Right before Christmas, my company decided that I was making too much money and eliminated my position. I was among a handful of people let go, all of us having worked there for an excess of 20 years.
Thanks to a windfall from some inheritance money, I am able to take early retirement.
If you need me, I'll be in my workshop....
:headbang:
Hopefully you will look back with fondness on the company's decision to set you free!
I've been retired for 3 years. My wife for 2 years. The first year was devoted to a lot more model rocketry than the last two, but filled with a bit of guilt. She is a ruthless 24/7 project manager, so some home projects do get prioritized above hobby time.
But she never complains when I buy toys, and I don't say anything about her purchases.
We have two grandkids, and another on the way. We see the kids and grandkids almost weekly, and spoil them rotten.
Every day is like Saturday. Sometimes to change things up we pretend midweek that it's Friday, so we can go out for dinner and drinks without crowds at the restaurants. But we still toast each other and proclaim "Thank god it's the weekend!"
