Comments on: What Do You Want? http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2009/07/14/what-do-you-want/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:14:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Adam http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2009/07/14/what-do-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-29886 Adam Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:57:35 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=840#comment-29886 lol. Yes CD, I guess what I was saying is that I seem to thrive with an imposed structure of some sort in my life. Like a German Shepherd, I need to be exercised or else I chew up your new leather furniture. lol. Yes CD, I guess what I was saying is that I seem to thrive with an imposed structure of some sort in my life. Like a German Shepherd, I need to be exercised or else I chew up your new leather furniture.

]]> By: Canadian Dream http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2009/07/14/what-do-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-29873 Canadian Dream Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:04:12 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=840#comment-29873 Graham, I'll echo Fern's comment. Time is a bit of an issue. Between kids, job and the basics of life (making food, laundry, etc). It is hard to find the time to do everything you want. I do agree that you can start doing some things now, but you have to accept a somewhat limited scope. Adam, Fear of yourself?!? That is an interesting one, but I do get the basic idea. You would need to invent a structure to ensure you actually got anything done in a day. Tim Graham,

I’ll echo Fern’s comment. Time is a bit of an issue. Between kids, job and the basics of life (making food, laundry, etc). It is hard to find the time to do everything you want.

I do agree that you can start doing some things now, but you have to accept a somewhat limited scope.

Adam,

Fear of yourself?!? That is an interesting one, but I do get the basic idea. You would need to invent a structure to ensure you actually got anything done in a day.

Tim

]]> By: fern http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2009/07/14/what-do-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-29840 fern Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:47:56 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=840#comment-29840 i might add, in response to another reader's question, that most of these things i can't do now due to lack of time that my job, and its commute eats up. i might add, in response to another reader’s question, that most of these things i can’t do now due to lack of time that my job, and its commute eats up.

]]> By: fern http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2009/07/14/what-do-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-29839 fern Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:46:40 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=840#comment-29839 As you said, definitely travel, as much as possible. Running for local office also sounds very interesting. At the least, getting active with local boards, book clubs, the gardening club, the historical society.... Volunteering at a local animal shelter. Reading a biography of every American president, starting with Washington and ending with....? Visiting every national park in the country. Enjoying the good life. I deprive myself now so i can enjoy myself when i'm older. As you said, definitely travel, as much as possible.

Running for local office also sounds very interesting. At the least, getting active with local boards, book clubs, the gardening club, the historical society….

Volunteering at a local animal shelter. Reading a biography of every American president, starting with Washington and ending with….? Visiting every national park in the country. Enjoying the good life. I deprive myself now so i can enjoy myself when i’m older.

]]> By: Adam http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2009/07/14/what-do-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-29838 Adam Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:43:21 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=840#comment-29838 I will admit I fear retirement a touch, only becuase I know a steady day job where I am responsible for showing up in a timely - regular fashion and keeping myself presentable, keeps me from becoming an afternoon drunkard. This is what I fear most, myself :) I will admit I fear retirement a touch, only becuase I know a steady day job where I am responsible for showing up in a timely – regular fashion and keeping myself presentable, keeps me from becoming an afternoon drunkard.

This is what I fear most, myself :)

]]> By: Graham http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2009/07/14/what-do-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-29836 Graham Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:34:56 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=840#comment-29836 This article seems to imply that retirement is doing what you love? Life's too short to wait until some point in the future to do what you love. What's stopping you from doing that now? This article seems to imply that retirement is doing what you love?

Life’s too short to wait until some point in the future to do what you love. What’s stopping you from doing that now?

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