Snowbird question

[camp guy]

One comment that retired people frequently make is, "I am so busy now that I don't know how I ever had time to work".

I am sure that you will have plenty to do if you own two homes. There is always work to be done around a home - clean the basement, clean the garage, fix up something outside, fix upsomething inside, help a neighbor, by then it is lunch time. you might get into the routine of going to a coffee shop and meeting with some people to, as they say, 'solve the problems of the world'.

If you have family in the area of either of these homes, and there are grandchildren involved, then this presents a whole opportunity for things to do. As soon as people realize you are retired, you might get requests to help on a committee, or a project, or something.

Now, and I don't want to sound like a wise old man, but there is always the business of being retired to attend to. You will want to organize your personal paperwork, make plans for the future.

Also, you will want to enjoy yourself, treat yourself. Sometimes, the best days I have are when I actually do nothing, and I try to do it very well.

Seriously, I had a lot of these same questions when I first retired, but I soon found out that keeping busy was the least of my concerns.