Tuesday, 5 May 2020

May 2020...Getting used to lockdown...and retiring!

Getting used to lockdown...and retiring!
Well, this is a bit weird. I am now into my 3rd month of retiring, and at the same time I have to cope with lockdown? That's a little unusual. I am trying to go through all of my emails, and unsubscribe to so many that I just never got around to...there are lots!
Also, I am in groups within LinkedIn that are not relevant to me, since I plan to be retired - I am done with the Mon-Fri commute! Having slaved over a hot keyboard for the last 45 years (give or take) I am now at home... slaving over a hot keyboard. I am enjoying having time on my hands to catch up with all of the things that I wanted to do for the last few years/decades - I now have that time!
I can look at the clock on Monday morning, see that it says 08:00, and I can go 'Nah...' and turn over and go back to sleep, or get up, put the kettle on, look outside, and start my day doing the things that I want to do - not what has been forced on me for so long.
Do I regret giving up work? Why? Why would I regret it?
I might miss the interaction, the pace, the pressure, but regret it? No way!
Also, having just finished at a very small but well-placed software company, I can actually say, with some confidence, that I am out of touch with most things modern. I like to have time to think about things, to try things through, but the day to day pressure in any small company means that I don't have that luxury.
So I am home, because I have to be (lockdown) and because I want to be (retired). Hey I'm no longer 25, and I'm no longer at my fittest. The last year or two have thrown some medical complications at me, so I am looking forward to doing my things, when I want to, and at my speed.
What can go wrong...?
I can now follow:
COVID-19,
the up and coming USA elections, the USA politicians (those that should be certified, and those that shouldn't)
Media commentators (those that I like, and those that I follow but don't have to...)
I can read up on all those books I bought, and have still to read...there are a few.
I can catch up on all that music that I want to catalogue and put into Finale, make videos of, and put up on bitchute (not so much youtube these days...bad vibes from there...)
...early days, but this is going to be a good time...

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