So, this weekend marks the start of my 40-week countdown to 60.  I plan to hit an “emotional” retirement milestone next May (2019) and make some sort of mark on reaching that expected point in my life where #MyTime becomes prominent.  Of course, I expect (and hope) still to be working at that point and so time may not open up for me as it would were I to be actually “retiring” from paid employment.  Consequently, I want to gather to myself all of the seeds that could yield a productive and fulfilled retirement and use them to sow a series of pre-retirement initiatives and sparks of inspiration.

At this point 60 years ago, I wasn’t even formed – just some potential with half my future genetics so it’s timely to reflect what influences I want to gather to me right now because that can start to set the pattern for my future tapestry.  Keen not to dismiss anything, I will try to remain open to new ideas, influences and opportunities and see where this all leads.

And yesterday, I spent the afternoon with friends I have known over the last 40 years – yes companionship from friends new and old is important to me and definitely a theme that needs to run through my life for the remainder of my days and if I don’t have the time to rekindle, refresh and make new friendships then I need to find clever ways to stay in touch and make new contacts.

I guess it’s a case of … watch this space …

Yes, it’s time for a new project #MyTime

It’ll begin next weekend and it’s a 40 week countdown.  As one of the ’50s generation females, still angry that the retirement point has been pushed out (twice) and that I’ll need to work for 50 years before I can access my state pension, I really don’t want to be a resentful worker in my 60s.  I had plans for what I wanted to do in my retirement from paid employment, and I’m just not prepared to put them all “on hold”.  So, I’m spending the 9 months leading up to my emotional retirement to explore some of the things I hope to pick up when I get the time – #MyTime.

This is a personal blog for my own reference and something I can refer to when I want to remind myself of my intent and the exciting ideas and opportunities that I discover.

Now, I’m off to tell the bees …