What does your day look like in retirement?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are retired. We wake up together each morning, some mornings we have sex, then coffee on the deck. We work out together every day and do various chores around the house. Sometimes we have sex in the afternoon after our workout and lunch.

We take a lot of classes, walk and hike a lot, spend time with our grandkids, and we’ve started to travel a bit as Covid eases and intend to travel a lot more in the coming years. We really enjoy being together and it is like a second honeymoon for us. The sacrifices of our working years have definitely been worthwhile in our estimation.

How old are the both of you?

[Anonymous]

We moved to a new area for retirement so it was nice to leave the craziness of the DMV for a slower pace of life. The best part of retirement for us is that there is nothing we have to do - what a gift.

We wake up earlier and at some point in the morning enjoy coffee, exercise (some days it is just a long walk), reading the paper/internet, and doing the crossword. We spend most of the rest of the day doing our own thing: he catches up on sports, news, whatever and I will go out to shop or meet a friend. We regroup and cook dinner, watch a show or two, and that's it!

Weekly, I will take a yoga and/or meditation class, have a game night with neighbors, and we have taken some trips to explore our new area.

Here's what we know in our sixties: our health could take a turn at any time so we need to spend these years enjoying every minute, eating well, and being grateful for this time in life that we have earned. No grandchildren yet and adult children are not nearby.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are retired. We wake up together each morning, some mornings we have sex, then coffee on the deck. We work out together every day and do various chores around the house. Sometimes we have sex in the afternoon after our workout and lunch.

We take a lot of classes, walk and hike a lot, spend time with our grandkids, and we’ve started to travel a bit as Covid eases and intend to travel a lot more in the coming years. We really enjoy being together and it is like a second honeymoon for us. The sacrifices of our working years have definitely been worthwhile in our estimation.

Sign me up for this kind of retirement!

Gross.

[Anonymous]

I retired 8 years ago at 53. My spouse was a stay at home parent. We had our kids young and they’re all grown up and long out of college. We have three grandkids.

Before covid, we traveled several times a year for a month at a time to pretty cool places all over the globe. But we were in town the bulk of our time, where we spend lots of time with the grandkids. We’re fortunate that all of our kids have decided to stay in the DMV.

When Covid hit, we were forced to shift gears and bought a second home with lots of land and a pool just outside of a charming little town less than two hours from DC. We have been spending a lot of time there since then, but also - finally - are getting back to traveling again. We have several nice trips planned for 2023.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are retired. We wake up together each morning, some mornings we have sex, then coffee on the deck. We work out together every day and do various chores around the house. Sometimes we have sex in the afternoon after our workout and lunch.

We take a lot of classes, walk and hike a lot, spend time with our grandkids, and we’ve started to travel a bit as Covid eases and intend to travel a lot more in the coming years. We really enjoy being together and it is like a second honeymoon for us. The sacrifices of our working years have definitely been worthwhile in our estimation.

How old are the both of you?

Early/mid 60s

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are retired. We wake up together each morning, some mornings we have sex, then coffee on the deck. We work out together every day and do various chores around the house. Sometimes we have sex in the afternoon after our workout and lunch.

We take a lot of classes, walk and hike a lot, spend time with our grandkids, and we’ve started to travel a bit as Covid eases and intend to travel a lot more in the coming years. We really enjoy being together and it is like a second honeymoon for us. The sacrifices of our working years have definitely been worthwhile in our estimation.

Sign me up for this kind of retirement!

Gross.

Why is that gross? What is wrong with doing fun things when you’re retired?

[Anonymous]

We sold our home and moved to our vacation home. All the errands we ran on the way home from work get done during the day. We live at a slower pace: walks, reading, shellfishing, see friends, go to the movies, check out the ocean, actually start and finish house projects, visit local museums, volunteer, garden, travel (outside of COVID), visit family, try new recipes, nap, eat at restaurants.....Nothing is rushed or jammed in due to feeling obligated. We get to decide every day what we feel like doing or decide to have a lazy day.

Plus we have age-related aches, pains, and cataracts, so we get to see doctors more

There's an adjustment period. If you're very goal driven, I think its more of an adjustment. What I realized is that for the first time in my life, I get do decide how to spend my time. Prior to retirement, life was driven by school, work, chores, house maintenance, and family obligations.

Spend time daydreaming about what you want in retirement and then make it happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bike, pickle ball, swim, walk or some form of exercise is morning. Shower. Lunch at home or with friend and/or husband. Nap/read, do things I need to do. Rest again. Dinner. Read/tv/socialize. Bed.
I’m married with 4 grandkids. My world stops and my only is the kids when we are together.
We eat healthy.
Life is good.

We’re you a SAH mom?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are retired. We wake up together each morning, some mornings we have sex, then coffee on the deck. We work out together every day and do various chores around the house. Sometimes we have sex in the afternoon after our workout and lunch.

We take a lot of classes, walk and hike a lot, spend time with our grandkids, and we’ve started to travel a bit as Covid eases and intend to travel a lot more in the coming years. We really enjoy being together and it is like a second honeymoon for us. The sacrifices of our working years have definitely been worthwhile in our estimation.

You are lucky to still have your health and love each other.

So many couples look forward to what you have, but it they never realize the dream.

[Anonymous]

Those of you who are taking classes? From where? In person or virtual? Thanks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those of you who are taking classes? From where? In person or virtual? Thanks

NP but my parents took classes at the community College. I think they are free for seniors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those of you who are taking classes? From where? In person or virtual? Thanks

We take classes with FCPS adult classes and also with the college we went to as alums. Some in person, some on line.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, what do your weekends look like?

weekends and weekdays blend together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those of you who are taking classes? From where? In person or virtual? Thanks

It helps to live near a university in retirement. Many offer classes through OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) - tremendously diverse offerings in Fall and Spring (like college) at low cost for seniors. Now most are back to in person but some may be virtual. Some are more active, outdoor classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are retired. We wake up together each morning, some mornings we have sex, then coffee on the deck. We work out together every day and do various chores around the house. Sometimes we have sex in the afternoon after our workout and lunch.

We take a lot of classes, walk and hike a lot, spend time with our grandkids, and we’ve started to travel a bit as Covid eases and intend to travel a lot more in the coming years. We really enjoy being together and it is like a second honeymoon for us. The sacrifices of our working years have definitely been worthwhile in our estimation.

You are lucky to still have your health and love each other.

So many couples look forward to what you have, but it they never realize the dream.

Thanks for your kind words. We have our rough patches, but we love each other so we work things out. We spent a lot of time apart because of lots of business travel over the years, so we always feel like we’re making up for lost time.