Well we have been home sleeping in our own bed (and using our own private bathroom just steps from that bed, ah, luxury!) for just over a week now and the reality of retirement is starting to set in. We were able to spend most of the first week playing catch-up; with household chores, people we had been missing, finances needing to be attended, etc. What now?
We cleared things off the DVR watching more TV in the past week than we had seen in the past month and a half (funny we hadn't missed it much!). We cleaned the garage. We have gone through closets and bedrooms because amazingly it turned from summer to fall while we were away. What a tough transition that has been - I have been living in sandals except when we hiked and shorts except at night when it was too cold in our tent. Putting on jeans and real shoes was a shock to the system! I can't even imagine if I have to do heels and dress clothes again sometime.
I am trying hard not to feel like I need to "schedule" fun and activities for us. It was a real treat to live day to day like we did on our trip. But I also know that to spend time with others, especially those still working, we need to plan and put days / times on calendars. Part of this retirement transition will be to find a happy medium. But don't you worry about us :) We have several more trips coming up to look forward to! I just need to get used to some unstructured days at home without feeling like there must be a purpose or accomplishment for each of them (or dollars spent to entertain us). I will let you know how that goes and feel free to throw some ideas or suggestions our way.
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