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T Kosse's avatar

Been retired 20 years. I always say, I have nothing to do and all day to do it. 😊

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Willing Spirit's avatar

From Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson); “There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want to do.” I feel this way, when I finally turn in late at night.

From my earliest years, I was pried out of bed around 5:00 a.m. My folks were very devout Pentecostal church goers and we probably averaged 5 nights a week of being out late. Sometimes very late. (We never missed a revival or any sort of meeting within driving distance- no matter how old and prone to flat tires and engine failures our old vehicle might be.)

This sleep deprivation lasted almost my entire adult life, what with a household of four children and a child-like husband to care for, while maintaining a career

So, my great joy now is to sleep until I awake naturally. And have nothing planned.

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FreeBird07's avatar

"child-like husband"....I have one of those....lol

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TB's avatar

Kind of makes me wish there was a "dislike" / "sadface" button to express my disapproval on behalf of husbands everywhere.

Guys, don't be a burden on your wives! 😱

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Reasonable Horses's avatar

And wives, be ye not burdens on your husbands : )

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Michael Framson's avatar

You've earned your joy and great that you share it. Thank you.

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Willing Spirit's avatar

Some say, “I did nothing today, and it took all day to do it.”

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Reasonable Horses's avatar

I was lucky to have time to decompress after the rat race and just chill. Something between boredom and a nagging sense of purpose stirred me up to get out and about, but I found a lot of very, very good people. It's like catching a second wind and not needing to run so hard.

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