Hope I'm doing this right....still figuring out how to use the forum. I am here because after a lifetime of being employed and interacting with many different age groups, then retiring a little over a year ago and having a lot of time for myself, I've realized that I need a connection with my peers. One (or maybe two) things have happened. First, I think it has taken me a year to slowly wind down and realize it's okay to not be so ambitious and driven. And secondly, for some odd reason, turning 63 last month made me look in the mirror and say "wow, your a SENIOR CITIZEN!! WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN?????" Ha!
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Petula
New Member
- Location
- California
Hi Deesierra,
That is about what happened to me! go figure! Ha, i try not to look in the mirror too much anymore, haha. And this is the wierd part, I still feel so young inside, and I feel like I can do everything I did when I was younger, and that is what gets me into trouble, ha! It is good you are gradually relaxing, and realizing now is your time to do what you want. I have friends that had such a hard time with that winding down thing; sounds like you are on the right track. I know I joined this forum not too long ago, and am having a good time, talking to people more my age.
Petula
That is about what happened to me! go figure! Ha, i try not to look in the mirror too much anymore, haha. And this is the wierd part, I still feel so young inside, and I feel like I can do everything I did when I was younger, and that is what gets me into trouble, ha! It is good you are gradually relaxing, and realizing now is your time to do what you want. I have friends that had such a hard time with that winding down thing; sounds like you are on the right track. I know I joined this forum not too long ago, and am having a good time, talking to people more my age.
Petula
packrat
MS-newbie
- Location
- new england
On the sixth day of being snowed in, I decided I had to find something beside reading.
I got plowed out, but the wind just filled it in again - all 450 feet of it. So I tried "senior" in the search engine.
All I found was high school, collages, etc, etc, kids stuff. Then I saw this website, so I tried it.
Having retired recently, I looked arund the house and concluded "Packrat" was a nice name. (I'm not
a hoarder) I have a lot of interests, and now that I retired, figuring out what to junk is my challenge.
Gee, that's a new thread - isn't it?
I got plowed out, but the wind just filled it in again - all 450 feet of it. So I tried "senior" in the search engine.
All I found was high school, collages, etc, etc, kids stuff. Then I saw this website, so I tried it.
Having retired recently, I looked arund the house and concluded "Packrat" was a nice name. (I'm not
a hoarder) I have a lot of interests, and now that I retired, figuring out what to junk is my challenge.
Gee, that's a new thread - isn't it?
Petula
New Member
- Location
- California
Hi packrat (nice name!), i am looking forward to the new thread! I collect stuff, too, because i have so many ideas, and stuff I am interested in, also.
Petula
