Retirement Year One

When I decided to retire my co-workers all had the same question. What will you do?  So many asked this question that I began to question myself.  What ARE you  going to do??  I'm going to paint the kitchen, was  the answer that I began to give the people who asked.  Well I did paint the kitchen, actually I hired someone else to paint the kitchen and then the living room , the  dining room and that lead to new carpeting etc.  All the while I was learning how to be "retired". Over this past year I have learned that I love waking up when I wake up, that's without an alarm clock.   I love leisurely mornings .  I volunteer at my church's food pantry. I tutored  children at a women's shelter. When my youngest grandson decided to be born a month and a half early I was available to stay with his year and a half year old brother. I got a Nook as a retirement gift and I have taken it everywhere on the cruise,(you know that you can buy books at sea) beach and backyard. I have time to cook, which is different from rushing home so I can fix something for dinner. I made  homemade tomato sauce, made from tomatoes that I planted. I have enjoyed this year and look forward to the next.

First Timer

 I'm new to blogging.  I just recently started reading blogs and now I'm writing one, A new use for my old computer.