This is my first day that I can say I'm retired. Even though the first day that I did not go into work was... what do ya know?: The First Day of Spring!
So, I saw a couple of my good friends here- TriciaJ and Daisy4RN- and thought I'd come hang out in this forum a bit, relate, stir things up, cause some trouble, and whatnot.
So: When did you really feel like you were retired? Nursing has been a very big part of our lives for decades and now we have to kind of let it go; a transition, a grieving process, if you will.
I haven't received my first SS check yet and I've still got a paycheck coming from Wrongway of time worked, accrued vacation, and PTO. I'm thinking when I receive my first SS check, I'll feel retired.
Probably an oft asked question on this forum, but: When did you finally feel truly retired from the nursing profession?
Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
On 7/7/2020 at 1:01 AM, TriciaJ said:
So, has your 63rd birthday happened yet? Did you get lots of presents?
On 7/7/2020 at 7:07 AM, Hoosier_RN said:
How's retirement going? Happy belated birthday if I missed it!
Thank you, TriciaJ and Hoosier for your continued interest.
My 63rd birthday was February 2nd (Groundhog's Day) and I believe there has been some confusion as to my previous cartoon.You see, I was recalling a humorous situation involving Racol from years ago.
Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
On 6/19/2020 at 10:44 AM, Davey Do said:
One of the great things about retirement is that I've reconnected with my best childhood buddy
My best childhood buddy, Radley C. Nool lives waaaaaay out in the country and does not care for cell phones or computers. Rad is one of those guys who, if the infrastructure should collapse, will be totally self sufficient, living by his wits, while guys like me will be passing through the intestines of wolves.
(I borrowed that from Dave Barry.)
I made some cartoons from my visit with Rad. First, I had to go out to a field to find him.
Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
13 hours ago, TriciaJ said:
Dave Barry? Is he still around? I have missed him so much.
I once took one of his books with me to the hospital when I had surgery. Bad idea. It hurt too much to laugh.
I had to Google Dave Barry, TriciaJ, and sure enough, he's alive & well & still working at the age of 70. His last book released in 2019 was A Field Guide to Jewish People. He is great.
I make so many cartoons and send them to four different websites and a few personal friends' emails. So if I repeat a cartoon, please forgive me, as I am old and retired, and enjoying it.
A double dose of a cartoon is not a med error.
Which brings me to you, @NurseBlaq, who I thought of while making this cartoon of drama in a relative's life.
First, let's get you some popcorn.
Good attitude, NurseBlaq. Now, let's set the scene: Belinda and I had just come from a get-together with relatives and were driving home. You know how you make statements of observations with one you trust that you would never say to anyone else? Belinda agreed with my perception when I said, "It's like watching a train wreck that's gonna happen".
Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
On 5/16/2020 at 9:51 AM, Davey Do said:
I received a note via the post yesterday from my high school sweetie, Racol, who I haven't spoken to in 20 years. We talked on the telephone for a little over an hour, mostly playing catch up. It was really nice.
Racol and I finally got together at a a halfway point, spending the day Thursday in historic St. Charles Mo. We sat and talked and talked and went for a walk and laughed and laughed. At one point a fella we passed said, "Be careful or the police will arrest you for over indulgence- you're having too much fun!"
Racol brought up some situations that I had forgotten about and I made cartoons of them. The first cartoon is about an incident one night in a cornfield when we were about 16 years old.
Basically, one night I had a plan to steal some ears of corn from a cornfield. "Why?" Racol asked. "Because it's fun", I reportedly said.
The shortened version of another forgotten memory involved my little sister Cat. It seems Rocol, her brothers, my little sister and me went to St. Louis Zoo when we were all in our teens. At one point, and for no reason, outside of the Zoo, Cat began chasing a car. So we all joined her.
I mentioned to Racol that, in earlier years, I had enjoyed a lot of dancing at block parties. "And you know who got you to fast dance for the first time in public, don't you?!"
Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
5 hours ago, Davey Do said:
Racol and I finally got together at a a halfway point, spending the day Thursday in historic St. Charles Mo. We sat and talked and talked and went for a walk and laughed and laughed. At one point a fella we passed said, "Be careful or the police will arrest you for over indulgence- you're having too much fun!"
Hoosier_RN, MSN
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How's retirement going? Happy belated birthday if I missed it!