I found it very difficult to think of a job I would like to do for one day. Every time I thought of a job that would be cool, I immediately thought of the negatives. 

A famous football player on match day? Yeah but it would be over in ninety minutes. And besides, I’m not that fit.

An F1 driver on race day? Cool, but I don’t know all the rules. 

A famous rock star on concert day? I’d have to rehearse the songs, and anyway, I’d hate everyone sucking up to me, and the constant demands for photos. 

Every job I think of I immediately find reasons why I wouldn’t want to do it. And I think that’s the point. It’s a job. I don’t want to do work any more, no matter what label you put on it, because I retired last year. 

Retirement is probably the best thing I’ve done in my life. I worked really long hard hours for many years. I built a business while I held down a full time teaching job, then quit teaching to run the business full time. Those were tough years. I was consumed by work. I lived breathed and ate my job, to the detriment of everything else. Looking back, it was a HUGE mistake. It took a huge toll on my mental health and my relationships. 

Working like that is not a good thing. You have to learn to stop, take time out and switch off. When I was 60, I learned I had ADHD. Suddenly all that intense hyper-focus made sense. I was told that it was one of the symptoms. Everything became crystal clear. I knew that I’d been ill for the longest time. So, I took early retirement and focused on getting better. 

Now, my priority is doing nothing. To spend time clearing my mind and staring into space. I potter around the garden, go for walks, do some DIY, and read. And do my blog. I love doing my blog.