Today was the first "work day" after my retirement. I still had to get up early to teach yoga at the NOAA gym, but then, instead of going upstairs to work, I walked home. It feels a little odd to suddenly not have any of the work that has been part of my life for the past 25 years, and to wonder what emails have come into my work address that will never be read or answered.
But mostly, I enjoyed the day - feeling my way through it - dealing with having to make more decisions about what to do and when, now that the routine and structure of work is absent.
I went grocery shopping in the morning - a pleasant experience compared with the weekend shopping of the past. In the afternoon, I recorded another meditation for my yoga website. That took 2 hours to complete and post on the website, and print a copy to use in my classes this week. When I finished, it was 4 pm and very nice out, so I went for a run. After that I vacuumed part of the house, practiced some yoga, took a shower, and helped with dinner, before my evening yoga class.
So, a busy day, quite different from a pre-retirement Monday. Tomorrow will be similar, I expect - with a couple of yoga classes and more shopping - this time the periodic Target/Petsmart trip. I have a lot of things to get to - just less pressure on exactly when they get done. I'm thinking I'll set goals for the week, for the major things, and then go with the flow.
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