Chat With Reyn

A ploy well learned. Otherwise, your todo list will get to be longer than your life expectancy.

Of course you feel choked up!

(And I agree with the person who said DON'T try to make things more "efficient"!)

I'm waaaay ahead of you guys here! I've thought about this for months.

I have absolutely no intention of "streamlining things", or changing Vivienne's routine in the household. I've made it clear that I'm here to help, not to take over.

She has run things smoothly for years. I think it would be big-headed of me to come into her "workplace" and tell her how to do things "better". I could see that would get up her nose real quick.

That's not to say that if I see something that needs cleaning, I'll just do it myself and not involve her.

Basically, she's queen in the kitchen. I wouldn't even think of entering her temple there, except to help out with dishes, etc.

My main thing to help out with will be various cleaning tasks, I think, among other odds and sods.

We do all the shopping together already. So, no change there.

Possibly come Jan or Feb, I may start looking for a part time job.

In the meantime, too, I've got odd jobs to finish around the home that I've been putting off way too long, like finishing the interior painting.

I very much consider today to be Vivienne's retirement, as much as it's mine. I think we work well as a team.

hehe, One of these days, I will post a pic of our backyard. It's about 15 feet by 15 feet, give or take a bit.

You have forgotten that we live in a townhouse. Besides, the backyard is Vivienne's to putter around with the potted plants in the summer months.

Hello 'trep'! How the heck are ya these days?

Naw, I get on my own back about things that need doing around the home. the interior painting has been nagging at me for too long!

I've been doing a room a year for yeeeaaarrrss!

Well, if you don't want advice, why didn't you say so?

Oh, advice is always fine and welcome, as long I'm free to take it or leave it.

How's Edgar this evening? Lots of rain here, but quite mild for this time of year. A wet Christmas coming up.

We are having wonderful weather. Dry and seventy today, seventy four tomorrow. We got off three hours early today. The bosses never give bonuses, but I'm used to it. I will be offline tomorrow eveing for an indeterminant time - family get together.

Alrighty, then! You have a good time.

<big hug>

Well, I'm into my 1st day after retirement, and I'm contemplating the following:

If I believe in the continuation of life after "death", does that make me religious?

I have no real idea what God is.

According to the dictionary meaning of religious, it would appear not.

-- 1 : relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity <a religious person> <religious attitudes>
2 : of, relating to, or devoted to religious beliefs or observances
3 a : scrupulously and conscientiously faithful b : FERVENT, ZEALOUS

Is there anybody else out there who feels the same as myself?

Your first day of retirement and you are comtemplating such deep thoughts. Relax. Contemplate your naval.

ignore your navel, pay attention to your wife.

Actually, it's not the first time I've thought about it. Just thought I'd bring it up again.

Was hoping for some deep answers here.

How's it going, Dys? What's not to like?

I guess I better not expect deep responses here, huh?

deep as well...................

hahaha, Youse guys crack me up. Good thing my life's not depending on an answer here. :wink:

I made the last trip to the office this morning. I must have had about 2 dozen bags of clothes and gear to return. I couldn't believe how much there was all over the home.

I already felt a bit strange walking in. I was starting not to fit in. Right now, I felt like I had one foot at work and one at home. The routine has been broken. I have to admit, I'm somebody whose life is run by routines.

So, the final chore is done. It's a good day not to be doing meter reading. It's just bucketing out.

I leave with relief and a weight taken off my shoulders.

Now I need to establish another routine.

Get up.

Take bath/shower.

Brush teeth.

Drink coffee.

Read paper.

Do crossword.

Post on A2K.

Eat lunch.

Post on A2K.

Don't read any meters.

Eat dinner.

Post on A2K.

Brush teeth.

Go to bed.

Repeat.

(You, of course, can brush your teeth more often than twice a day.)

Ticomaya: Your schedule is good,as far as it goes,but you forgot to allow for several long naps each day !

I don't feel the same way you describe in your weighty question, reyn. I've set my own course lo these long many years. But the answer is a personal one for each one of us, I think, and I don't see how anyone can help you.