[eweissenbach]

I retired in '08, but continue to work for my kid's business a couple days a week when I am home, just to have something to do. We spent two months in TV this year and will spend Feb and Mar. next year, and when there we go 100 miles an hour, trying to get everything in. I am different from many retirees, in that I treat it like my third career. My first as a teacher/coach, the second in financial services management, and now - retirement. I still get up at about 6 am, shower, get dressed, and have breakfast before 7:30. I try to have a rough plan for the day on days I am home, what I want to get done, not a detailed plan (I'm not THAT anal). I do live on a lake with a large lot and lots of maintenence of property, boats, etc. I also have my home on the market so have to keep things relatively spiffy. It has been a conscious effort to keep from feeling aimless, and it has worked for me.