The Days are Already Blurring Together

[canyonwalker]

I'm only on Day 3...ish of retirement, and already the days are blurring together. I asked myself a few times today whether it was Wednesday or Thursday... or even Tuesday. Without the defined schedule of work and its M-F cadence it's easy to lose track of which day it is.

One thing I discovered while doing normally weekend stuff on a Wednesday is that one restaurant I enjoy going to for lunch— but have really only ever been to on weekends— is crazy busy during the week. Like, the line to order was 10 people deep when I arrived... and 20 people deep when I left. Yeah, I'mma stick to weekends there.

Comments

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

Some folks find that they enjoy not knowing what day it is, not needing to do things at specific times. They find it calming and freeing.

Others hate it. They find it disorienting to forget what day it is and miss the framework.

Give yourself a little time to think it over and decide how you feel about it. If the lack of structure bothers you, then you can always recreate it by joining clubs or other activities that have a weekly schedule.

Re: Thoughts

[canyonwalker]

I didn't say I like it or don't. It does feel disorienting. I have lived with a schedule regimented by which day of the week it is, for school or work, since age 4. That was before I even knew which day of the week it was! Now for the first time in my aware-of-the-wider-world life which day of the week it is is almost irrelevant. 🤯

I did anticipate this, BTW. And I've been looking forward to it. I've been looking forward to being able to enjoy things like playing at the bridge club, visiting parks, and traveling without being limiting to doing such things only on nights, weekends, and holidays. So on the scale of like it/don't like it, I definitely like it. But it will take some adjusting to restore situational awareness of time.