Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Seniors

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

12. My wife and I do a lot of 'volunteer work'.

Reply to ellenrr (Original post)

Wed Sep 5, 2018, 07:30 AM

Sep 2018

We spend 3 days a week in DC, [traffic makes daily commuting very difficult], taking care of our 2 year old granddaughter. Great work, works well for all 5 of us. 2 year olds are high energy, all about discovering life itself. Only problem is that we really don't have much time for 'retirement', - a little of that would be nice. We get about 2 weeks per year vacation.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

20 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

a revelation about being retired. [View all] ellenrr Sep 2018 OP

I had to retire mgardener Sep 2018 #1

You are also doing great work - in two places. (nt) ellenrr Sep 2018 #5

I just went to my first Master Gardener class last night! Native Sep 2018 #8

Kudos to you True Dough Sep 2018 #2

I hope you try it one day... Yesterday I spoke with a young man from Afghanistan, ellenrr Sep 2018 #6

Yes, I have met many amazing immigrants True Dough Sep 2018 #9

Good for you TexasProgresive Sep 2018 #3

exactly! ellenrr Sep 2018 #7

Just started some volunteer work at a local historical group Sherman A1 Sep 2018 #4

About to take early retirement HipChick Sep 2018 #10

For me, being retired is like,,, Cryptoad Sep 2018 #13

I've just done a few things, but one of them was volunteering at netroots nation. greymattermom Sep 2018 #11

My wife and I do a lot of 'volunteer work'. empedocles Sep 2018 #12

What I like about being retired is that my every day, week, month, and year PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2018 #14

I retired this past January... llmart Oct 2018 #15

Turns out my church group is still doing volunteer work at the shelter. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2018 #16

Thanks for the very interesting account. llmart Oct 2018 #17

Not sure how much this applies to volunteers overall, PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2018 #18

I'm not much of a cat person... llmart Oct 2018 #19

That was very interesting. Thank you for sharing. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2018 #20