I'm doing it all wrong?

[NancysSummerSip]

Oh, Lawdy. Just wait until Mrs. Ratchets reads the above. You'll be on vacuum-the-rugs and clean-the-toilets duty faster than you can say 'honey-do list."

[HoneyBBQ]

AWESOME. Bet it feels great.

[ken a.k.a OMK]

Congrats Ratchets. I thought it was in December. You'll probably slow down soon. I developed the attitude of "what doesn't get done today can get done another day." I remember my father had that attitude when I spent weekends helping him on the boat. Didn't make my mother or wife very happy. Bad to put off boat jobs or it wasn't ready to use in the Summer.

[ArchietheDragon]

You should be practicing for your acapella group.

[MJ2.0]

when you're done there, I have PLENTY to keep you busy at my place!

[Lizard Queen]

Congrats!

In your spare time, maybe you'd like to compare notes with this guy:

livingafi.com/2015/11/06/done-detoxing/#more-6377

He's got various blog posts about his experience with retiring recently.  I'm not there yet (probably not for many years), but found it interesting/entertaining.

[Tennesseer]

Ratchets-from now on, every day is a Saturday.  Not a bad feeling.

As for your telescope-mine has been sitting unused in the garage with a plastic bag covering it for the past 12 years.  Some day I will donate it to one of the elementary schools here in the city.    

[Tennesseer]

Dec 14, 2015 12:17:27 GMT -5 ken a.k.a OMK said:

Congrats Ratchets. I thought it was in December. You'll probably slow down soon. I developed the attitude of "what doesn't get done today can get done another day." I remember my father had that attitude when I spent weekends helping him on the boat. Didn't make my mother or wife very happy. Bad to put off boat jobs or it wasn't ready to use in the Summer.

My attitude is 'what doesn't get done today can get done next month.'

[wyouser]

Dec 14, 2015 12:04:23 GMT -5 Ratchets said:

Sooo...today marks my first Monday of retirement. You know what, Mondays aren't nearly as bad when they're not the first day of the work week . I feel like gloating more, but that's pretty much it. That was kind of an anti-climactic bragpost.

I woke up at 5:00 and started sorting through stuff in the office.  Mrs Ratchets got up at 6:00 and looked at me like I'm crazy and asked why I wasn't sleeping in. Because there is stuff to get done, dude! And not stuff I have to do, but stuff I want to do.  Got some stuff hung up on the wall, filled up a trash bag with junk, cleaned the kitchen (ok, didn't really want to do that, but I think it would be cool if she came home and the house was like all clean and welcoming and not coming home to chores or a mess or something).

What's next? Waste Spend a little time on the forums and get some breakfast? Hmm...there is a telescope in the office that is taking up a lot of real estate and let's be honest, I'm never going to figure out how to set it up.  Not without some serious help from somebody who knows what they are doing anyway.  I think it's time for it go back in the box and get buried in the garage pile of failed hobby paraphernalia LoL.

Still have some things to hang up on the wall too.  And have foam to cut out for the toolbox and get all these tools sorted into some kind of way to actually be able to find what you need.

This "kept man" thing definitely has it's perks.

Be careful about spreading the idea that you have a lot of open time.  Never, Never, Ever use the word "bored" Always, always appear to be engrossed in something. Just like when you were a kid, someone will find something for you to do.....just saying...

[ken a.k.a OMK]

Dec 14, 2015 12:38:08 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Ratchets -from now on, every day is a Saturday.  Not a bad feeling.

As for your telescope-mine has been sitting unused in the garage with a plastic bag covering it for the past 12 years.  Some day I will donate it to one of the elementary schools here in the city.    

I started to set mine up, then gave up. Something about calibrating the viewer and main lens.

[saveinla]

For all of you that have a telescope and are not using it - minnesotapaintlady's son is looking for one - just saying

[flamingo]

Congrats on the retirement. My Dh is mostly retired (does a little consulting work here and there) and it's AWESOME! When he gets bored, he cleans the house. He does all the laundry (because he doesn't have enough clothes to last 3 weeks like I do ), the dishes, the floors. And he makes lots of lists. He calls them his to-do lists, but no one else can read his chicken scratch so I think it's really his "What to do to make myself look busy" list. He learned the hard way that appearing to be bored and have extra time meant that I would find a way to fill it 

[violagirl]

Interesting blog. He makes some interesting points. I'm not retired (but I do have the afternoon off) and I'm thinking of all the things I should be accomplishing right now instead of surfing the web.

When my dad retired I noticed my parents slowly transitioned to getting up later in the mornings. I no longer get phone calls before 8am. I think they generally roll out of bed around 8:30 or 9. They do keep a couple of days a week where they do volunteer work. I think it would be difficult to go from a set routine to no routine at all. 

But when they feel like taking off for a week or two..they just do. That is the freedom I kind of envy. 

My dad says he is not sure how he ever had time to work as he is pretty busy in retirement. However, now he has more choice over how busy he is. Also while there was some conflict at the house when he first retired, because he kept sticking his nose in my mother's domain, they seem to have come to terms with it. He also will go fishing for a few days with his retired buddies so my mom likes that. Gives them a little time apart. Before retirement, he would travel sometimes for work and my mother would ask him - so..isn't it time you went away for a few days? So he'd set his schedule and go away for a few days. Kept things peaceful. 

[Deleted]

Dec 14, 2015 12:50:47 GMT -5 saveinla said:

For all of you that have a telescope and are not using it - minnesotapaintlady 's son is looking for one - just saying

Hey, yeah!  WTH?  Send it my way.  I'll even pay. 

Of course, it has to be better than what he already has.  A 4.5 inch Orion Skyquest dobsonian.  Looking for an 8 or maybe 10. 

Kind of put the telescope on hold though unless I got a great deal.  The kid got a new bed/mattress this year instead. 

[tloonya]

Dec 14, 2015 12:19:17 GMT -5 Ratchets said:

Dec 14, 2015 12:08:34 GMT -5 NancysSummerSip said:

Oh, Lawdy. Just wait until Mrs. Ratchets reads the above. You'll be on vacuum-the-rugs and clean-the-toilets duty faster than you can say 'honey-do list."

That's fine, I don't mind doing that stuff.  Usually clean the bathrooms anyway, because my wife hates it and I hate dishes so she does them.

You know, what is the point of a dishwasher anyway? 

They save water, they clean without you cleaning and I have never pre-wash.
Maybe you need a newer dishwasher?
And sanitizing is better that when do by hands.
Of course if you have to wait a month to fill it up...different story.

[Deleted]

Congrats!

I'll be joining you 20 years from now however I don't think I'll be waking up at 5 when it happens!  I default to night owl mode when I have even 3 days off, we are talking 3 am.

[Anne_in_VA]

Congratulations!  I expect to join you in about 18 months or so.  I know I won't be getting up so early though!  

[cronewitch]

I now prewash dishes before using the dishwasher. Soaking loosens things like melted cheese and eggs then a brush and rinse before washing in the dishwasher. I don't so much worry about every speck of dirt like on the backs or how well I rinse. Running the dishwasher is just finishing them without them sitting out to dry. Living alone I run the dishwasher once or twice a week when I am out of coffee cups I like. I had company yesterday, was nice having dirty dishes stashed in the dishwasher even the plate I used minutes before they arrived, now since company all but two of my favorite coffee cups are dirty so might run it tomorrow. Some things like the pan I am boiling eggs in don't need prewashed or the lid if I was using the lid so easy to only worry about actual dirty dishes not every saucer I sliced and apple on.

[Chocolate Lover]

Cascade is your friend on the dishwasher. I'm a big fan of generic but bought some Cascade once and now I can't go back. It does such a better job than the generic stuff.

[tskeeter]

Dec 14, 2015 12:45:05 GMT -5 wyouser said:

Dec 14, 2015 12:04:23 GMT -5 Ratchets said:

Sooo...today marks my first Monday of retirement. You know what, Mondays aren't nearly as bad when they're not the first day of the work week . I feel like gloating more, but that's pretty much it. That was kind of an anti-climactic bragpost.

I woke up at 5:00 and started sorting through stuff in the office.  Mrs Ratchets got up at 6:00 and looked at me like I'm crazy and asked why I wasn't sleeping in. Because there is stuff to get done, dude! And not stuff I have to do, but stuff I want to do.  Got some stuff hung up on the wall, filled up a trash bag with junk, cleaned the kitchen (ok, didn't really want to do that, but I think it would be cool if she came home and the house was like all clean and welcoming and not coming home to chores or a mess or something).

What's next? Waste Spend a little time on the forums and get some breakfast? Hmm...there is a telescope in the office that is taking up a lot of real estate and let's be honest, I'm never going to figure out how to set it up.  Not without some serious help from somebody who knows what they are doing anyway.  I think it's time for it go back in the box and get buried in the garage pile of failed hobby paraphernalia LoL.

Still have some things to hang up on the wall too.  And have foam to cut out for the toolbox and get all these tools sorted into some kind of way to actually be able to find what you need.

This "kept man" thing definitely has it's perks.

Be careful about spreading the idea that you have a lot of open time.  Never, Never, Ever use the word "bored" Always, always appear to be engrossed in something. Just like when you were a kid, someone will find something for you to do.....just saying...

Yup.  Less than 8 weeks into retirement, I've been assigned to pack up my MIL's place so she can move to a senior apt building.  So long to skiing three or four days a week, lunch with the retired guys in the neighborhood, outings to the shooting range, figuring out how to bake Kringle, and working on setting up a wood shop in the spare garage.  I'm working on avoiding an assignment as a cross continental handyman, with jobs in MA, FL, MN, and AK.

[Tennesseer]

Dec 14, 2015 16:24:41 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

Cascade is your friend on the dishwasher. I'm a big fan of generic but bought some Cascade once and now I can't go back. It does such a better job than the generic stuff.

A rhetorical question: I never understood (and still don't understand) why some people want their clean dishes 'lemon fresh'. Does the lemon still smell when you are serving food on the clean dishes and will the lemon scent interfere with the aroma of the food?

[lynnerself]

DH and I are retired 5 months now. And it's finally starting to feel normal.
We do lose tract of the day of the week sometimes.

DH drives me crazy sometimes because he thinks something needs to be accomplished every day, He has incredibly plotted out "to do" lists.
I'm happy  with the amount of long delayed projects we are getting done, but I'm comfortable with some days that are entirely lazy. They seem to make DH antsy.

[toomuchreality]

CONGRATS!!!



Somewhere along the line (since I quit working), I seem to have completely lost my motivation factor, or it needs to be refilled, or something. So if any of you happen to come across it, would you please snag it up and send me a PM?
Many thanks in advance!






When you get all your chores done, what are you going to do (next)?

[Chocolate Lover]

Dec 14, 2015 23:17:52 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Dec 14, 2015 16:24:41 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

Cascade is your friend on the dishwasher. I'm a big fan of generic but bought some Cascade once and now I can't go back. It does such a better job than the generic stuff.

A rhetorical question: I never understood (and still don't understand) why some people want their clean dishes 'lemon fresh'. Does the lemon still smell when you are serving food on the clean dishes and will the lemon scent interfere with the aroma of the food?

No, the lemon smell doesn't linger, so I have no idea why it's even there. I assume because it's a better scent than the chemical one you might otherwise get. 

[Tennesseer]

Dec 15, 2015 10:38:29 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

Dec 14, 2015 23:17:52 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

A rhetorical question: I never understood (and still don't understand) why some people want their clean dishes 'lemon fresh'. Does the lemon still smell when you are serving food on the clean dishes and will the lemon scent interfere with the aroma of the food?

No, the lemon smell doesn't linger, so I have no idea why it's even there. I assume because it's a better scent than the chemical one you might otherwise get. 

But who smells their dishes as they come out of the dishwasher? I just look to see if they're clean (which they are).

[Chocolate Lover]

Dec 15, 2015 10:42:54 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Dec 15, 2015 10:38:29 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

No, the lemon smell doesn't linger, so I have no idea why it's even there. I assume because it's a better scent than the chemical one you might otherwise get. 

But who smells their dishes as they come out of the dishwasher? I just look to see if they're clean (which they are).

Weirdos. I, however, can smell the detergent as the dishwasher is running if I'm around when it's running. I tend to run mine when I go to bed or I'm leaving the house.

[tloonya]

Dec 14, 2015 23:17:52 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Dec 14, 2015 16:24:41 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

Cascade is your friend on the dishwasher. I'm a big fan of generic but bought some Cascade once and now I can't go back. It does such a better job than the generic stuff.

A rhetorical question: I never understood (and still don't understand) why some people want their clean dishes 'lemon fresh'. Does the lemon still smell when you are serving food on the clean dishes and will the lemon scent interfere with the aroma of the food?

NO it is not! It smells only when dishwasher actually working.

[Annie7]

Dec 14, 2015 23:17:52 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

I once got some "fresh flower" or some such one by accident. For a long time I couldn't make out what it was that was interfering with the food smell. It just tasted/smelled off. Atleast lemon is a food. I like citrus smell. The one I got was awful 

[ken a.k.a OMK]

Ratchets. Day 2 down.

[NancysSummerSip]

Dec 15, 2015 14:10:52 GMT -5 Ratchets said:

Well, I'm happy to report day 1 was a success.  Bride of Ratchets (please don't tell her I called her that    ) got home and was pleasantly surprised.  Maybe a little too pleasantly surprised LoL, I don't know what she expected, like drunk people all passed out in the living room and half the house burned down or something?

I did want to cook dinner too but some things interfered.  Like a nap .  Probably better that way as my cooking skills are pretty bad.  Maybe I'll have to get some suggestions on meals that are very difficult to screw up from folks here.

There is a Recipes section on this board, with lots of good ones on different threads.

I don't know what she expected, like drunk people all passed out in the living room and half the house burned down or something?

Wait, you mean you didn't party till you passed out? What kind of retiree are you, anyway?