[eweissenbach]

I've been retired for ten years and have enjoyed every minute. When I retired I loved my job, but was commuting two hours from my lake home (had an apartment near work where I stayed during the week) and wanted to get out of that rut. My kids own a successful healthcare staffing company and gave me a part-time job to allow me to transition to medicare (I still work one day a week for them). The thing that helped me, and that I advise all new retirees, is that I have continued to get up between 5:30 and 6:30 every morning, including weekends. I Shower and shave and get dressed just like I'm going to work even though I may not have anything planned, or I golf early in the morning when in TV. I think, for me, sleeping late and lounging in my PJs would be a concession to age and self-defeating. I am 72, active, and feel great.