On 04/03/2016 7:25 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 3/3/2016 9:54 PM, graham wrote:
>
>>
>> At 72, I am faced with semi-retirement as the oil industry has suffered
>> an enormous collapse.
> snip
>> I have tasted full retirement and
>> it's uncomfortable as the bigger projects were very stimulating but when
>> work appears now, I almost feel resentful at having to do it.
>
>
> What caught my eye was your use of the word "stimulating". You may have
> the same situation as I have. Work, as I know it, is not work. I like
> what I do and get a sense of accomplishment at the end of a good day. I
> also get to spend time with people that I enjoy spending time with.
>
> Can you set your work time? Such as, you only work on projects Monday
> and Tuesday, or only the first and third week of the month. If so, that
> may alleviate the resentment you now get sometimes.

Over the last few years when I had a fair amount of work, I worked a
strict office day, starting at 8am. With the small projects that I get
from time to time, I do quit earlier in the afternoon and take Fridays off.
The resentment comes from the fact that having taken so much time off, I
have lost the energy to work at the pace I maintained in the past. I
suppose it's a bit like an athlete going to seed after he stops training
and playing. In my mid-60s, I was so busy that I worked 6-6.5 days/week,
entering the data into the PC after supper. I couldn't do that now, I think.
I live alone and I re-started my woodturning hobby that had to go on
hold for several years. I find it difficult to go and turn something as
I feel that I should be working.
Graham