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The Retirement Newsletter: OK — this is it, my first week of retirement
Welcome
Welcome to issue number 2 — my first week of retirement.
It has been an exciting week, and it doesn’t feel like I am retired, as last week was a short working week because of Easter. I think next week, a full working week, will be more telling.
My first day of retirement
Waking up on my first morning of retirement was odd.
I have woken up at the same time for years, with no alarm, and my first day of retirement was the same. But this time, it was different. As I lay there in bed, I realised there was no ‘voice’ in my head planning my work day. There was silence. The ‘voice’ had been there for as long as I have worked, and now it was gone. It felt like I had lost a friend, but at the same time, it was relaxing — finally, some peace. It was a good start.
In November 2021 (Issue -114–10 things I am going to do on the first day of my retirement), I wrote about ten things I would do on the first day of my retirement. So, how did my plans go?
