Congratulations BD! I hope retirement is very rewarding for you.

I am now retired too! After 25 years with the University of Wisconsin. I loved that job for many years, but getting through the last two were a struggle for me. Had planned to work a couple more years but then decided I just wasn't up for it.

I plan on taking a few months to work around the house and yard too. Get a lot of things in order. Enjoy a lot of time off to de-stress. Hope to travel a bit as I have daughters living in California, Ohio, and North Carolina. Good chance I will return to part-time work ... sometime. For now, that isn't a priority. I've been working full-time for 36 years and I will apologize to no one for taking some time off.