Getting My Retirement Set Up

Well I'm feeling more and more like I'm retired.  So on February 3rd I got set up with Social Security.  I had a telephone appointment and boy was that cool.  It only took about 10 minutes~she asked questions~I answered~She informed me of what my monthly income will be and when I will get it~I gave my authorization (you know you swear the above info is true etc.) record my "I do" and then BAM it's a done deal!!! I wish more things could be done this efficiently.
Then yesterday I turned in the papers to get my work pension started.  Of course before I turned them in I had to do a lot of reading (my husband too) of the many pages and fill them out, getting my husbands signature notarized, going to the bank to have them fill out and sign their portion (for auto-deposit).  Not a big deal but they could learn a thing or two from SSI~just sayin'.  So after I did all the "must do's" I proceeded to go to my Knitting class and then I stopped by the Hospital and brought them a pie as a thank you for their retirement gifts and party. They all were super busy so it was a quick visit and then I told them I was going to go home and take a nap for them (because I could) LOL!

Now I have my Kaiser insurance card, my SSI is set up, and my pension papers turned in.   So now I just have to put my feet up and wait for the money to come!  See you all later it's time for some fun!

January 20, 2015 was my last day of work!

I Thought this picture accurately describes the setting sun or transition from my work life to that of my retirement life.  I thought it would be interesting (maybe only to me) to blog about my first year of retirement-you know the good, the maybe not so good, the challenging, fun and whatever else happens along the  way.  

I had worked as a Respiratory Therapist for over 40 years and I really liked my job and felt that I made a difference in the lives of people for the better.  But now is My Time To Exhale!!!

So the Question I got asked over and over was "what are you going to with all your time?" So to me that is so funny as I feel like I never had enough time to do the things that I enjoy so much. Isn't that true for other people or is it just me???  So in this blog I plan on answering that question and reveal  different projects I am doing and that might be just putting my feet up and reading a book!!! 

Toodles~ I'm off to play I'll see you back here soon!