It's well over two months now since I became a happy pensioner. Earlier I'd get annoyed when friends told me how much I'd love pension life because it suggested I was old and had one foot in the grave. Now though I couldn't care less. I just potter around the house doing nothing much, wake up late, have my meals late and a bath only at noon. And I love having no work pressures or responsibilities. It's only now that I realize how hectic my work had been, and how stressful it was getting through one urgent crisis after the other.
Initially I spent the first couple of weeks glued to my phone watching Korean/Chinese short reels. The plots were all the same, centering around rich and powerful CEOs and rival business groups, nasty mothers-in-law and both male and female characters furiously slapping each other around. Eventually I weaned myself off the silly addiction, and turned to burying myself in ebooks, particularly murder mysteries and whodunnits.
In between, I bought myself a sketch book and pencils, and tried to get into sketching. Turned out to be not too easy so I'm laying off that for a while though I certainly plan to return to it. Lord knows I have enough time on my hands...
I updated my blog after quite a while and while checking reactions to the post, thought I'd visit old friends. So here I am. Nice read, as always. I see that you are about to complete a year of retired life. From a happy pensioner to a fellow happy pensioner, cheers! and have a great weekend.
ReplyDeletebtw, went to your mizowritinginenglish and was greeted with a blank page and the notification that the domain name has expired. in case you hadn't noticed.
Oh no, I only just saw your comment! I turn off the notifications which is why I sometimes see comments after ages. I thought I'd updated my other blog in time this year. It seems to be working fine now.
ReplyDeleteI always tell myself to check your blog but keep forgetting. Will definitely get to it later. Thanks for dropping by