- Lying in bed until lunchtime and not being jolted into life by the persistent and irritating buzz of the alarm clock.
- Not being ruled by the clock, deadlines, timescales, meetings and appointments.
- Tackling the list of d-i-y jobs compiled in the run-up to retirement. I had used the 'I'll do it when I retire' excuse for several months. Consequently the list was nearly a yard (or a metre if you like) long.
- Reading the newspaper from cover to cover - every day! And working my way through the list of books I thought I should have read but had never got around to - War and Peace, Pilgrim's Progress, Canterbury Tales and Harry Potter (I know!) to name but a few.
- Continuing to write poetry and getting on with the novel which we all, apparently, have inside us. Mine had been on the go for years.
- Watching some daytime television to see whether it really is mostly rubbish. And, most thrilling of all, staying up really late to watch films, a pleasure previously reserved for Saturday nights and holidays.
- Sharing domestic chores with my partner - yes really! Shared tasks are less onerous and we have enjoyed much laughter as I struggled with areas of domesticity where I clearly needed more training.
- Improving my cooking 'skills'. An inaccurate description as I am almost totally devoid of anything that could remotely be described as a skill in the area of the kitchen.
Well, that was the plan . . .come and visit me again to find out what happened next.
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