Retirement: Enjoying My Life!

by Mike T.
(AZ)

There are many people who simply stay at home all the time when they are retired or go out and sit somewhere to read a newspaper.

I am not such a person as I believe that one must, to an extent, keep busy if they are to maintain a healthy lifestyle. That is why I do part time consulting for a company a few times a week in the mornings and afternoons.

This is a great way for me to get out of the house and wake up at a decent time. I enjoy putting on a suit and going to work and get a good sense of pleasure out of it.

However, I do have many hobbies as well. I love watching soccer and football so I also keep up with the local soccer scene. I enjoy going around sometimes watching different club teams play because I like to see how children are progressing at the sport they love.

I also volunteer at a local middle school for soccer coaching over the weekends. It is a great hobby of mine and keeps me very happy. I believe that I am contributing something to the kids lives and who knows one of them might go on to become a famous player.

I do not collect antiques and find that boring. That is something my wife would be more excited in. However, I do like to go around exploring new shops, especially small local ones, because they have a certain charm and beauty to them.

I also enjoy wine tasting and sampling new restaurants and bars as often as possible. I always need to watch what I eat but going to a new place once a week is a great outing and something to look forward to as well.

I am enjoying my life!

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