Another Good Thing About Retirement

     Yesterday was another banner retirement day.
     After morning exercises, feeding K-Man, "walking" him and going on my  own 3 mile walk, I spent some time going through cupboards, cleaning them, throwing things away and organizing.  This has pretty much been the routine for the last few weeks, so I'm getting in the groove.  So is K-Man.  Instead of waking me up at 6 or 7 every morning, he comes up to my room at 8ish now. Shih Tzus aren't known for being quick on the uptake, so this is quite an accomplishment in only a few weeks.  I still wake up early, but I have the luxury of reading in bed for awhile.  Talk about a treat....
     Early in the afternoon I went to my mom's house as she was having a sump pump put in to try to take care of a water problem she's had for years.  We're keeping our fingers crossed that this will work and that another more drastic and expensive step won't have to be taken.
     Then I got to meet my friend MMM at a local spot called Sunsets. 

      They have a great happy hour.  Wine is only $3.50 a glass and generous appetizer servings are $4-$5.  We split a huge quesadilla and equally gigantic plate of chicken flatbread with feta cheese, black olives, peppers, tomatoes and, of course, chicken.  We each got out of there paying only $14 including the tip!  Poor MMM had put in a full day of work and run errands before we met.

  I put in a leisurely day of exercise, organizing, visiting and eating.  Talk about relaxing.
  This slowed down pace is just one more good thing about retirement.