I have decided to confront these questions and suggestions head on. I have written a "retirement mission statement" I wrote it in word, saved it and printed it out. I carry it in my handbag. When these questions and suggestions come up, I whip out my mission statement and start reading. I usually am met with an amused protest and am not allowed to finish. The Mission Statement is a "living" work; I update and revise it as I move on in my retirement. Here it is as of today:
I like to learn, listen, laugh, watch, share, include, inspire, evolve, help, think, dream, remember, mentor, advise, advertise and show off
and I like
my Blog- LiamLicks, my dog, Liam, all pets, eating out, drinking wine, working out, Starbucks, lattes, taking photos, arranging photos, sharing and creating photo albums, Blackberry, Facebook, Oprah, CNN, Anderson Cooper, writing course at NCC, new friends, old friends, Crabtree's, public speaking, texting, Library, Lavender Nails, Ebay, gardening, Susan J Komen for breast cancer, Pet Rescue, Reading, doing mitzvahs, helping someone each day in some way, politics, organizing events, running parties, arranging gettogethers, Survivor, Lost, Damages, theater, Restaurant weeks, blogging, gardening, movies, newspapers, magazines, Rhinebeck, NEPSC retiree website, SNT '64 website, reunions, family gatherings and Bruce Springsteen
staying up late, sleeping in, getting up early only when I want to
Doing whatever I want, whenever I want, with whomever I want
and in my writing, using semi colons, sentence fragments, passive voice, commas, caps, mixing tenses and splitting infinitives in whatever way I want, without fear of editorial reprisal
and I like
my Blog- LiamLicks, my dog, Liam, all pets, eating out, drinking wine, working out, Starbucks, lattes, taking photos, arranging photos, sharing and creating photo albums, Blackberry, Facebook, Oprah, CNN, Anderson Cooper, writing course at NCC, new friends, old friends, Crabtree's, public speaking, texting, Library, Lavender Nails, Ebay, gardening, Susan J Komen for breast cancer, Pet Rescue, Reading, doing mitzvahs, helping someone each day in some way, politics, organizing events, running parties, arranging gettogethers, Survivor, Lost, Damages, theater, Restaurant weeks, blogging, gardening, movies, newspapers, magazines, Rhinebeck, NEPSC retiree website, SNT '64 website, reunions, family gatherings and Bruce Springsteen
staying up late, sleeping in, getting up early only when I want to
Doing whatever I want, whenever I want, with whomever I want
and in my writing, using semi colons, sentence fragments, passive voice, commas, caps, mixing tenses and splitting infinitives in whatever way I want, without fear of editorial reprisal
Sleep whenever, early or late, with friends or alone
Play all day
Drink wine
Drink lattes
Read
Watch late night TV
Enjoy new friends, Syd and Kendl
and do not forget old friends like Stormy
live every moment and love every minute
I do understand the need to know what a retiree does. I almost asked the question of a fellow retiree the other day; I caught myself in time. Had I not, I would have lent him my Mission Statement to be read back to me.
Woof, Woof
Play all day
Drink wine
Drink lattes
Read
Watch late night TV
Enjoy new friends, Syd and Kendl
and do not forget old friends like Stormy
live every moment and love every minute
I do understand the need to know what a retiree does. I almost asked the question of a fellow retiree the other day; I caught myself in time. Had I not, I would have lent him my Mission Statement to be read back to me.
Woof, Woof
