I retired about ten months earlier than I had hoped to due to a layoff at the company I worked for and then not getting another job in the following six months.
I don't have any definite goals but some of the "productive" ideas for keeping myself busy (learn to play the guitar, read more, do some watercolors, work on art glass) have fallen by the wayside. I just don't seem to be motivated to do anything product with my spare time.
I do work for a friend of mine but it's a very laid back position and quite often I just spend five minutes working for the day. It's kind of fun because I do get to travel a little bit to at least one tradeshow each year and I enjoy doing that. I also "work" for my wife cutting the glass she uses for the fusing classes she teaches one day a week.
The one thing I wanted to start doing after retiring that is at least something that keeps me physically fit is climbing at the gym. I also had hopes to get outdoors to climb but since most of the people I know are unable to get away on weekdays when I can climb while my wife is working I didn't do that as often as I wanted to.
The other thing we've done is travel a little bit more than before. We haven't stepped it up as much as I expect we will eventually. My wife teaches glass fusing at a local city recreation center and also at an event in Las Vegas. So we can't just get away any time we want to. In addition to that we have two small dogs who need to be taken care of so unless we're going on a camping trip we either need to board them (which is *very* expensive) or find someone to stay with them. They're 13 and 12 but the breed often lives until 15 to 18 so they may be with us for a while. Once they're gone we'll be doing more spontaneous travel.
So I think my retirement plans are very selfish. I am impressed with all the folks who are doing volunteer work.
So my current goals are basically have as much fun as I can and enjoy myself.
