I woke up around 6:30 this morning - without the alarm. I guess that's still a habit. But it's a good thing. I needed to get up early for the big day I should I have in front of me. I'm meeting Chick at the baby doctor at nine. Then I'm going to make a few trips between our two houses, moving the the crap we've accumulated over the years. Somewhere I have to hook up with the electric fence guy at the new house. That will finally give Elvis and Elizabeth the freedom they've been whining for. And the evening should wrap up nicely with a minor league baseball game. It's going to be a busy and full yet exciting day. And the reason I am most excited is that the one thing I don't have on my list of things to do is go to work. As of today, I am retired.
As I look back through my life, and I often do, I realize that I have gone through many various stages. A few months out of high school I moved into a shabby apartment and lived on my own for a while. I tried going to classes but found it easier to go to work. I stayed there for more than three years before I decided to head to OU. After my five or so years in college I ran the family business. Six years of that was enough and for the last three-plus I've worked for my father-in-law. It's been a good, overpaying, stress-free job and for the most part I have enjoyed it. But I am very glad to be entering the next stage of my life.
I don't know what will happen in my stay-at-home, take care of the family, work on things I want to do phase. And I certainly don't know how long it will last. But it's going to be good. I know there will be days when the baby won't stop crying and the dogs won't stop barking and the cat will barf in the living room. But I'm pretty sure there will be plenty of days for long walks around the neighborhood and mornings spent in coffee houses. Both of those days will be better than any I have spent on the job.
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