I don’t recognize the old me, always being in a rush to go from place to place, well-versed in corporate speak, and trying to meet 25 or so different and conflicting goals as a sales manager. Most weeks were a constant state of stress.
I can’t say I would have predicted just how the first three years of early retirement would have gone. Travel has been far less due to a virus that showed up in March 2020 and created additional friction for much of the past two years.
We are happy to have moved near the beach in the Southeast. It’s the best place we’ve lived thus far, but I’m getting the nomadic itch again. This itch hits hard once things turn cold from November through March, then dies down until October, and the process repeats itself.
The last three years have involved going from 37 to 40 and suddenly having more time than I’ve ever had. I’m exercising 6+ days a week and enjoy the feeling, to the point where I feel bad on days I don’t exercise.