Ready for a new challenge?

When I retired aged 68 like you I was at a bit of a loose end. I joined WRVS that operated on our area and helped out taking people to hospital appointments and clinics. I also took a very elderly lady shopping on the Supermarket every Monday morning until she passed away. I loved my volunteering work. I also taught 7year olds in the primary school to knit and do simple crafting for a little while. When I stopped these things I adopted a rescue West Highland Terrier. And a few years later adopted another one. There are so many things you can do if you look hard enough.

Think, focus on your personal interests, hobbies, culinary, desires - and find something that is totally OPPOSITE of your past career. Try doing that for part time pleasure, income.

You’d be learning something new, meeting new friends, going different places. You want a new challenge and to expand your mind. I see FUN ahead!
Volunteering is another rewarding avenue.
Cheers!
USA Gundy

My SIL,at teacher started marking exams.

My lockdown challenge was do do a TEFL course online. It was excellent and I was horrified by how much grammar I didn't know about.
TEFL is very flexible - anything from volunteering to work with refugees to online teaching for business students.

queenofsaanich69

My SIL,at teacher started marking exams.

Yes, I do this. I'm signed up for 6 different exams with 2 exam boards. One British and one international. It's both very tedious and also really interesting!

I'm also about to become a school Governor and if I can arrange my timetable next year, want to volunteer as a tutor in a state school. It's all very well tutoring, but I enjoy working with challenging 'regular' students.

If you like working with challenging students volunteer in an inner city school in a deprived area maybe or a pupil referral unit? If they take volunteers. Sometimes a voluntary role can become a paid role. But, I’m sure you know that anyway.

Bridge is a great game and challenging intellectually. Always more to learn. But no good for earning a living!

In addition to earning, it can be good to think about yourself- body and mind. I mix up body - yoga, learning to swim, and mind- learning a new language plus revisiting my piano lessons of 60 years ago. I also volunteer in a school and at a foodbank. Rumour has it that this mixture helps us to keep well as we age.

I was talking to a friend yesterday and this person recommended a site called freelancer.com where you can get jobs proof reading apparently. This might be of interest to OP.

Forsythia

I was talking to a friend yesterday and this person recommended a site called freelancer.com where you can get jobs proof reading apparently. This might be of interest to OP.

That's helpful Forsythia, thank you!