I think back in May, I was more thrilled to have a retirement party than to retire! Although my body was run-down, in need of rest and relaxation, my mind and my emotions were elsewhere. I wasn't sad to retire, but then, I wasn't as happy as I should've been either. The state of retirement was flat.
Leaving my old school felt like leaving home, bitter-sweet, but completing my longterm substitute assignment feels more like, hooray, I don't have to wake up at five in the morning anymore!
The overdue ecstasy arrived yesterday, precisely at five o'clock in the afternoon. As I entered a Starbucks, it suddenly dawned on me that I didn't need to worry about falling asleep on time, anymore.
The caffeinated beverage, leading to a late protein-packed dinner followed by a midnight trip to the grocery store and a chick flick on TV, marked my freedom! Hooray, I'm retired!
Perhaps, some of us should leave home first, retire next!
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