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Originally Posted by Crook32
After taking time off for the holidays I have realized that my goal of early retirement is pointless. I did not enjoy my time off but I also didn't want to go back to work. I have no hobbies or interests and it made me all think what the hell will I do when I retire. Right now everything is centered around our kids that I don't have time to find a hobby even if I did have the motivation.
So now that the only real dream I had is crashing down I feel myself slipping again. I just don't know what I have to look forward to anymore.
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Hi, Crook32. I just retired this year and it was unplanned. I just couldn't take the stress of working any longer.
One of the major areas my counselor and I go over is finding things to do with all the extra time. I, fortunately, do have hobbies but even they are not enough to fill all my time and one is fairly expensive, so I'm limited by money.
You might try starting a list of things you think you might want to do when you have the time. Then explore if there are groups or classes in your area. Such as: I quilt. There is a guilt guild that meets once a month. I have committed to going to the meeting to meet my social needs as well as to fill time and share creativity with others. I, also, have an interest in photography, so it helps if I find places to go that would lend itself to taking pictures. Then I, also, like to edit and decorate pictures, which takes a little more of my time.
Anyway, that's how I'm dealing with retirement. I still have a ways to go because I bore easily and I find my husband gets on my nerves with too much togetherness, so I plan things I can do alone.
If you want to bounce ideas off of me, you can always PM me.
Good luck.
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