Originally Posted by
stapfam
10 months into retirement and My wife remarked on a fact today. Before I retired- she had plenty of time to do her own thing. Go shopping whenever she liked-Take the dog for a walk- work in the garden- tidy and clean the house- and she had an easy life. Now she has to work round me. Think it is about time I put a radio and easy chair in the bike shed so I can listen to the radio I like instead of her music- Time I got the Campavan back on the road so I don't have to keep using her car- and the biggest sin of all--Shopping now takes twice as long whenever I go with her and the cupboards are full of the wrong sort of food.
Me thinks it is time to get out on the bike more and give the wife more space.
Before I retired I told my wife I would not be grocery shopping with her. I hated it when I was single, hate it today. Besides, she rarely allows me to cook (next week I'm doing chili for my old boss and other deputies). I spend much of my day in my home office on the computer or preparing Bible lessons. This is the time she spends cleaning, etc. Since our TV tastes are different, I watch shows in my office until the evening when we spend time together. And, of course, I now cut a hour or two a day out for bike riding. This gives her time she needs. Otherwise I would probably be dead by now.
