Retirement? by Felice Stevens
It's been one month now since I retired and it still doesn't seem real. I still wake up early, only now I make my coffee, not get it from Starbucks. Cha-ching! I can't help checking my watch at around 8 am and thinking I should be leaving the apartment. Instead, I stretch out on my sofa and keep writing (or chatting as most likely is the case).
I've yet to settle into that routine I promised myself, of splitting my day between writing and cleaning up all the junk that accumulated. Nor have I gone to the gym as much as I thought-it's been the same as before. I prefer to think that it's this horrible weather which prevented me from doing that so far.
But I'm cutting myself some slack, because...well, I can. These deadlines I've put upon myself are self-imposed. I don't HAVE to do things. But I know if I don't I'll devolve. So I make sure to get out of the house at least once a day. I've tried to lessen my time on social media, especially Facebook due to its constant outbreaks of drama. I left work to get rid of stress. I don't need it now.
I think it's important for all of us to give ourselves a break every now and then and step away. I don't mean for days or months, but if that's what's necessary, then it needs to happen. Burnout is a real thing and we can only keep up a punishing pace by allowing ourselves room to breathe.
So I'm going to the movies now and next week when it's supposed to be warmer, I talk a walk on the Promenade, or maybe the Brooklyn Bridge and take a look at the boats chugging along the river. After thirty years of spending my days locked in an office, I'm ready to take back my city and rediscover everything I've missed. I hope to take you along with pictures and maybe videos if I can learn to do that properly.
And maybe run into Gus, Matt and Beemo. Or Paul and Sergio. Or Matthew Sinnaeve. Hey a girl can dream!!
And before I forget, Last Call, the MMM I co-wrote with Christina Lee, is now out in audio narrated by the always fabulous Kale Williams. You can pick it up here:
LAST CALL AUDIO
Have a great weekend and happy reading!
I've yet to settle into that routine I promised myself, of splitting my day between writing and cleaning up all the junk that accumulated. Nor have I gone to the gym as much as I thought-it's been the same as before. I prefer to think that it's this horrible weather which prevented me from doing that so far.
But I'm cutting myself some slack, because...well, I can. These deadlines I've put upon myself are self-imposed. I don't HAVE to do things. But I know if I don't I'll devolve. So I make sure to get out of the house at least once a day. I've tried to lessen my time on social media, especially Facebook due to its constant outbreaks of drama. I left work to get rid of stress. I don't need it now.
I think it's important for all of us to give ourselves a break every now and then and step away. I don't mean for days or months, but if that's what's necessary, then it needs to happen. Burnout is a real thing and we can only keep up a punishing pace by allowing ourselves room to breathe.
So I'm going to the movies now and next week when it's supposed to be warmer, I talk a walk on the Promenade, or maybe the Brooklyn Bridge and take a look at the boats chugging along the river. After thirty years of spending my days locked in an office, I'm ready to take back my city and rediscover everything I've missed. I hope to take you along with pictures and maybe videos if I can learn to do that properly.
And maybe run into Gus, Matt and Beemo. Or Paul and Sergio. Or Matthew Sinnaeve. Hey a girl can dream!!
And before I forget, Last Call, the MMM I co-wrote with Christina Lee, is now out in audio narrated by the always fabulous Kale Williams. You can pick it up here:
LAST CALL AUDIO
Have a great weekend and happy reading!
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Linda
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Mar 24, 2018 05:15AM
Congrats on retiring from the office. I did 3 years ago and keep busy quilting and reading and reviewing. Life is good.
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