How do you enjoy your free time?

[oosik]

I retired early- 55 - so I could enjoy the property and riding my Harley. There is a never-ending list of projects on the property or I can hop on the Harley and see what's over the next hill.

 

[HillStreet]

I enjoy my free time very much thank you.

Retired for 2 years now. All my time is free time. There are only two days in the week. Saturday and Sunday. Saturday just comes 6 times. I rarely know what day of the week it is.

Richard,

I retired in November 2012 at age 60. I enjoyed my first winter off just catching up on inside projects and organizing things. Took a lot of metal to the scrapyard and sold old tools on Craigslist.

Summer came and I started drilling/splitting rocks for stonewalls, and landscaping/planting. This winter I have been sitting around way too much, watching TV like I never did before. Gotta break that cycle and get outside more.

 

[forgeblast]

I carve spoons, bowls, utensils etc....spend time with my wife and daughter, walk the dog, garden, raise bees, and read. After that I am pretty much exhausted

 

[murphy1244]

My Ducks came back today and were having a Blizzard.

 

[HillStreet]

I love being outside, working on something. What I have really got to hate is the winters. I live in a rural area, and it gets old pretty fast. I had to run by generator 13 days in November and December. Nothing like listening to the genny run, knowing if that quits, you must move fast to keep your house from freezing in sub zero temps. Not to mention having to deal with several feet of snow....


I keep thinking of leaving Michigan.

Michigan has always been one of my favorite places. I was stationed in Sault Ste Marie in the early 70s and had a great time, spent a lot of time outdoors and had many friends. My daughter was born there and she is proud to be a Yooper.

I visited the U.P. in 2009 and it is still one of the best places in my history.

 

[coobie]

I agree with you about leaving Michigan after the winter we've had. As much as I try to get outside during the winter months, the cold always drives me back inside. I've heard the Carolinas are nice. My wife is originally from Kentucky. Maybe we'll head there... Would you head south?

There are good things about Michigan.Not a lot of tornados,no long term droughts,no scary snakes,the great lakes and all of the dang snow we had this year.LOL.

 

[mikehaugen]

I am always fixing something... sometimes I enjoy it. When I actually get "free" time I like to fish and hunt. I get fishing once or twice a year lately, and haven't hunted for about ten years. Small amounts of free time I am here on tbn.

Maybe it's because I'm not old enough yet, but the winter doesn't bother me. Actually if I were retired it would bother me less because I wouldn't "need" to go out in bad weather. I actually have contemplated MN as a possible retirement destination... like "Grumpy Old Men" style, with a semi-permanent ice shanty out on the lake.

 

[El Wood]

Woody Hayes and Ohio State fans always refer to M******n as that "team up north" . Your wife must not be a football fan. Jeff

Don't mess with her Ohio State Buckeyes!! On game days I'll look out the window and see her mounting magnets and flags all over her vehicle in the driveway. If we go into town, she'll wear her Ohio State sweatshirt which usually attracts a lot of attention!! She even has a small Christmas tree, covered in buckeyes, that she proudly displays every year.

 

[kevin37b]

Crappie fishing !

 

[El Wood]

I retired early- 55 - so I could enjoy the property and riding my Harley. There is a never-ending list of projects on the property or I can hop on the Harley and see what's over the next hill.

Did the thought of retiring make you nervous? I always seem to hear people say they're nervous about it. Not sure why... Maybe it's because they're opening a new chapter in life? I don't think I will give it a second thought!