Last day of full time employment - Ever?

Well since I got that letter yesterday saying I had to take my remaining 32 days holiday before the end of July - 14 working days away - I decided that all those things I wanted to tidy up can be done by somebody else.

So I cleared my desk today and left. It's all piled up in the garage and up here in my office. I'll sort it sometime.

Of course I will be going back for 2 days a week in September, but that will not seem like working because I will not be engaged in it 7 days a week.

After all these years working it seems funny to think of not having an employer to drive me, to have achievements in my job, deadlines to meet, a feeling of satisfaction at the end of a days grind. I have always said that I want to learn something new every day. Do I still? ( Damn Right I do!)

It all depends on whether Retirement is preparation for the grave, or a new exciting phase of trying to get the best of a wearing-out body.

Let's see what tomorrow brings.