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06-09-2013, 12:18 PM
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Priorities

Apparently our priorities usually change after retirement.
have you found this to be so?
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06-09-2013, 12:23 PM
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Re: Priorities

Definitely appearance has gone out of the window . I roam the fields with my dog looking like a witch and scaring the children

This also means no more trips into the nearest city to buy new clothes, I wear old ones or buy some on ebay.
I also cook and bake more than I did before.

My priority now is do as I please
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06-09-2013, 12:28 PM
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Re: Priorities

Originally Posted by Meg ->
Definitely appearance has gone out of the window . I roam the fields with my dog looking like a witch and scaring the children
Aha, so it was you in the newspapers was it, couldn't tell with that disguise.
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06-09-2013, 12:30 PM
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Re: Priorities

Originally Posted by Meg ->
Definitely
My priority now is do as I please

Good for you Meg.
We've had do do as what we're told for most of our working lives.
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06-09-2013, 12:35 PM
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Re: Priorities

Yes Mups - I come first now - always put others before meself, now I'm the one I consider - of course Hubs too ......
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06-09-2013, 01:08 PM
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Re: Priorities

I'm with Meg, to do as I please.
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06-09-2013, 02:20 PM
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Re: Priorities

Originally Posted by Meg ->
Definitely appearance has gone out of the window . I roam the fields with my dog looking like a witch and scaring the children
What a picture you paint
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06-09-2013, 02:22 PM
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Re: Priorities

Originally Posted by Pats CG ->
Yes Mups - I come first now - always put others before meself, now I'm the one I consider - of course Hubs too ......
That's a lesson I have learned - the hard way. I now put myself first (when I can ) and I don't feel guilty anywhere near as much as I used to.
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06-09-2013, 03:29 PM
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Thats right - we live and learn .......
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06-09-2013, 03:49 PM
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Re: Priorities

I care much less about appearances now also. I like to be clean and neat, but I have stopped slathering on the make-up.. and I no longer care about buying new clothes. I'm content wearing the same clothes over and over so long as they are clean.. I care much more about comfort now. No more stylish shoes with heels and narrow toes... give me shoes that don't hurt or make blisters. I prefer quality to quantity. I have one purse.. but I paid over $200 for it. It will last me forever. Possessions mean much less to me now. If one of my animals ruined something like a rug or a piece of furniture.. I wouldn't get all crazy.. I'd just replace it with something cheap enough for them to ruin again. I don't care that much any more. I love my fur kids more. I appreciate the loyalty of a good partner. My OH may not be much to look at..but neither am I any longer and I know he will stand with me no matter what. That is so much more important than all the fluttery butterflies...
 
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