8 goals for retirement - revisited

Ted. My blog post on Dec 2, 2016 was written the day after I officially retired. I listed eight goals that I had established for my retirement years. Two years into my new life I thought it would be good to do a progress report. Here are my self-assessed grades:

1.     Drink more water: B

      I now drink more water than I once did. However, I have found that in most of the places we travel, beer, wine and coffee are cheaper than water. That is bad for a couple of reasons. It helps when we stay in an apartment and eat at home.

2.     Eat more healthy food: B

      This goes along with the apartment stays. It is hard to eat healthier food in restaurants but cooking our own food in an apartment ensures better choices.

3.     Exercise more: B

      Once we settle in to a place for a while I quickly establish an exercise routine. When traveling quickly from place to place, though, I find it difficult to make the time. I do walk more, though.

4.     Learn more about my electronic devices: D

      I still lean too much on my son, grandson and the Apple store.

5.     Learn more Spanish: C

      My Spanish is better than it was two years ago but it is not as good as I thought it would be.

6.     See more live music and theatre: C

      We tend to avoid paying for concerts and plays, but occasionally come across free events.

7.     Volunteer more: D

      I had hoped to volunteer for something one day per week. I have not come close to that.

8.     Listen more: B

      I have found this to be one of my great joys of travel. I love hearing the stories of those we people that we meet. However, I have to fight a tendency to spend too much time retelling the stories I have already heard.

That averages out to about a C+, so I still need improvement. Do I want to update my list? Not really. If I can get up to an A or B in all of these areas, I will be happy. The area where I will probably focus more in the next two years? Volunteer more.