[DruannB]

I walked across campus today in the beautiful 70 degree weather, greeting students and getting to spend time in the library doing research. As I headed toward my car I realized that I wasn't ready to say "goodbye" to teaching or my students. This thread has got me doing some serious thinking. When will I be ready? Will I be able to let go? What will life be like if I feel like I'm not contributing? How important is that really? And finally, how will my husband, who has never sat still a moment in his life, be able to give up working and just relax? I expect his consulting business will follow him to Florida, and he will never really retire. Is that really so horrible? So many questions. And no real answers because everyone deals with retirement differently. I love the idea of a transition group and hope one exists when I finally get to TV. If it doesn't, I'll start one.