tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post7145306309737848237..comments2024-03-15T00:27:48.794-07:00Comments on Retire In Style Blog Too: Awkward Retirement or Are You a Bob or a BarbaraBarbara Torrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09618291241661047482noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-50030037260363959952018-06-16T14:33:12.212-07:002018-06-16T14:33:12.212-07:00You are the perfect example of making retirement w...You are the perfect example of making retirement work for you I think. Don't change a thing.b+ (Retire In Style Blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-87617085295939692602018-06-15T10:24:57.771-07:002018-06-15T10:24:57.771-07:00I think we have all been there. It seems that reti...I think we have all been there. It seems that retirees are pushed to be something they are not. Another blog post coming on I think!b+ (Retire In Style Blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-14108305188034071172018-06-15T06:22:24.304-07:002018-06-15T06:22:24.304-07:00I am definitely a Barb! When my husband and I mad...I am definitely a Barb! When my husband and I made plans, they always seemed to not go as planned. After a few times of stressing over that, we found that we take each day as it comes. Travel when the mood strikes us, work around the house when we are feeling energetic and make no excuses for a lazy day of sitting on the porch, reading books and sipping lemonade. Retirement has gotten a lot happier for us doing life that way.Ellen Fassbenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08279278257540919011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-21160615327633396932018-06-15T05:32:41.264-07:002018-06-15T05:32:41.264-07:00I'm in the middle, too. I have a daily routine...I'm in the middle, too. I have a daily routine that varies by the day of the week, but I wouldn't miss my two yoga classes, my fitness routine at the gym, Thursday's hikes with fellow seniors, or my Saturday walk with the ladies. I also read and putter in my garden, which doesn't have neat rows, either. I anticipate the ripening of my raspberries and sitting outside under the bushes and eating them without washing. They are organic, after all. My afternoons are spent doing whatever I want: reading, visiting with friends, blogging, etc. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-23109793155609071392018-06-14T19:15:00.126-07:002018-06-14T19:15:00.126-07:00I like to think that I'm somewhere in the midd...I like to think that I'm somewhere in the middle. I live in the country with a large garden/yard to take care of. The seasons seem to dictate the plans. Spring has been about yard work, getting bedding plants, planting the garden. I plan my entertainment, i.e. there's a music festival this w/e and family is coming to join in the fun. Meals were planned. I just ordered tickets for a concert in a city 2 hrs away in Sept. That took some planning. I have an aged mother who needs assistance. That takes planning. So in that way I'm a Bob. I like to think that I live purposefully so that I can take care of myself, my immediate family, as well as contribute to the bigger community. Retirement allows for much more freedom to change plans; that's when I turn into a Barbara!Mona McGinnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12234038212082778117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-46233597842221977792018-06-14T17:41:17.447-07:002018-06-14T17:41:17.447-07:00I am so impressed. We know approximately if we are...I am so impressed. We know approximately if we are going to Viet Nam for example, we will make reservations on a plane and maybe get a hotel reserved through a travel website or use Lonely Planet guide recommendations, then we just make it up after that. We traveled to Madrid with plans to stay a week or so, found out how to take train first to Toledo and then on down to Malaga where we stayed for a few days. We met or son and sent to stay in a timeshare we owned. <br><br>As for the next six months, I don't buy green bananas! :)<br><br>b+b+ (Retire In Style Blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-75830534282382210532018-06-14T17:36:28.449-07:002018-06-14T17:36:28.449-07:00Need to buy tickets now. They sell out these days!...Need to buy tickets now. They sell out these days! Let me know.b+ (Retire In Style Blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-15533848392547529122018-06-14T14:45:29.452-07:002018-06-14T14:45:29.452-07:00And, the Hillsboro Hops have their final games Lab...And, the Hillsboro Hops have their final games Labor Day weekend!Bob Lowryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843991725692979189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-76834336121289380812018-06-14T13:03:13.016-07:002018-06-14T13:03:13.016-07:00We have our travel and our classes planned out, us...We have our travel and our classes planned out, usually for the next six months or so. Otherwise we live day to day.Tom Sightingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-38303586022923531012018-06-14T11:09:42.274-07:002018-06-14T11:09:42.274-07:00I would love to see Beth too!I would love to see Beth too!b+ (Retire In Style Blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-64441795679967768782018-06-14T10:43:36.155-07:002018-06-14T10:43:36.155-07:00Absolutely, that would be wonderful. Give us a cal...Absolutely, that would be wonderful. Give us a call. :)b+ (Retire In Style Blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-51911453214254570782018-06-14T10:43:01.880-07:002018-06-14T10:43:01.880-07:00You will make of it what you must...retirement is ...You will make of it what you must...retirement is a wonderful thing and it sounds like you have earned a well deserved retirement. Be well.b+ (Retire In Style Blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-57210838479449684822018-06-14T10:41:52.233-07:002018-06-14T10:41:52.233-07:00Well, guide lines are another thing all together, ...Well, guide lines are another thing all together, very like napping rules. 1) a nap can take no longer than an hour, other wise your have gone to bed, 2)a nap cannot be under the cover, other wise that is going to bed...and so on. Just guidelines but not structure. :)b+ (Retire In Style Blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-40928272371325989832018-06-14T10:40:05.010-07:002018-06-14T10:40:05.010-07:00You have pointed what someone like me feels like.....You have pointed what someone like me feels like...I want to be more structured. However, like Lisa Cudrow in her character for Friends, "I would like to do that but I really don't want to." Strange but true!b+ (Retire In Style Blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-64995877060962594972018-06-14T09:53:16.741-07:002018-06-14T09:53:16.741-07:00Well, I am a Bob! Actually, I think I have more &q...Well, I am a Bob! Actually, I think I have more "Barbara" in me than you may recognize. I find you fun, inventive, and at times an inspiration!<br><br>Let's double check each other's approach to retirement. Betty and I will be in Portland at the end of August for a week or so. You, Earl, Betty and I need to reconnect.Bob Lowryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843991725692979189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-60681050742035867122018-06-14T07:41:37.487-07:002018-06-14T07:41:37.487-07:00I am more like you I think. I just take one day at...I am more like you I think. I just take one day at a time. Do my art. Cook. Eat. etc. Travel is not on my agenda at all. Except maybe for exploring AZ now that we are moving there on Saturday. We have been raising our grandson and now that he has graduated from high school we are moving on with our retirement. I believe it will take us a very long time to recover from the last 18 years. Sitting, walking, resting. That is all we want right now.Roberta Warshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09869094383053871169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-27334157309499224412018-06-13T20:18:38.107-07:002018-06-13T20:18:38.107-07:00You know what I am I think. A Barbara in the extre...You know what I am I think. A Barbara in the extreme! A plan is just a guideline or something like that.Barbara -https://www.blogger.com/profile/15195838412173806659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-13766823566172124542018-06-13T17:28:17.146-07:002018-06-13T17:28:17.146-07:00What an interesting comparison of different person...What an interesting comparison of different personalities in retirement. I personally really think I should have more of a plan after all of those years of goals in the workplace. What I am doing so far is walking down between you and Bob. I know I need some structure so I have joined a couple of groups. Not enough structure yet now that we are in our new location but it will fill in. I know I like to wander with new activities and reading widely so I do. Family time - yes as available. Etc.Juhlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440147890620303894noreply@blogger.com