The Retirement Thread
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8 Jul
8:47am, 8 Jul 2024
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geordiegirl
Fingers crossed @Winniefree happy second retirement!
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8 Jul
9:00am, 8 Jul 2024
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Ness
Hope it works out @Winniefree 🤞
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8 Jul
9:08am, 8 Jul 2024
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Shades
@Winniefree when new CEO arrives in the building, RUN...😉
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8 Jul
9:09am, 8 Jul 2024
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Roobarb
Morning all..... just consulted my trusty spreadsheet and after today I have just 104 working days left  All annual leave and public holidays are taken into account on it I'll be in to double figures next week
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8 Jul
9:12am, 8 Jul 2024
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EvilPixie
Good news morning again
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8 Jul
9:29am, 8 Jul 2024
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Sigh
Morning all Just reflecting on the subtle changes pre-and post-retirement here. Pre-retirement (and pre-lockdown), I'd have already been at work for over an hour, having rushed through everything else. Today, I've just finished a leisurely breakfast, after a pleasant hour walking the dog with Jo, and a non-rushed shower. All this change of pace has reduced my stress and snacking, I sleep better, which (in my opinion) has led to this: I don't know if I've ever been on the cusp of being classed as 'normal weight' (by NHS standards) rather than 'overweight' or 'obese', but if I have, it would have been before I started work, about 38 years ago, aged 18. |
8 Jul
9:33am, 8 Jul 2024
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Velociraptor
Good news, @Winniefree and @Roobarb. Make it stick  That's impressive, @Sigh
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8 Jul
9:36am, 8 Jul 2024
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GregP
Impressive Si
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8 Jul
9:42am, 8 Jul 2024
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Velociraptor
Retirement has been weight-neutral for me, but that's from a starting point of "light end of normal range" and with not being the position of having wrestle with hunger/satiety hormones, which I accept is likely to be more privilege than virtue. I do appreciate getting actual meals instead of spending days on end lurching from one desk snack to another.
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8 Jul
9:55am, 8 Jul 2024
55,793 posts
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EvilPixie
4lb down from my last day in the office with no planned changes or effort
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