Not Me Monday! - February 9, 2009 Edition

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

**This dedicated, hard working career woman DID NOT walk out of work Wednesday evening, telling the boss - I quit! Yikes!

**And I have not decided that I am officially retired! That’s it! I’m done! Not me!

**Nobody in this house is still getting a pretty good chuckle out of the picture over at mycharmingkids showing MckMama’s diapering skills on poor little Small Fry. We’re gonna have to teach her the finer skills of 200mph tape! (That’s duct tape to you Yankees out there!)

**I did not neglect my yard so far this winter. It is a beautiful, landscaped pride of the neighborhood. That’s why I couldn’t have possibly filled two big garbage cans with the weeds I pulled out of two flower beds Thursday and Friday (you know, since I didn’t have to work)!

**And I do not have to cut this short - since I hear a hot tub and a good book calling my name! Wow, I smile every time I think about it! Of course, my retirement isn’t going to cause us to find new inventive ways to cut the budget - MORE!

Now I've Done It!!

Yep, I've done it now. It's all over. Can't be un-done. Can't be taken back.

I QUIT MY JOB!!

I am now officially retired.

I just didn't do it in exactly the traditional way.

In early April I'll be 62 and qualify for early retirement according to Social Security. I applied for Disability several months ago - because of COPD, arthritis, anxiety and miscellaneous other ailments. However, the COPD and working in an auto repair shop just don't mix well. The more exposure, the worse it got -- -- and did I mention the alcohol burning drag cars? Much as I LOVE those race cars, the fumes about took me out! So even if I can't get the disability, I'll at least get my regular retirement benefits!

But dang! Where's my gold watch? Where's my ticket for the 6 week trip to the tropics? Where's that fabulous retirement community I'm supposed to be living in?

Okay, the reality is that I stayed in my jammies all day Thursday and enjoyed every minute of it and this morning I went out and weeded a flower bed that was desperately in need of help. It's 2pm and I have the rest of the day to pamper myself with a little R&R and try to get my health back where it needs to be!

All I can say is - - - - Yikes! I'm retired!