The Good Things About Retirement

I'm finding a lot of things I like about retirement.  Today is a case in point. It's rainy and cold out, and I don't have to go out!  I don't have anything obligating me to go out in bad weather anymore! 

I can stay up as long as I want, because I can sleep in as long as I want!  I often don't get up til noon, after being up until four in the morning.  Days and nights blend into one indistinct time span, and the only way I really notice the difference is when the sun peeks in through the living room blinds, after having been up all night writing, studying or reading, or playing games on the computer.  But, I'm still getting seven or eight hours of sleep a night (or is it a day?), and realizing that time is a man-made concept, and quite pliable. 

I can follow my muse, and get into the creative zone on my own terms, and when the spirit hits me, even if it's late at night, or early morning. 

I can do things because I want to, not because I have to, not because someone is looking over my shoulder,  threatening me with quick retribution for not towing the mark.  No more bosses!  Yeah!