u/HappyNow10

When I retired (I’m now 64) I had great plans of overhauling my house - deep cleaning, decluttering, perfect organizing, landscaping, painting etc. All a leftover mindset from my high stress, get things done, deadline driven corporate job.

Now, two years in, I only want to do what I want to do and it doesn’t include any of that. I want to work on my hobbies, camp, bike ride, read, watch excellent tv series. I recently hired a housekeeper and after a bit of guilt I’ve fully embraced letting that always nagging part of my daily routine go.

Of course I still have some jobs I have to keep doing, mainly cooking, which I hate! But my husband and I are going to start meal prepping so we can go without cooking for a couple of weeks. I figure the savings on not eating out will pay for the housekeeper!

Anyone else feel the same?

My husband and I are travelling from Toronto to Victoria this week and I just realized we have a 6 hour layover in Vancouver. We’d like to ask the Toronto Westjet agents if we can short check our luggage in Vancouver so we can get a taxi to the ferry and get home earlier - is this possible?

Shower, hair, makeup, jewelry, clothing - it takes me about 1.25 hours. I like how I look at the end but it’s a slog and only something I’m willing to do max once a week preferably less depending on the social occasion. I do find if I wear nice ish clothes, wear earrings and comb my hair I don’t look quite as frighteningly scary. I have to admit I’m not one of those natural beauties. How about you?