It could have happed to me today, but I caught it in time. I got an email from a bank I use, saying that my tax forms were available - and provided the link to them. Fortunately, I checked the URL and read the fine print - there were a number of red flags- so blocked the email and changed my log in and password just in case.
I'm 85 years old, but still don't see myself as retired. I write two articles a week for the newsletter, I paint, and have several hobbies, take Spanish lessons, exercise, and get out with friends. True - it isn't a nine-to-five pressure driven job, but I still feel as if I am contributing in different ways. I agree with Helen's point and what a great way to put it -the open highway versus the smaller less traveled backroad. I tend to think a person can appreciate life more on the backroad.
I certainly did not retire to enjoy a leisurely life when I decided not to renew my certificate to continue substitute teaching because of my husband's failing health. I did continue to do a lot of volunteer work until I had heart attack in Jan of 21 which reduced my energy level to 60%. This has forced me into an unusual schedule of working 30 min following by a resting period of 30 min so I can complete whatever I am doing.I have found this limits much of what I can do but does allow me to do a lot of things that others with arthritis or dementia cannot. I do not have an open highway but I am driving through a smaller less traveled backroad.
Good for you!
Good for you, Janice!
Good for you, Helen! I enjoy the things you post on Facebook during your 30 minutes of working!
It could have happed to me today, but I caught it in time. I got an email from a bank I use, saying that my tax forms were available - and provided the link to them. Fortunately, I checked the URL and read the fine print - there were a number of red flags- so blocked the email and changed my log in and password just in case.
I'm 85 years old, but still don't see myself as retired. I write two articles a week for the newsletter, I paint, and have several hobbies, take Spanish lessons, exercise, and get out with friends. True - it isn't a nine-to-five pressure driven job, but I still feel as if I am contributing in different ways. I agree with Helen's point and what a great way to put it -the open highway versus the smaller less traveled backroad. I tend to think a person can appreciate life more on the backroad.
I certainly did not retire to enjoy a leisurely life when I decided not to renew my certificate to continue substitute teaching because of my husband's failing health. I did continue to do a lot of volunteer work until I had heart attack in Jan of 21 which reduced my energy level to 60%. This has forced me into an unusual schedule of working 30 min following by a resting period of 30 min so I can complete whatever I am doing.I have found this limits much of what I can do but does allow me to do a lot of things that others with arthritis or dementia cannot. I do not have an open highway but I am driving through a smaller less traveled backroad.