So, after my several year hiatus, I've restarted the Frugalpropellerhead blog. I don't know what other retirees experience, but I know what it isn't. You know those commercials that we're constantly fed with several "golden years" folks getting together with others at a farmers market or coffee shop and "living it up". For, me what it is:
- Not getting up at a particular time, although it seems mostly the same anyway. There's less stress about it because, I don't have to.
- No hurry through my breakfast and coffee. I just have that at a leisurely pace while I read my email and decide what I need to and/or want to do the rest of that day.
- Catch up on the news that isn't fed to me by the networks which also contributes to lowering my stress since I'm not being talked at by a bunch of talking-heads who actually don't have the slightest idea what they are talking about, but want me to buy into their biases (regardless of which side they're on). Walter Cronkite/Tom Brokaw, where are you when we need you?
- About half the days of the week, I start my "work-day" halfway through the afternoon by going to the stadium or a meeting/or meetings from which I'll be home either early evening or later that night. That's my job as a District Stadium Manager for the Athletic Office. It's something that the bigger districts 5A/6A schools here in Texas often have since the are big facilities that need to be managed by someone who know the sports and folks involved.
- Computing/Computers
- Photography/Cameras
- Music/Home Theater/Audio Equipment
Therefore, it isn't as simple as restarting an activity, especially when there's equipment involved! Over the course of the next few weeks and months, I'm endeavoring to document my catching up process, step-by-step as well as explaining my decision-making rationale as I progress.