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Boxing Day and onwards
Dec. 28th, 2025 01:12 pmWe had a bunch of friends over for Boxing Day snacks and socializing. This gave Mr Diane an excuse to bake ONE BILLION SNACKS, with the added bonus of leftovers for the rest of the year. It was great to see people and hang out. What with holiday baking and the attendant cleanup, plus some lousy weather, I was going a bit stir crazy. Snacks and socializing were a hit; I think this will become a tradition.
The up side of all that cleaning and tidying is that the house is now somewhat more pleasant to do stuff in (especially the kitchen). The down side is that I managed to put a few things in "safe places" and I'm not sure I've found everything yet.
The first rule of Retirement Club isthere are no rules don't talk about Retirement Club I need to have some structure or I will never leave the house.
Some rough ideas for structure:
1. (With Mr Diane) Go out hiking once a week (snowshoeing counts as hiking);
2. Try at least one new location, food, or activity every week;
3. Every day, do something I didn't do yesterday;
4. Every day, SKIP DOING at least one thing I did yesterday;
5. DO NOT VOLUNTEER FOR ANYTHING FOR AT LEAST A MONTH! Seriously. I've met me. I WILL overcommit and burn myself out if I don't watch it;
6. Have some long-term goals as well as short-term activities;
7. Do stuff with Mr Diane;
8. Do stuff WITHOUT Mr Diane.
Activities so far have included yoga class and Open Knit (yes, cross stitch is also allowed). I still need to check out the senior center, the sports center, the Y, activities at the library and the museum, and actually GO to the library and the museum. Yes, I have a spreadsheet.
Speaking of structure, for 2026 I'm going to try a premade planner and skip doing a bullet journal. I've mainly been using the bullet journal in its capacity of "it's a free-form planner for people who don't like any of the planners sold in the shops". I've been doing some habit trackers but that's tailed off in the last few months. I just can't be arsed doing all the setup any more. I got a cute Pusheen weekly/monthly planner off my wish list this Christmas, which includes space for notes and 2 pages for 2027 planning, so I'm going to give that a go.
I should write up a 2025 "year in review" thingy, but honestly 2025 kind of stunk in a lot of ways so I might not bother.
The up side of all that cleaning and tidying is that the house is now somewhat more pleasant to do stuff in (especially the kitchen). The down side is that I managed to put a few things in "safe places" and I'm not sure I've found everything yet.
The first rule of Retirement Club is
Some rough ideas for structure:
1. (With Mr Diane) Go out hiking once a week (snowshoeing counts as hiking);
2. Try at least one new location, food, or activity every week;
3. Every day, do something I didn't do yesterday;
4. Every day, SKIP DOING at least one thing I did yesterday;
5. DO NOT VOLUNTEER FOR ANYTHING FOR AT LEAST A MONTH! Seriously. I've met me. I WILL overcommit and burn myself out if I don't watch it;
6. Have some long-term goals as well as short-term activities;
7. Do stuff with Mr Diane;
8. Do stuff WITHOUT Mr Diane.
Activities so far have included yoga class and Open Knit (yes, cross stitch is also allowed). I still need to check out the senior center, the sports center, the Y, activities at the library and the museum, and actually GO to the library and the museum. Yes, I have a spreadsheet.
Speaking of structure, for 2026 I'm going to try a premade planner and skip doing a bullet journal. I've mainly been using the bullet journal in its capacity of "it's a free-form planner for people who don't like any of the planners sold in the shops". I've been doing some habit trackers but that's tailed off in the last few months. I just can't be arsed doing all the setup any more. I got a cute Pusheen weekly/monthly planner off my wish list this Christmas, which includes space for notes and 2 pages for 2027 planning, so I'm going to give that a go.
I should write up a 2025 "year in review" thingy, but honestly 2025 kind of stunk in a lot of ways so I might not bother.
