I'm Officially Retired!! Yahoo!
 

My last day of work was Sept 9th! There were some loose ends to tie up in Ca, and I'm done. Just like that!! I am exhausted and excited and don't know what to do next. It felt like this day would never come!

Tomorrow is my Birthday the big "65", so we plan to celebrate with a cruise next week. But right now I am just happy to not get on another plane for awhile. 52 flights a year x 9.5 yrs.....That's enough for me for a good long time.

Gotta change my Avatar to reflect my current life of leisure!! Glad to be among you and with my fabulous husband on a full time basis!! It is fabulous to have a blank calendar at which to stare!!!

Congratulations!

Good for you!!!!

I hope you thoroughly enjoy the next wonderful segment of your life.

Woohoo Dotti! Something tells me your calendar will fill up fast but not with work!

I am right behind you.....16 more days then the sale of my business is complete. Will stay on during transition until end of November then....I can meet Dotti and ya'll at the pool or the square or...well you get the picture.

Congratulations! Enjoy yourself whatever you do next! Here's to your health and happiness!

Congratulations. "Live Long & Prosper"!

Congratulations, AND... happybirthday!

Good for you Dottie! Let the fun begin and Happy Birthday!

That's great Dotti. I retired a month ago and it's wonderful. Now you can enjoy life

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Congrats!
Here's to a long and healthy retirement with time to do the things you dreamed of.

Congrats!
 

Congrats on "65" and a job now completed. Blank slates are fun to fill in. Enjoy creating yours.

Congrats!!! I tried it, had to go back to work for the insurance, 5 more years till I'm medicare age. Insurance costs jumped to over $1200... thank you Obamacare, but that's another topic.

YAY, DOTTI!!!!!!! Let the fun begin!

Congratulations! And enjoy your cruise.

Good for you. I love being retired after the intense job I had. Live it up!

One good thing!!!!!! You picked the right place to retire. Enjoy

Congrats and happy birthday...Dotti

Leisure? Are you kidding? You are moving to TV. I do not have time for leisure. There are too many things to do, too many friends to be with. I do not have time to do those things I thought I would be doing when I retired. I used to read books but do not find time to do that anymore. No complaints as I am loving it.

Your calendar will be full shortly.

Seems like dotti105 had a plan and stuck to it. That's very impressive. And now you have one. Look forward to congratulating you in 5 years.

Congratulations! I know it feels like a huge weight has been lifted off your shoulders. Now the only time you have to get on a plane is when it is leaving when you want to leave and going where you want to go. Yay!

dotti, Another congratulations wish to you! May you enjoy many wonderful post-retirement times in your home in TV! :)

Congratulations Dotti!

From a number of posts, it looks like it is retirement season. I too will retire soon - at the end of October. we have been lucky enough to live in TV since March due to a job that can be done on a virtual office basis. However, sometimes when I look out the window, I feel like the kid who stayed home from school due to illness and is now seeing everyone outside playing.

Don

New job is making sure you're healthy,happy and having fun!:beer:

Now that you are retired you will not believe how busy you will be!

Congrats, Dotti. I'm currently preparing for my October 1 retirement! It's a very exciting time of life!