What a roller coaster ride the first 100 days of my new life
have been!
The first heady weeks were a whirl of excitement, travel,
drinking Moet on the deck of our Coffin Bay beach house and ticking one item
off my bucket list – driving to Tamworth in northern New South Wales to attend
the amazing Tamworth Country Music Festival. Held in January just as school
goes back I had promised my husband John – an avid country music fan – that we would
go the first year I retired! It was certainly
worth waiting for, surpassing all our expectations!
I felt elation, optimism and relief as I soaked up and
enjoyed my first days of freedom – and also just a little bit guilty to be
enjoying myself so much. I was running on adrenaline – there was so much to do!
I was completely unprepared therefore to wake up one morning
to new feelings – of overwhelming tiredness and lethargy. My energy levels had plummeted
to zero, my spark had completely gone. I was depressed. I had trouble sleeping.
It was evident that I needed rest – both physical and mental.
Good books, the beach, sun and an understanding husband and
family have got me through this. My batteries are recharging – and I’ve got
plans! You can’t keep a good woman down for long!
The challenge of living well in retirement has begun!
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