Reach Out and Touch Someone

One thing I both liked and disliked about work was that there was structure. One had to be at work on time, dressed appropriately, and carry out the duties of one's assigned position. 

The bad part was having to be somewhere at some arbitrary time, having to dress in more than sweats and a T-shirt, and having to get things done.

Retirement means setting one's own schedule, although I am still an early riser (0505 hours, 7 days a week) because I like getting a jump on the day, and Eddie would just jump on my head if I was still slumbering at 0506.

I should point out to new readers that Eddie is a cat, ten years of age, and set in her ways.

One thing we absolutely will not do is spoil Eddie.

So anyway, being not at work beats being at work. One thing I do miss is seeing friends and co-workers and co-workers who are also friends on a regular basis. Caught up in the daily whirl of working the Jumble, watching the morning news, streaming Gilmore Girls, listening to Keith Olbermann's podcast, having an apple for lunch, it's easy to say, "Oh, I was gonna call so-and-so just to check in, but maybe tomorrow...there's an article about cheese imports I've been wanting to read. 

And that's a good way to have a bad thing, feeling out of the loop. 

So the other day when one of those things that I just had to share with someone from work happened, I picked up the phone and called a friend! And spoke to a friend in live words, not in Instapictures or Facialbook works. It was fun! We nattered on, laughing over memories, passing along new thoughts, having the best time. 

All I want to say is, if you want to feel like you're still in the loop, pick up a phone and get looped in. You'll feel like you never left!