Dont want to go out

No, of course not. Enjoy it, sounds like you’ve worked long enough. There may come a time when you will want to do more, but for now , just ‘ potter’.

I’m a bit like that. Not worked for money since my eldest child was born. Brought up four kids, now grandchildren. They keep us busy. My husband and I love just sitting in the evenings with a good drama.

It sounds to me like your in a great place.

you've had 50 years working, it's ok to have a rest at home and find a new routine.

If you like it, then go for it …I m the opposite and like getting out and about as much as possible, but we re all different

I am much the same Rosycheeks. I love being at home. I worked till I was 66 and brought up 4 children and also looked after 2 of my grandchildren for 11 years.
I am in my mid 70's now and feel as though I deserve to do whatever I please with my time.

Live your life how you please! It sounds as if you're enjoying it and your DH is happy so carry on!

You are just like me when I first stopped work but after a year or so it wore off and I started to go out. Don’t feel guilt, you have earned it, just enjoy whatever you like doing best.

I love being home, pottering in my house and garden. Enjoy yourself. I do go out most days even if it's just to the shops but I relish house days.

We are living through another odd year although better than last and not everything is back to normal.

I do think it's good to just chill and take stock for six months to a year and not think you have to cram every waking minute with external activities.

I lead a pretty busy post-retirement life but grit my teeth whenever I hear people say, How did I ever find time to go out to work? or on annoying friend who asks, How can you sit and read a book [knit|crochet|sew|paint|write] in the daytime? Er ... because the light is better and I like going out in the evenings?

That you have stopped getting regular weekend headaches means you have stopped doing something that was putting your mind and body under stress in the week. I used to suffer from that too.

Take your time and find a pace of life and activity level and variety that suits you.

Thanks everyone that makes me feel better.

Rosycheeks, I'd have regular Friday evening migraines - as soon as I relaxed they'd hit me. Feel free to do (or not) whatever suits you for now. You deserve to!

I just love being retired, pottering around and doing things at my own pace after over 40 years of a very stressful job, 15 hour days not unusual. My husband is also retired but ridiculously I often feel guilty because my son and his wife do the same job and have the same pressures as I did! I really enjoy not having to commute, work to deadlines and be permanently exhausted. If your husband likes cooking that might be his way of relaxing after a day’s work. You keep the house nice, probably do the shopping and laundry - his time will come as yours has. Enjoy life! A happy wife is much better than a miserable one I’m sure!

I love being retired. I love pottering at home and best of all I love sleeping until late when I want to! I don’t hanker to go out I just love being at home. If and when I do go out, sometimes for the day to the coast or moors, you’re sure to find me at home the following day! I like being able to “pace” myself. Deep joy.

I don’t want to go away on holiday or even a short break and this has been going on well before covid. I love my house and garden, going out for walks is plenty enough for me. But my DH is very keen on travelling as soon as convenient, so I’ll have to make an effort to keep him happy. I used to love travelling too, but I now feel I’ve been there, done that, bought the T shirt.

Two days out on the trot and I feel overwhelmed ?

I'm not retired yet, but when I'm not working I love nothing better than being at home.
My own space, with my favourite coffee in stock (free of charge, sort of), my own choice of music in the background.
Lovely!!

I often used to get a migraine on Saturdays when I was working. I realised it was because I was sleeping for longer. Also they seemed to stop post menopause.

Sounds perfect your living my dream ??

Enjoy yourself. So many find the transition to retirement hard, and here you are having a lovely time.

How wonderful!

Probably in the course of the next few months you will feel like going out and about again - the pandemic hasn't really made any of us want to go anywhere.

Right now, enjoy being a full-time housewife, I did too for at least the first year of retirement. Now three years later and post-surgery and lockdowns, I am raring to go anywhere and everywhere I can - not all the time, but at suitable intervals.

Sounds to me your DH is a sensible man, ask him to tell you if, or when, he begins to think you are staying too much at home.

I'm lucky enough to have retired early, I am a home bird, but there I am out every morning with the dogs on the beach, in the woods or park back home and usually circuit training in the afternoon. Have a motorhome but just can't be bothered to go away in this glorious weather we have been having, probably go away when the children are back in school. So I say, do as you want to, lifes to short please yourself you deserve it.

Just enjoy what you are doing. Eventually you will feel the need to expand your horizons.

Yes I forgot about the migraines, they were awful but stopped when I stopped work.

I love staying at home, mostly in loose casuals, just pottering about or doing absolutely nothing. Oh the effort of changing into smart, uncomfortable clothes, brushing your hair, slapping on some foundation !!!!! I’d rather stay in ….

I don't feel like going out either. And the covid pandemic has increased my disinclination. I'm not bothered at all about getting out and about. I do lots of stuff about the house, I cook, I'm not overweight. I enjoy reading, music, listening to audiobooks, tv. DH is the same. We get twice weekly supermarket deliveries and buy everything online. Quite happy.

Nonogran, I'm just like you! I could potter for the Team GB Olympic Pottering squad....