I am fast approaching the 7th anniversary of my retirement, Dec. 29th, 2006. I have to mark it as one of my happiest moments. Above is the photo taken at my retirement party of the folks I worked with for around three years. Some of them are retired now, and others have moved on to other jobs, but they were a great bunch of people to work with. That's me on the far left upper row, and that smile didn't leave my face the entire day. Every Christmas season I think of how frantic it always seemed to be, doing all the necessary daily things, and somehow squeezing in shopping, cooking, baking, wrapping, and on and on. Since retirement, that has all changed, partly due to having more time; if I get tired shopping (especially for groceries) I just stop with what I have, pay, and go home. Plenty of time the next day. I run into other people I worked with, or my daughter does and they ask about me, and whether I enjoy retirement. The answer is YES I do. Wish I could have done it sooner, but it's OK now. I worked 25 years at the university, and 10 years in federal research labs, and 35 years of work like mine, where I was on call for all kinds of hours, really wore me down. And once the cancer came (three years ago in February), I at least didn't have to worry about a job or family obligations, only taking care of myself with DH's help.
Hope all of you are looking forward to holiday happiness, seeing family and friends, and getting lots of great stuff to eat!
Bumper sticker for the day: "Stay clam and proofread."
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