What is retirement ?

Hubby and I over lunch today were discussing our Farm. We were jotting down how we were going to do the walled garden, how and where to place the different garden beds; as well as where would it be best to fit the chook pen. Where we plan to move to is a cyclone prone area, so we need to take into account the direction of the winds when the cyclones, inevitably , arrive each year.
While we were doing this we realized our age will be in the late 50's by the time our first lot of trees become close to maturity. This is the age when a lot of folk are ready to retire.Which then started the question. What is retirement.??

We are in the process of planning our future and will be so busy we wont really be able to "retire" till they bury us. Many people talk about retirement as if it is a time to just stop.As if it is an end to their existence that they don't like and it is somewhere to run to. But what do you do once you get there.???

Yes, I fully understand when you are working huge hours doing the day to day grind  that retirement sounds like a great holiday. But if you ask someone what they will do in their retirement all you will get most of the time is "nothing" or "golf" or "sleep".....but really after the first month you will be looking for something, and unless you are prepared you will have a long time being just plain old bored.

We hope to be self sufficient and that means learning so many new things, as well as being reacquainted with some old skills ( just a little buried in the sub conscious). And because of this we are so excited about the future. We can't wait to start, but as  goals go, we need to stay where we are just a little longer. So in the mean time we will hunt down tools and machinery that will come in handy as well as learn and read as much as possible. We are preparing our special needs son as well. He is just as keen. The future to us is very bright indeed. There will be no time for "golf" "sleeping late" or "doing nothing"

I CANT WAIT !!!!