with retirement, but then I would keep repeating things since my memory is certainly not what it used to be. The greatest (serious here) thing about retirement and getting old is that you're still alive to experience it. (It's not all bad, but I'd rather be younger and still teaching.)