What to wear today?

Yike! It seems so easy to put on the same pair of jeans I had on yesterday; slip on the same sweater; slide into my pink Anne Klien fur slippers, (I don't dare stoop to the same undies, though) that would be gross....

....no appointments, no clocking in and out, no crisis to deal with at school, no somebody to clean up for and no reason, really, to leave the house. So, how to stay motivated to...

put on my make-up, brush my teeth, maintain a current wardrobe (and vary it occasionally), style my hair, and all the other daily habits that were so ingrained when there was SOME PLACE TO GO, or SOMEONE TO SEE!

I guess the first place to begin would be to look at my current routine:

1. What time do I get up NOW?
2. What do I do first thing in the morning?
3. Do I need to get out of my bathrobe to answer email? (thank goodness I don't use Skype)
4. Do I have to do email at all NOW?
5. Or do I do email to stay in touch and ask my retired friends, what they do in the morning and whether they change their undies?

Interesting.

A new routine. I seem to remember I read somewhere, probably in the AARP magazine, that "old folks" live longer when they stick to a routine.

I wonder, does that mean I need to wear a different outfit everyday?

What's the big deal about retirement?

Well, first of all, it's not as easy as it sounds. One doesn't just wake up one day and feel absolutely "okay" about what "to do next." I know they say that you die shortly after you retire, but really now.....I'm much too young for that! I've been working since I was old enough to babysit and now 30+ years in my career, and POW I'm retired. Of course I have hobbies to explore and the "second part" of my life to invent, but jeez, I never knew it could feel like this..........

I've been retired officially, for three months. I walked out of my office on June 12th and only visited twice since.....and it really was just to return a few things and to pick up some newly found paperwork (found by my new predecessor in my previous office). I've been to one happy hour since, but most of the people there were part of our Support Staff, and they still liked me when I left.....they were a wonderful, hardworking, dedicated sort with a commitment to our school like no other. We were very lucky to find (and keep) such talented and patient individuals! I miss them....and I especially miss having a secretary!

Why a blog? I just need a space to think, gather advice, share what I'm going through, define my next "purpose" and get comfortable in my "second" skin. (besides, my fingers do much better when typing, rather than writing in a paper/pen journal)....too many years of using a computer, I think. So, there it is............I've started , what they are calling, the "reinvention" years.....so why do I feel so sick to my stomach all the time.........