what retirement is like

when i don't work (which is as often as possible), many people ask me some version of the same question: "what do you do all day?" just to discredit the false belief that retirement is all reruns and bonbons, i will document what i do for the next few days.

on a side note, i think my future is that of a retirement consultant. it's a shame that so many people die shortly after they retire - they're missing out on the best part. my higher calling just might be to save these people from the despair of a purposeless post-employee existence.

i have two major goals to accomplish during this bout with retirement: remodel the upstairs, and get barnithebus.com up and running.

so here's how today went:
5:30am - tell my mom's cat (i'm cat-sitting) that it's still bedtime.
5:40am - inform lucky (mom's cat) that we do not get up at this hour in this house.
5:50am - remind lucky that it's bedtime.
5:60am - i think he finally got the picture.
7:45am - wake up. relish the feeling that there is no urgent need to get up. bask in morning lazy goodness.
8am - rise and shine.
8:30am - check e-mail and google reader (rss feeds)
9am - chiropractor appointment
10am - have a snack. more e-mail, rss.
11am - relocate items from upstairs to basement.
noon - take stuff to goodwill. mtb at battle creek (saw two deer, or maybe one twice). shower. eat. e-mail and rss.
4pm - web site consulting at womenventure (volunteer work)
6:30pm - eat, e-mail, rss
7:30pm - consult todays to-do list. 3 items. have done zero. sh*t.
8pm - house drawing (plan view). check one thing off of the list.
9pm - crack open beer. kimra company miscellaneous business (e-mails, paperwork, etc.).
10pm - do blog entry. [projecting...] watch friday's episode of days of our lives. waste some time on youtube. night night bedtime.