Preeety sure that retirement is not going to be an option for me, because Pete is a freelance artist.
See, in my fantasy, when I'm kissing you... you're kissing me. It's okay. I can wait.
Oz ,'First Date'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Atropa - Dec 19, 2017 9:39:01 am PST #19980 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Steph L. - Dec 19, 2017 9:44:56 am PST #19981 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Tim's brothers and SiLs (all in their early to mid-50s) are looking ahead to retirement, and Tim and I are both like "Well, I'll be working right up until the morning of my funeral, so."
Steph L. - Dec 19, 2017 9:47:33 am PST #19982 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
OTOH, my mother is incapable of slowing down, and was officially retired for about 2 nanoseconds. Then she got bored and got a part-time job that expanded into a 3/4-time and sometimes full-time job AND she took a year-long course to get certified to teach yoga and then opened a yoga studio in her basement AND teaches yoga at other locations. The woman is 71 years old and had major heart surgery 6 months ago. She is a dynamo.
Atropa - Dec 19, 2017 9:56:29 am PST #19983 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
My dad is *finally* retired, but it took moving in with his ladylove and selling the house he and my mom lived in. I was completely supportive of both of those things.
amych - Dec 19, 2017 9:59:46 am PST #19984 of 30002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I've told y'all about my dad's idea of retirement ("I'm not retiring! I'm just going to... not go to my job any more so I can go to law school instead!").
Meanwhile, mum says "Oh, I might pick up some part-time job when I run out of things to do in my retirement. In NYC. So probably never."
Jessica - Dec 19, 2017 10:03:28 am PST #19985 of 30002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My parents retired a few years ago, and I am *so* jealous.
Atropa - Dec 19, 2017 10:20:23 am PST #19986 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
ION, self-care, I am learning! I'm going out with dad this afternoon, so we can do our traditional holiday shopping extravaganza. I was going to immediately going to get back to work as soon as I got home this evening to make up the time. Instead I decided that I have the vacation time stockpiled, and I should take some time to goddamn relax, like my boss keeps telling me to do. Go me?
Jesse - Dec 19, 2017 10:21:59 am PST #19987 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm pretty sure I'm going to regret being in the office all this week, but at least I'm leaving early-ish today for a semi-work coffee date?
beth b - Dec 19, 2017 10:28:11 am PST #19988 of 30002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
yes, take the vacation time
We are ontrack to retire - but when we first bought our house I would have said never. ( That was about 10 years ago ) A little luck and a little planning. Not sure what we will do, but buying a house was part of my backup plan for retiremnt
-t - Dec 19, 2017 10:43:44 am PST #19989 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Go you, Jilli!
My dad's been retired from work for, hm, quite a while now but now he needs to retire from all the boards he sits on. Mom just pulled off retiring from presiding over the creek restoration group she was only supposed to temporarily run 20+ years ago...Why they both talk wistfully about moving somewhere where no one knows them.
I'm back on the front desk today and, oh right, still bad at it! Whee!