Have a hobby.....

"What are you guys doing at home right now?" the first question my elder son would ask whenever he makes a call from 300km away, imagining we are couch potatoes....

"Don't worry. I am not bored for a single minute; I am very busy; I have a lot of things to do here ...." I would answer him promptly.

Sounds a bit strange to him! How could a retiree be that busy? He must be wondering.

Not exaggerating, most of the time I am preoccupied with some kind of activities, indoor or outdoor, solely for relaxation and enjoyment. Time and money are not so much of my concern now. My point is: since I've been working hard for the past few decades, isn't it time now to sit back and relax? Nothing to feel guilty about spending for leisure.

I collect stamps with my children; I create maxicards, following the steps of my brother; I make patchwork quilts that I learn from my late mum; I crack my head doing killer kakuro... ; I read books; I play the piano... ; I do gardening .... ; I sew .... ; I immerse myself in "intoxicating" music from the the turntable which my husband has tweaked......

That's what keeps me "busy" all the time. And life is interesting and exciting as you can see!

It's good to engage oneself in hobbies or some healthy activities during free time. This is especially true for the senior citizens. Other than for enjoyment and to past time, such activities may also help to prevent depression and perhaps slow down dementia and Alzheimer disease. Even my late mum had said before, "It's good to have a hobby or you will be bored to death sitting around doing nothing..." She gave full support to my husband for spending all his free time on tweaking turntables and listening to records.

A turntable and analogue music hobbyist, my husband also encourages his fellow retiree friends to pick up at least a hobby, "It's good to have a hobby. But it's important that your wife has hers too. When both of you are engrossed in your own hobby respectively, there would be "absolute peace" at home!"

This is his great theory behind!

It's logical because they would have no time to berate each other for spending too much time and money on hobbies.

So before you engross yourself in a hobby, remember to get a hobby for your spouse too....