tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post327808556557884723..comments2024-03-15T22:00:36.095-07:00Comments on Dr. Kathy McCoy: Living Fully in Midlife and Beyond: Retirement: The Next PhaseDr. Kathy McCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-73275182153320379202013-04-08T21:47:09.226-07:002013-04-08T21:47:09.226-07:00Mon, Apr 8, 2013 09:45 PM PST -- I read his a...Mon, Apr 8, 2013 09:45 PM PST -- I read his again. I think I will write a post about my experiences as a retiree. Maybe not tonight, because I have a margarita still dancing in my head, but soon. Thank you for the inspiration. L.Lornahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12921536392529606099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-72330376708910409372013-03-26T14:50:15.716-07:002013-03-26T14:50:15.716-07:00I forgot to say something in my first comment:
I ...I forgot to say something in my first comment:<br /><br />I have been retired since 2000 and am constantly amazed at how working people ever get household tasks done. Hiring someone to fix the roof, planting a new garden in the back yard, going to offices to fill out papers and turn them in, all of the things that Have To Get Done. <br /><br />I have a hard enough time with time management as it is and wonder how I did it when I was working as a single woman before marrying my husband, who had already retired. I wonder at single women with children who get things done in the little free time that they have. <br /> <br /> ~Lorna<br />_______________________________________<br /><br /><br /> Lornahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12921536392529606099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-6240985565618106912013-03-11T17:06:14.904-07:002013-03-11T17:06:14.904-07:00Well said. I think for us building a new house in...Well said. I think for us building a new house in the woods next to our old one helped. We lost our eldest son to the effects of bi polar. And needed a frest start upon retirement but kept our tried and true friends and activities...troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-48191739968357241342013-03-10T20:40:14.467-07:002013-03-10T20:40:14.467-07:00I am so far behind on my blog reading, that I can&...I am so far behind on my blog reading, that I can't believe you posted this three weeks ago and I am just reading it. Kathy, you speak truth. Your words ring true with me. I find my husband and I feeling the same way. I think retirement that includes a move is especially challenging after the honeymoon stage is over. We are so happy we made our move, but retirement and a change of residence never meant that life would be one big honeymoon. Thanks for writing this. Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-11232082855526990342013-03-03T18:54:13.559-07:002013-03-03T18:54:13.559-07:00I am almost two years into retirement and I must s...I am almost two years into retirement and I must still be in the honeymoon stage. I do love it. And even though I loved my job with a deep passion and excitement, I was ready to leave it and I really don't miss it. In fact, my life seems so full now I'm not sure how I ever had time for a career. So maybe in a year or two, life will settled down into the new normal. And that will be fine, too.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-24532744290030355282013-03-03T09:20:44.302-07:002013-03-03T09:20:44.302-07:00Rereading this today as I count down. Weekend wish...Rereading this today as I count down. Weekend wishes!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-14379179090580870382013-02-26T18:48:44.401-07:002013-02-26T18:48:44.401-07:00As everyone else I am so glad you wrote this post....As everyone else I am so glad you wrote this post. I agree it should be required reading for anyone near retirement age.<br />I have been having these same feelings lately and I am not exactly retired. <br />I do wish I could find the peace that your speaking of finding. I feel like that there is so much I want to do but will not be able to do any of these things the way my life is now. Not what I anticipated in my older age. <br />Think of you often and hope you are well.<br />Love ya<br />MaggieGrandma Yellow Hairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10917551672825097342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-57054677790111455822013-02-19T19:26:34.389-07:002013-02-19T19:26:34.389-07:00Thoughtful post, and of course you're right. B...Thoughtful post, and of course you're right. But I myself am still "in love" with retirement ten years after leaving work. I get up every morning thankful that I can live life for myself and my family, rather than have most of my time, energy and focus sucked up by the corporate world. Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-48610539771427725172013-02-18T18:28:52.145-07:002013-02-18T18:28:52.145-07:00I always take so much away from your posts.
Pearl...I always take so much away from your posts.<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-80259291285406982962013-02-18T16:21:52.488-07:002013-02-18T16:21:52.488-07:00I can endorse every word you. We have been retired...I can endorse every word you. We have been retired a little longer than you and every word of your post is still true for us too. There are days when I can’t believe my luck, and there are days when I think: is this it?<br /><br />Both kinds of days bring their own resolutions and, in the end, sticking with what is is the only, the best, and the sensible way to be. Laughing or crying or whatever comes in between, it’s so much better than the alternative of not being.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-43515778120649953732013-02-18T11:27:33.845-07:002013-02-18T11:27:33.845-07:00How is it that your posts always get me where I li...How is it that your posts always get me where I live? As you may or may not know, I'm planning to retire this summer, or sooner. Part of it is medical, although hopefully I would be well enough that isn't the issue. Most is just being ready to leave a toxic work environment and waiting until the ducks are as well lined up as they can be. One of the things that worries me most is missing the local notoriety I currently have. It's fun to be on TV and recognized. And while I plan to remain involved in my community, get fit, all that -- it will be a chance. Right now it seems a welcome change, but I will try to remember to check in three years from now and let you know!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-85702581466264108542013-02-18T08:51:49.220-07:002013-02-18T08:51:49.220-07:00Dear Kathy, thank you for the following words with...Dear Kathy, thank you for the following words with which you ended this important posting. I needed to read these words and I need to remember them: "Having a sense of well-being and contentment as this next phase of retirement unfolds comes from acceptance of what is, appreciation for what is positive and good in our lives and a growing sense of peace with what isn't." Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-55458004726594321212013-02-18T06:17:24.382-07:002013-02-18T06:17:24.382-07:00I agree with rosaria. This should be required read...I agree with rosaria. This should be required reading for pre-retirees. I love retirement but like a new romance, the thrills have dimmed a bit but that is not bad. There is a lot to be said for comfort, just like in a seasoned relationship. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-24213192578701219782013-02-17T17:44:24.187-07:002013-02-17T17:44:24.187-07:00We can read and fantasize about our dreams, but th...We can read and fantasize about our dreams, but the reality will always be more complex, more nuanced. This post should be required reading for all those people who are betting that all their problems will disappear once they are retired.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-89870705570951764812013-02-17T17:15:21.138-07:002013-02-17T17:15:21.138-07:00This is a good post. We're almost three years ...This is a good post. We're almost three years into our retirement. I had some goals for myself, and I've achieved them. I'm now looking at what's next, and so far I don't know.<br /><br />We are in Arizona for the winter, for the first time, and we love living in an RV resort community. But I have no desire to move here permanently - not only because I'm intolerant of heat, but because we're not ready to leave our home and community in Washington State. Being in a familiar place has lots of advantages too. We do plan to come back to Tucson next January, and stay for three months instead of two. But I'll be looking for ways to be useful in the community. It's not quite enough to just be having fun all the time.<br /><br />Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-68445965244950530352013-02-17T16:25:19.331-07:002013-02-17T16:25:19.331-07:00I read this with great interest since I will likel...I read this with great interest since I will likely be retiring at the end of this school year. My husband will still work another 10 years, and I will want to work part time at something while he finishes out those years, but your post certainly gave me valuable information to turn over and ponder. <br /><br />I'm glad you are very truthful that retirement is not the nirvana we all imagine it to be while we're working. Another chapter, a new one, and one that will have its good times and challenges, for certain.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.com