Hi all, hope this won’t end up being too off- topic as I also want to share my experience of sort of trying retirement out and see how others have felt!
Thankfully I still had all my work clothes as I still wear them at the weekends sometimes. I have never been a “corporate” dresser as I have always worked in a suburb with families and patients of all ages. As not a hospital I have not worn scrubs for 40 years since I moved into the community, during the start of the pandemic I wore PPE if seeing unwell people.
So, in December I left the family doctor practice where I had worked for 34 years, but which I had sold in 2021. I was actually unwell some of last year and had surgery in July so had only come back half a day a week, which then didn’t feel enough, like “too many cooks will spoil the broth”- others looking at results I had ordered etc. I had January to April fully off, enjoying a trip to Queenstown for sister’s 60th birthday and also a week in Fiji over that time. Husband Neil also sold the vet clinic he had owned for 29 years at the end of January but is helping for some months by covering a young vet’s maternity leave.
My old practice has been merged into another one 3 km further away as well, and driving 10 km instead of 7 km down one of Auckland’s busiest roads didn’t appeal either.
So now I am week 2 in a different practice only 3 km from home with great staff parking but also on only one bus route rather than two, if I choose.
Enjoying it so far.
It’s autumn here and getting colder, they also run the aircon too cold in the new place.
Today’s outfit:
2022 “Random” brand toffee merino, 42 wears.
2023 Joseph Ribkoff pants, 114 wears.
2018 Stitch Ministry bronze cardigan, my favourite cardigan. 223 wears!
2025 Pikolinos tan booties, now 16 wears.
Necklace bought by me 2009.
Thanks for looking!