Day One: A little strange. I made an appointment at the Genius Bar in an Apple Store at the Mall. I was scheduled for 11:15, but I was up at my usual time and more than ready to go at 7:30. I stalled until 9:45, but got to the Mall at 10:30 for my 11:15 Apple Genius appointment. There was no one in the mall but me, or at least I didn't see anyone. I've never been in the mall when it was so empty. Every store I walked into was empty, but the salespeople seemed genuinely happy to see me. I was apparently their favorite customer. Who knew? Only time I'd be in a Mall during the day in the middle of the week was the week before Christmas.
I left the computer with the Genius and then had an early lunch alone with my headphones on and no one bothered me. I did a little email, but that only took about 15 minutes. I went home and did some paperwork, then went with my wife to get her dress fitted for Carlyn's wedding (I held her purse, of course).
I traded messages with people who didn't see my good-bye note yesterday. I updated my LinkedIn status to "Retired" and click on a few invitations. I made a list of things I needed to do -- got through one of the items ("fix Sue's computer") and decided to move the rest to tomorrow's To Do list. I may reorganize the list.
Day Two: A little Weird. So far, it's been sorta like a three-day weekend. My wife has a list of things I've been putting off doing and I no longer have any excuses to put them off. We ticked off a couple of items on "the List", which felt good. There is no question I'm no longer in charge.
I got a hair cut, told the barber I was retired and he automatically gave me a $1 off. I took my car to the dealer for a car wash, got a free cup of coffee and a muffin, and drove off in 30 minutes in the middle of the day.
I checked my email, and I was caught up in about 5 minutes. I checked the inbox every 15 minutes like I usually do, but I didn't get any mail.
I rolled the coins in my change jar. I took everything out of my backpack and then repacked it. I consolidated files on my too many hard drives.
I started a blog.
Yup, it's weird.
I left the computer with the Genius and then had an early lunch alone with my headphones on and no one bothered me. I did a little email, but that only took about 15 minutes. I went home and did some paperwork, then went with my wife to get her dress fitted for Carlyn's wedding (I held her purse, of course).
I traded messages with people who didn't see my good-bye note yesterday. I updated my LinkedIn status to "Retired" and click on a few invitations. I made a list of things I needed to do -- got through one of the items ("fix Sue's computer") and decided to move the rest to tomorrow's To Do list. I may reorganize the list.
Day Two: A little Weird. So far, it's been sorta like a three-day weekend. My wife has a list of things I've been putting off doing and I no longer have any excuses to put them off. We ticked off a couple of items on "the List", which felt good. There is no question I'm no longer in charge.
I got a hair cut, told the barber I was retired and he automatically gave me a $1 off. I took my car to the dealer for a car wash, got a free cup of coffee and a muffin, and drove off in 30 minutes in the middle of the day.
I checked my email, and I was caught up in about 5 minutes. I checked the inbox every 15 minutes like I usually do, but I didn't get any mail.
I rolled the coins in my change jar. I took everything out of my backpack and then repacked it. I consolidated files on my too many hard drives.
I started a blog.
Yup, it's weird.
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