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[mamculuna]

 Suddenly realizing that I have disappeared from view, I'm here to say I'm at least reading!  For those who think you can stop the crazy life when you retire, I'm a good example of how not to do it. I didn't intend to get back into political stuff just when a visiting monk arrived, needing chauffeuring and organizing and publicity for talks, didn't realize that family members might at that same time get ailments requiring attention from other family members, didn't think about how all of that could possibly get shuffled into my nomadic life. And cat, and house, and car, and friends, and now American Gods and The Handmaid's Tale both need watching.

And in fact there is writing that needs to be done, but it doesn't wave its hand and text me at midnight, so too easy to keep tending to that other stuff instead. 

I hope all's well with all of you!

Comments

[usedtobeljs]

So glad you've checked in -- and my gosh your life sounds full to the brim! Hope all is good now, and hope you can get back to writing.

[hugs]

[mamculuna]

Hope yours' is going well!

[cactuswatcher]

Responsibilities change, but there always seems like there is something that needs to be done!

[mamculuna]

Stuff to do expands to overflow the amount of time available to do it in!

[moonhare]

I knew you had been reading, but wondered where your posts had gone. I suppose it could be said that it is better to be busy than to sit with a cat and watch dreary sunsets each day ;o)

On the other paw, it sounds like you'll soon be overwhelmed if you don't prioritize these 'responsibilities' (requests for your time). And you retired in 2004? Good for you!

[mamculuna]

Yes, you're right, that overwhelmed is a definite possibility. It's amazing that things that are so manageable for so long can suddenly expand into jobs for two people. Fortunately most of what's going on right now is limited by time--the monk leaves at the end of May, the special elections end in June, and the family recovers. By mid-June I'll be in California with nothing but granddaughter and novel to take up my time. I warned my husband, though, when he was urging me to retire, that sitting around flipping through TV channels was not something I'd be doing anytime soon! Thanks!

[midnightsjane]

I retired ten years ago, but the quiet life isn't my path, it seems. I am still working full time to support the horses 😎 and the farm, trying to get my garden in, etc. I don't mind, because on the few days I have nothing to do I am bored silly.

[mamculuna]

I suspect neither of us will be watching the paint dry anytime soon!

[midnightsjane]

LOL. Keeps us young, right?
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