I'm retiring!

[Mike H]

Yesterday I submitted my letter of intent to retire. My last work day is Dec. 18, 2011.
I am really looking forward to it. More hunting and range time is in store for me. I have been in my current position for 34 years, and
I will be turning 62 in January.
On another note, it is bittersweet. I loved my job, and have worked with most of my colleagues for 20 years or more. I will miss them.
It is hard to believe that I have reached this milestone. Funny thing is "I don't feel old".
How many members are retired?

 

[Stschil]

Congratulations!!!!

 

[superjoe76]

Awesome and congratulations!

 

[Que]

Congrats, Mike. I don't think I will ever retire.

 

[halfmileharry]

Congratulations! Beware! Retirement sucks!
Find something to keep on your regular schedule. It'll make it easier.
When first "off the clock" I kept busy with a lot of projects I needed to catch up on. After caught up on those I took on more projects to keep busy.
I finally decided to take my skills and do a little part time work in my field. It's the best thing I could have done.
I was an electronics design engineer when I retired. Now I'm little more than a glorified TV repairman but I feel productive and it's a little bit of extra income I get to put towards my hobbies.
Nothing is pushing any schedule for the most part so I can enjoy what I'm doing at my own pace.
Enjoy "reaping the rewards of your labor" and keep busy. Don't just stop working. It'll drain you.

 

[EvilElmo]

Congratulations. I'm jealous!

 

[spec4]

Congrats!! I managed to pull it off when I was 59 and never looked back. Now my wife and I wonder how we ever had the time to work. It did take about a year to realize that I didn't have to concern myself with my former employers issues.

 

[lrahm]

Congrats, happy retirement. Will it last very long?

 

[shibumiseeker]

Good for you man! I retired when I was 30 and now I am busier than I ever was. Of course I made the mistake of buying a business for my wife to run and then she left and I was left with a business to run. Keep active and productive, the transition is a shock for a lot of people.

 

[cjcinin]

Enjoy!

 

[cbseniour]

Happy Retirement to you. I retired just over a year ago and have gone back to work part time just to stay busy, but it's a lot better when you don't have to go to work.

See ya on the range hopefully.

 

[Indysioux]

Congratulations! I have years to go before I retire, but I still dream about it

 

[JohnP82]

Congrats and enjoy!!!

 

[revsaxon]

Congradulations!

I wake up every morning wishing I could do that same. Of course, at 26 my only way to do it is to marry rich, so something tells me its going to be more working for me

 

[possum_128]

Enjoy! I retire July 27 2012 as I am a federal firefighter and must retire at 57. I too am looking forward to it for the same reasons.

 

[HotPocket]

Congrats

 

[Lancem]

Congrats, hope to be following you into retirement by next spring, just need to sell the house and I'm gone! Can't wait, you lucky guy!

 

[DaveL]

Congrats. I retired last January. The above posters are right - takes 6 to 9 months to "realize" it's OK to not have to do anything today. But I am busier now than I ever was working. I became debt-free about a month ago and that's a great place to be in retirement. I too have gone back to working part time, but I was very selective in what I was willing to do. I had to have control over my time so I can go do the fun stuff whenever I want to. On the other hand, it is great to feel needed and I enjoy the comraderie of coworkers.

Take your time; savor the freedom and be brutally honest with what are your priorities now that you have the freedom to enjoy exactly what is important to YOU!

 

[sgreen3]

Congrats! Dont here many people at a single job for that long much any more

 

[1946]

Congrats. I retired last January. The above posters are right - takes 6 to 9 months to "realize" it's OK to not have to do anything today. But I am busier now than I ever was working. I became debt-free about a month ago and that's a great place to be in retirement. I too have gone back to working part time, but I was very selective in what I was willing to do. I had to have control over my time so I can go do the fun stuff whenever I want to. On the other hand, it is great to feel needed and I enjoy the comraderie of coworkers.

Take your time; savor the freedom and be brutally honest with what are your priorities now that you have the freedom to enjoy exactly what is important to YOU!

Brother, truer words have never been spoken. You will do well to heed the above.