Recently retired...and I

[RIHMFIRE]

I want to know how you retired guys stay busy!
So far for me...going to the gym first thing in the morning, 4-5 times a week.
Yard work...and in this heat, it really sucks!
Fixing or maintaining tools, chain saws are next
Skeet on Wednesday and Sunday
Little bit of archery......
and soon, hunting as much as I can

[Walt]

Rihmfire, I retired 6 years ago and I remember that I had the same concerns about what to do with myself for a time. I developed a routine which I'm pretty happy with. On Mondays I go shooting with a friend who has the same interests as mine. I have Tuesdays and Wednesdays relatively free and I sometimes check out the gunshops in town for components, tools and guns. As an alternative, on those days I sometimes go for a motorcycle or ATV ride in the mountains. On Thursdays, my (sometimes) riding buddy and I go out for a green chile cheeseburger, going all over northern NM and also locally for the best ones. We have a top five list which we visit most frequently. My wife is off work on Fridays so she and I do stuff together, often going grocery shopping together. Then, we cook together and do meal-preps for the coming week. On Sundays we always barbeque and just spend a relaxing day together.

It'll get better, Rihmfire. Socializing may be what you miss the most as I did. I'm sure you have acquaintances who like to do what you do. Find a couple of them who are similarly retired and plan to spend some time doing stuff together.

I really enjoy reloading and I spend a fair amount of time doing that and casting bullets.

Good luck!

[oldebear1950]

I retired from the US COAST GUARD IN 1989, went to work for the post office , retired again in 2007. Was free and easy, reloaded, shooting, reading and playing on computer.
I got married in 2018 and been busy ever since.
Get married and you will stay busy.

[Griff]

Retire? What's that? I hear about other folks that do that. Maybe when the VA finally comes thru with my disability...

[AJMD429]

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I'm still working on the "Tired" part - it's worn me out too much, so I haven't got to the "RE-Tired" part.

Besides - "Re-tired" sounds like being even MORE tired than before, so I'm hesitant...

[OldWin]

I have two years left to go, but am kind of "semi retired". I have worked 3 days a week for the last 4 and a half years. That 3 days of working REALLY gets in the way. I have so much to do and want to do I can't fathom being bored. As long as I can get around and keep in good health, I will never run out of things to keep my busy and engaged.

[765x53]

Stay busy! I haven't had an hours rest since 2016!

[jeepnik]

Are you kidding? Beyond the honeydo list I have enough stuff of my own to do. And prove I didn't have enough on my plate I recently got back into radio.

[Mark in MO]

Retired last year after 40 years with the same company. At first it felt strange, like I was playing hooky. I initially worried I would get bored. Was approached by a couple of consulting companies and even interviewed with one. Sadly they really needed someone willing to work 50-60 hour a week, while I was thinking something part time.
Anyway I finally discovered I have more than enough to keep me occupied. Shooting, reloading, fishing, helping friends and family with projects, etc. Took up fly fishing, which I enjoy but it's very much a work in progress. As a friend once told me after he'd retired, "I have 6 Saturdays and a Sunday every week."

[COSteve]

I've been a 'Gentleman at Leisure' for 18 years and I've found that establishing a routine keeps things interesting. In addition, I don't blast through chores like I used to but rather treat them like a job and start at about 9:00 am and stop for the day at about 1:30 or 2:00. That way they don't wear me out and get to be a pain to do. I also enjoy my hobbies with a true relaxed approach so that I savor them.

I also spend a lot of time planning trips as we've traveled to all 50 states with targeted itineraries; most multiple times with different focus as well as we've visited 83 countries. Variety and a relaxed approach is what keeps me interested. I keep to myself during the day as I don't want the wife to feel like she has to babysit me so she can do her own thing and enjoy her time.

Lastly, even though I'm almost 78 and she's approaching 75 and we've been married for over 52 years, we still go on date nights and enjoy every evening together we can.

[oldebear1950]

I retired from the US COAST GUARD after 20 years in 1989.
In 1990 went to work for the post office and retired again after 16 1/2 years, 2007.
I was divorced and had a lot of spare time and reloaded, went to some blue grass jams with my guitar, and had a generally good time playing on my computer.
I also went to school again and took a machine shop course at the local junior college and actually got my certificate to be a machinest.
I also had my disability thru social security and did not need the full time work, even though the pay was good.
They wanted me to work 50 hours a week, 6 days a week.
I would have worked part time, but did not want to work like that at my age.
Then in 2018 gpt married again and been busy ever since.
But we still have dates and go dancing, church, and family.
So my days are full, and so are my nights.