Why Work After Retirement?
August 31, 2013
I'm at the corner of retirement and work...and I'm going to stay on the "work" path.
In the past month, I have come up with at least 15 great and odd ideas for my retirement future. Let's see, buying a house in Ireland, moving to Key West, opening a bakery, flying to Australia, and other ideas too strange to mention, have popped into my mind almost every morning.
Yes, I am still going to pursue some sort of Private Investigator internship/shadowing career, or at least try it out for a bit. Yes, I am still going to write a mystery novel or autobiography, probably self-published. Yes, I am still going to get that country home, horse, dog, and acreage. However, all of this won't happen at the same time. "Ain't nobody got time for that!"
However, not too long ago, a friend complimented my ability to help others plow through their piles of possessions, helping them sort and purge them. This has remained quietly tucked into the far recesses of my brain. So, this week, I took my first step towards opening my own business as a personal organizing consultant.
Reactions (to my idea of helping others improve their lives and living spaces with some kind of gentle assistance) have been positive, neutral, and downright negative.
Take today, for example, I spent a nice friendly breakfast defending the idea of my working after retirement. "Why would you want to work after you've worked for so long already?" This discussion went from cynical to obstreperous in less than 5 minutes. Let's just call it a draw.
So I have included a link here to a great article listing 10 reasons for continuing to work after retirement. I am concerned primarily with the first 5 reasons, because I believe I will be comfortable financially now. I will work after I retire because I want and need to continue working. Period.
If you absolutely and positively need someone besides yourself to help you simplify your lifestyle, hang on for about two months while I retire from the teaching job I have right now. By that time, in November, I'll have a website just for you, one where you can contact me, and I'll come assess your panic level and measure the height of your clutter. The name of my new enterprise is "Simplify Your Lifestyle."
Of course, I won't be able to help all of my readers in Russia, Great Britain, Australia, and India, but if you're in the Orlando area, leave a comment and/or some way to contact you in the very near future.
