Retirement with a twist

Plans have changed.

I thought that I would be moving to L-A (that's Lower Alabama for you who do not know). However, circumstances have changed and I will NOT be moving to the heat and humidity capitol of the world after all.

Current plan is to stay here until February and then store what's left of my belongings and go Thru Hiking for five or six months.

Casey the WonderDog will stay with my friend who owns "Park a Pet" grooming and boarding. Casey will be fine and will be treated as the wonder-dog she is. She likes it there and I have no doubt that she'll be happy to see me when I return.

After the Thru Hike . . . all my options are open. We'll have to see what happens.

The 'good' thing is that it gives me more time to sort and toss and give away.

The 'bad' thing is that it gives me more time to procrastinate.

I applied for my RSDI - Retirement Social Security - and learned that by retiring as of October 1, I'll be retiring at 62 years 1 month. That means I could have retired the end of August! But I'm kind of committed, now. I have to mail my last year's W-2 (which of course, I can't recall where I put) and my original birth certificate (which I put in a frame so I wouldn't lose it) to the SSA office. I'll have to call the 'main' office tomorrow to get them to fax me a copy of my W-2.

62 - and Retired with plans for a busy retirement.

Life is good.