Some comments from people contemplating retirement
1. I don't know what I am going to do with myself.
2. I can't wait. I can sleep in every day and do whatever I want.
3. It'll be great. We will travel and play golf and visit my old work mates.
4. I'm looking forward to it. I'll do all those jobs I never got around to and spend a lot more time with the children and grandchildren.
5. We will be able to share all the household tasks and spend a lot more time together.
6. I'm going to write a book (or learn the piano or whatever).
Are there any traps in these attitudes?
Some comments from people after they have been retired a while.
1. I don’t know how I found time to work.
2. I wish he would get out from under my feet.
3. I have become an unpaid child minder. I love my grandchildren but
4. I don't feel that I am important any more.
5. I miss the conversations and mental stimulation that I got at work.
6. I am enjoying my retirement but it gets a bit boring. Every day seems the same.
What do these comments say about the sort of retirement that this person has arranged for herself/himself?
