Purpose and Satisfaction
Aug. 28th, 2012 09:15 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisAs I slog around trying to formulate a plan for the rest of my life I keep trying to define what it is I'm looking for or what it is that will work for me. I'm trying to do this not in terms of 'get a job' or 'be a volunteer' but more in terms of what I want out of the experience.
Years ago I had a friend, Nancy, who was semi-forced into retirement. They transferred her job to Arizona. Her options were go to Arizona or retire (with a lovely retirement package). She had income and health benefits for life. But, nothing else.
She basically sat in front of the TV and was not happy. She said that she didn't want to do anything but she hated not having anything to do.
I have thought about Nancy a lot. I don't want to be Nancy.
So today I am thinking about purpose and satisfaction. I think I'm looking for something that will give me both purpose and satisfaction.
I'm still working out the funds situation. I do not know yet whether or not I have enough to live the kind of life I want to live. I'm pretty close and may actually be fine but I'm not convinced so I'm spending time with my budget and doing a lot of daily accounting to get the clearest picture possible of what I spend on what. Meanwhile, I'm really learning the ins and outs of Google spreadsheets. Initially I was very frustrated with lack of Excel-ness but except for a couple of funky things, I'm getting quite good at it.
And I'm still working on the time filling situation. I have so much of it and I'm not (at least not yet) comfortable just frittering it away. There's a chance I'll get better at that but now it makes me feel a little wasteful.
I am meeting![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
machupicchu at the movies tonight. I'll probably eat out beforehand. One of the faraway pools opens at noon and I could go there for some self-guided workout time.
But, that's all I got for today. The closet is done and the bedroom is all put back together.
I think maybe I'll change the sheets on the bed and do a load of laundry.
Years ago I had a friend, Nancy, who was semi-forced into retirement. They transferred her job to Arizona. Her options were go to Arizona or retire (with a lovely retirement package). She had income and health benefits for life. But, nothing else.
She basically sat in front of the TV and was not happy. She said that she didn't want to do anything but she hated not having anything to do.
I have thought about Nancy a lot. I don't want to be Nancy.
So today I am thinking about purpose and satisfaction. I think I'm looking for something that will give me both purpose and satisfaction.
I'm still working out the funds situation. I do not know yet whether or not I have enough to live the kind of life I want to live. I'm pretty close and may actually be fine but I'm not convinced so I'm spending time with my budget and doing a lot of daily accounting to get the clearest picture possible of what I spend on what. Meanwhile, I'm really learning the ins and outs of Google spreadsheets. Initially I was very frustrated with lack of Excel-ness but except for a couple of funky things, I'm getting quite good at it.
And I'm still working on the time filling situation. I have so much of it and I'm not (at least not yet) comfortable just frittering it away. There's a chance I'll get better at that but now it makes me feel a little wasteful.
I am meeting
machupicchu at the movies tonight. I'll probably eat out beforehand. One of the faraway pools opens at noon and I could go there for some self-guided workout time.But, that's all I got for today. The closet is done and the bedroom is all put back together.
I think maybe I'll change the sheets on the bed and do a load of laundry.
(no subject)
Date: 2012-08-30 09:22 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-08-30 09:24 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-08-30 11:33 pm (UTC)