Monday 12 August 2013

6 Saturdays and a Sunday

Haven't been blogging much because I really don't have anything to blog about and yet much is happening. In essence, just don't feel like writing.

A while back I wrote a post called "only 599 days until retirement." Well that changed as they were trying to get rid of people where I work due to budgetary constraints and offered me a voluntary early retirement severance package. So now I'm officially retired 1 year and 5 months early and they are paying me for the next 43 weeks of retirement enjoyment. I'm still in shock as this happened relatively quickly but I was certainly ready for it.

August 10th was the beginning of my new and carefree life. I think I've spent 50% of the time since then in my jammies, taken several naps and took up a snack that was one of my favorites when I was a kid (and for those who know me, really isn't a surprise): raw garlic. The vehicle for my raw garlic as a child was rye bread, so I started searching for something I could use that was lc friendly. Then I just ate it raw without anything and that worked well. L love garlic so two cloves is not a big deal.

The second thing I wanted to do was dye my hair purple and couldn't find a dye that colour in my cursory inspection when I went shopping. I'll keep at it. Other interests to pursue are a walking regimen and getting my health back. No temptations here at home, eating when truly hungry (maybe twice a day) and more time for cooking healthier meals is another plus.

There is so much to do, however the first few months I will just rest and think about those endless possibilities. My new week is now composed of 6 saturdays and a sunday, lol. I certainly don't need to plan anything if I don't want to.

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  1. (whoop! whoop!) congratulations on your retirement! ENJOY! :-)

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  2. Hi Horf

    So good to see you back.

    Enjoy your new life in retirement (you lucky person), guess it will take time to get used to.

    Purple hair eh? Guess I'm not so daring as you! Will you be posting a picture?

    Whatever you do enjoy ........

    All the best Jan

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  3. Congratulations on your retirement!

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  4. Thanks all! I'm still in shock but it's a happy shock!

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  5. Congrats on starting a new life! Garlic with rye bread is a very familiar food for me. Now I have garlic with tomatoes and cold cuts, or bite on it while eating soup.

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    1. I found raw garlic goes great with cream cheese. Yumm!

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  6. I was out today and thought of you.....

    I saw a girl probably 20 ish with the most fantastic shade of purple hair, I wondered did 'Horf' ever get to find the correct shade ????

    Hope retirement is going well.

    All the best Jan

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    1. For some reason I can't find purple here so I went with deep auburn and it worked. Thanks for thinking about me. I still feel like a fish out of water since I retired but I've started volunteering for my favorite charity and have gotten over the insomnia. One baby step at a time.

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  7. Deep auburn sounds good to me ....

    BTW good idea to volunteer at your favourite charity, they are always so pleased to receive help.

    All the best Jan

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