{"id":3345,"date":"2022-09-20T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woonlookbook.com\/?p=3345"},"modified":"2023-03-29T11:36:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T09:36:12","slug":"how-to-prepare-for-retiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woonlookbook.com\/nl\/how-to-prepare-for-retiring\/","title":{"rendered":"How to prepare for retiring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you have to prepare for retiring? Is not it just a holiday which never ends? Every day you can do what you want, finally time for your hobbies, increased time for your loved ones, reading, walking, traveling. Is this your dream future? I do not want to be a spoilsport, but it is not always a smooth transition from 40-hour work weeks to “to do whatever you want to do”. In this blog more about how to prepare for retiring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I am 66 now and just retired but left my job two years ago. More about that in a blog called: \u201cDiscover new talents after 60\u201d. I heard from family, friends, and former colleagues about the difficulties they experience after leaving their business life. Missing the work situation, missing contacts, sometimes even missing the stress, difficulty finding a new daily routine, and of course an identity problem. \u201cI was my job and who am I now\u201d? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be honest I am quite happy since I left the job but maybe that is because I had heard from the people around me how they experienced their new situation so I could anticipate. In addition, my new life ran parallel with the lockdown for Covid19, so everyone was suddenly at home. That made it easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And yes now, and then, I feel the need to check my daily routines again. Is this still the way I want to live?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was my starting point<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I decided not to live from one moment to the next one but to build a routine.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Routine Elements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n