What's the best thing about retirement?

Not having to take minutes at endless, boring meetings. I still, after 5 years, dream about that and am so relieved when I wake .

Not getting up at 6am in the week. Not going to endless meetings. Not sitting on public transport in the rush hour. Not working in the city centre around Christmas and in school holidays. Not going on pointless training courses. Not spending time with people you don't want to be with. Not having to take holidays to fit in with colleagues. Doing what you like, when you like. Popping out to lunch or to National Trust places in our case. Doing household chores at your own pace instead of having to fit them in around work. Seeing your pension pop into the bank without having to earn it (yes I have earned it over the years but you know what I mean). I love retirement although I wasn't sure I would.

i retired about 8 years ago thinking that i'd get loads done on the house and garden and generally enjoy myself doing not much at all - how wrong i was!
OH decided that he needed me to drive him to work and back [and he's a chef with unsocial hours so i go out when some people are going to bed] and, recently, my daughter and two grandaughters have come to stay with me [marriage breakdown] so i don't have any time to myself.
mind you, the house was getting to look like a show house and the weeds didn't dare show any leaves above ground and, quite frankly, i was getting bored.
so now the house looks as if a bomb has hit it, the garden has loads of weeds, my car is absolutely filthy owing to doing 80 miles a day but i'm happier than i have been for a long time.
retirement is SO MUCH better than working. it's been said before but i wouldn't have time to go to work these days!!!

No alarm clock, in fact on the whole no clock at all. If I want to linger over lunch or morning coffee no one cares.

petrayou have made me laugh out load

The flexibility of doing whatever you feel like - including (in my case recently) taking a job again two days a week on an 8 month contract. Then I'll take the summer off again!

I am happy as I have ever been. I was worried before I retired as I did enjoy my career, but honestly every day is different and carefree.

Just enjoy it, surprising how easy it is to eventually get used to doing what you like when you like.

Not having to take orders from prats.

Not getting up at 6am. Not having to rush. Not doing all the week ahead's ironing/ other chores on a Sunday evening. Being able to go on holiday at a moments notice. Spending time with my DH and friends.

Choosing what to do when!

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being busy and useful! And what Luckygirl said!! Just not every day!

It is 10.45 am and I have just eaten my breakfast!