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Thank you, caww! I am hearing this, too. And you know, it is more than just having to wear a mask (I work for a health department) and being around liberals, which we know is actually bad for the soul. All these years of working, I have missed so much of real life. I want that slow, simple life, and to spend more time with my husband, who is a cancer survivor. Hoping to take your good and wise advice and leave much sooner!

When you retire the first thing I noticed and had to adapt to was I was free of time constraints. You get busy doing all the projects and things you've put off and it feels grand! Then you begin doing whatever you want to on a daily basis - including just plain enjoying your day.

I've never seen so many beautiful sunrises and sunsets - and so worth viewing. You gain appreciation for all you really didn't have time for before. And your heart and mind grows closer to God.

I often thought how did I get everything done before retirement! It's because you forfeited those things pretty much as you were under someone elses clock.

My son has told me he has never seen anyone as happy in retirement as I am. Primarily because nobody is over me daily but myself - and I love that immeasurably.