Retirement Saturdays

 

When I was working, Saturdays and Sundays were precious because we were off from work.  While that was not always the case, it was most of the time.  What is odd about RETIREMENT is that every day is like a Saturday or a Sunday, so when the weekends roll around now, there are not so precious anymore.

However, while every day is like the weekends, that is not always the case because many of my days during the week are filled with doctors' appointments that usually RUIN most of the day whether they are scheduled for the morning or the afternoon.

It is very rare for a week to go by where I don't have at least one doctor's appointment or have to be the driver because my wife has a procedure or she has to drive because I have a procedure.

With that said, when not going to the doctor, my days are spent working on my two blogs that usually consumes at least 4 hours of my day.  I typically spend 1-2 hours preparing, eating breakfast and watching the news.  That leaves the afternoon free to do research and work on my novels.

While it may seem a little ridiculous, I may only write 3-5 pages in four hours because I am looking back on what's been previous written, consulting my notes for names and places, conducting research, thinking about what and how I want to say something, and then writing it down.

Sometimes, for a diversion, I may watch a movie on Netflix, Prime, or HULU or a couple of episodes of a series, but never more than three.

This usually takes me into the afternoon, where I stop to prepare and cook my dinner.  My wife stopped cooking for anyone other than herself when she retired.  So, I do all of my own cooking.

Other diversions include:

• Grocery shopping
• Haircuts
• Yard Maintenance
• Recycle & Garbage
• Going out for breakfast or Dinner
• Washing the car
• Chatting with neighbors
• Phone calls & emails

For me, Saturday now is just another day of the week and either the beginning or the end of a summer vacation.