I have a quote I got from a friend that puts forth the idea that things always start out messy and over time they come together. I should look it up because it is powerful but this is good enough for this missive. I am entering into retirement and it is new territory for me and I am starting out messy.
The closest I have come, as I have previously mentioned, is when I have been between jobs and I am finding out that is not the same set of motions at all. I am very much unorganized and that is not a good feeling for me. There are a lot of things I want to do, some more important than others, and I need to build a new routine. The complexity is multiplied (by 2) when I add in my dear wife who is facing this same issue and dealing with it in her own fashion. There are two schedules to manage and one of us likes structure and routines and intentions and lists much much more than the other. Understand that none of this presents any insurmountable obstacle, it’s just an observation that I am currently in the messy phase of this affair and it makes me just a bit anxious.
My last routine fell apart because I couldn’t manage fitting my daily routines into the schedule changes (I either had a 7am to 3pm shift or 1pm to 9pm) of a physically demanding retail job. If I were younger I could have done it easily. It came down to a question of managing my energy level so I had enough to work my shift.
So yeah, I will deal with this new phase of my life and all the mess that goes along with it. Structure will emerge over time. Beginnings though, are messy.
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