Retired or Not?

I thought two or three years ago I would be retired but here I am at 69 and still not retired. I don't know if I would even want to be. I have always been an  active person and I think that keeps you healthy. I had a cleaning business for 15 years. I just finally quit altogether when I moved here.

I have to say it gets boring just being home all day. Don't get me wrong. It is nice not having to get up early and leaving on PJ's all day if you want too. Get online or watch TV or do whatever you want too. Then there is that little problem of not having enough money either. That presents a big problem sometimes.

Of course if I could make enough money writing I could be at home and feel retired even when I am working. To me  writing is not work. I love doing it. Sometimes there are too many distractions when you are home too. So I don't get a lot of writing done sometimes. I just need to set a time for it and not let anything get in my way. I am really working on that.

In the meantime I decided to do this little job of childcare. Two kids ages 2 months and 20 months. Hours 5:30 am  until 3:00 pm. I started it today and I can already say I need to get on my writing and make money doing it . This child care is not for me anymore. I have nine kids and  21 grandkids and 2 great grandkids and I use to have my license and had a day care in my home. That was okay back when my kids were small. But not anymore. Its okay to keep my grandkids now and then but not someone else's kids everyday. That is just not for me now at this stage in my life.

A few of my friends said no way would they get up at 5:30 to watch kids. I have always had to work so I guess it doesn't bother me as much. But it is bothering me or I wouldn't be writing this. I know if you don't like something you got to change it. That is what I got to work on.

I am probably one of those people who will never completely retire but almost retiring feels really good I think. Yeah that is what I will do....