Friends always say I am a young woman but have an old thinking, or mature per se. I disagree with them until recently I found myself imagining my days of retirement. Now I am in my 30's so I have 25-30 more years to go before I reach there. I know it is not advisable to worry about the future, but to me, no harm daydreaming about retiring so that I can embark on the pathway to the future correctly. Let me bring you to my wish lists of retirement. You can start imagining yours too as you read! 😃
Retirement Wish List
1. My spouse is still with me, both healthy and fit.
Here is our pre-wedding photo. Still young and fit. I include it here to remind myself to stay young, healthy and fit.
I told my husband I want to grow old with him and my wish is that we stay healthy and fit till the end. With that being said, we have to work towards the goal to be healthy start from now. I won't be able to enjoy my retirement if both or either one is sick or ill. However, I know the future is not in our hands, so our default mode is still sticking to our marriage vow as we grow old. Today, as I write this, I also make a new commitment to cut down my intake of coffee. I have 3 cups of coffee per day consistently (not counting one cup of tea occasionally). While the caffeine helps me to stay alert at home as a mother and homemaker, it has been giving me some headache. Not a good sign. I must decide to take care of my health. And of course not forgetting to eat healthily.
2. Own a caravan
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I love caravan. I love the idea that I can spend 1-3 days at a favourite spot, out of the norm, out of the routine lifestyle, just enjoying some tranquility in the caravan. I often daydream I park the caravan at a nice beach, and I can do whatever I like in there, for example cooking, reading, blogging and listening to music or playing some intruments. Outside the caravan, I can spend my time walking on the sand, or swimming in the beach (Oh no, I haven't learned swimming!).
3. Pick up some outdoor skills.
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I had used so much time in my growing up on academic skills and indoor skills that I neglected all the outdoor skills. I sort of regretted that I wasn't as active as I wanted to when I grew up and also before the arrival of children, so I wish to be active again in my 50's. I don't swim. I don't cycle. It used to be a secret but now not anymore since I write it down. So I really look forward to learning how to swim and how to cycle. Also, I would love to try sky diving and hang gliding. Again, staying healthy is a must for this dream to come true.
4. Travelling
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If you know the condition of my 2nd son, I stop travelling. Now I devote my life for his well-being while daydreaming about travelling to Disneyland, the 7 wonders of the world and also China. Disneyland - because I grew up watching all the Disney cartoon plus I really love theme park. 7 wonders of the world - simply they are wonderful they make me wonder, so I must go. China - because I am a Chinese born in Malaysia, and my ancestors are from China.
5. Bless the community
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I wish I have alot of money by then to build at least one orphanage, one old folks' home and one for the homeless. How to manage them I will figure it out if this wish come to pass. My husband notices my teary eyes everytime I encounter poor homeless people, children without love and old people walking alone in the street, he said I will be the most suitable person to handle this. So it is in my retirement plan.
6. Babysitting
Own photo. Spot the joyful grandparents' faces.
I know it sounds weird to daydream me being old granny taking care of grandchildren while my children are still young. I can't afford to not think about this because I witness such immeasurable joy and flawless countenance on every grandfathers and grandmothers that babysit their grandchildren. I see it in my parents' faces and my parents'-in-law's faces. So I figure out the secret - you become young, vibrant, joyful and youthful when you babysit. Set!
7. Stay calm and be lazy and just enjoy my coffee. Haha!
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Last but not least, when I reach the age when all the above are impossible for me to perform, I just want to stay calm, be lazy and enjoy my good old last days - with my cuppa of coffee (1 cup per day I hope). And continue to love my old look, love my spouse's old look, love my children and grandchildren, love my life.
Till I see heaven, I will bless the Lord.
What do I do now till then? I will love my life, live the love life, bless the Lord in good days and on bad days, stay healthy, work on being joyful, keep on being positive and never stop learning.
Enjoy this song of the day!
10,000 Reasons
Matt Redman
Bless the Lord oh my soul
Oh my soul
Worship His Holy name
Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I'll worship Your Holy name
The sun comes up
It's a new day dawning
It's time to sing Your song again
Whatever may pass
And whatever lies before me
Let me be singing
When the evening comes
You're rich in love
And You're slow to anger
Your name is great
And Your heart is kind
For all Your goodness
I will keep on singing
Ten thousand reasons
For my heart to find
And on that day
When my strength is failing
The end draws near
And my time has come
Still my soul will
Sing Your praise unending
Ten thousand years
And then forevermore
Forevermore
Songwriters: Jonas Myrin / Matt Redman
10,000 Reasons lyrics © Capitol Christian Music Group
I spotted this vehicle and lucky me! Asked permission, directed the traffic for cars to stop awhile for me to snap photo, and here is my entry for @photocontest by @juliank. Have a look at the photos you will know why I include them here at this blog. 😗 Retirement Wishlist #8.
Car for the "Just Retired" (Vehicle Photography)
What about you? Do you have a wish-list for retirement? 😊
what a lovely plan ! however, the reality is closer then ever. You don't need a lot of money to do all those things, however you do require a lot of time. Best is to start the initiative early and the money will gradually come =)
Means must start now right? I must oo-gahh ganbatteh now.. thanks @bitrocker2020 for rocking #teammalaysia as always. ;)
I am 20 and I already have my retirement plans. Better to start off early and plan early. Better than stressing out later on. Good read!
Agree! The sooner the better - my plans are more of "make my F.U. money" plans and what I want to do everyday to make life an adventure :)
@iamjadeline you are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt, as young as your hope as old as your despair, as young as your love as old as your fear.
Wow this is so deep I need to re-read, ponder and understand. 😛
; )
Wow! you being you will come up with something like this and I must say that you're 100% right!! Hugz @iamjadeline
Bless your retirement wish list to come true!!! :)
Hey the just retired car is super cute and interesting. First time I see someone celebrating retirement like they are getting married. Very cool! :D
Yes I found it at MM. The moment i stepped into the car park. Lucky!
Inspiring 😃
Thank you. Any specific point that you find it inspiring? Feel free to share :)
I have a retirement plan too! And I don't think it's weird to start planning for it early in life. You will be surprised how fast the years zip by and personally when I looked back at the past 5 years - I've not achieved much or inching nearer to my retirement goals! So yes, self reminders are important :D
PS: I love cycling and swimming! Do it do it! :D
Oh dear, time is really ticking away fast, isn't it? This is a self-reminder too.
Hope by the time i learn swimming and cycling i am not too old. ;)
This is such a meaningful list! Hope you get all of them in a long, healthy life!
I have seen just-married cars but just-retired is definitely something that we should see more often. After all it is the final and most enjoyable part of life with a slow relaxed pace of living.
Yes it is my first time I found this "Just Retired" car. It gives me the idea for the future. My husband loves Ferrari so maybe use this car?
That's a great list. I hope your wishes will come true. Just retired car is something I have seen for the first time.lol Wish you a very good great life ahead!
Wow... this is one hell of a plan!
I thought i have a plan, now i realized my plan is nowhere near yours! hahaha
😉 we still have years to go before reach there, always can make some changes to our plan ;)
If at your age people say you have old thinking - I must be a walking fossil!
I try to talk about money and my F.U. money plans with my friends but usually doesn't go anywhere.
I love how you think - money give us the options but not exactly happiness.
I love the saying "money doesnt solve all your problems, but it does solve your money problems."
Im turning 25 this year and already trying to catch up asap before I turn 30.
I highly recommend you read two things -
Book: The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss
and this
http://www.minimalstudent.com/how-im-living-a-millionaires-lifestyle-and-how-you-can-too/
Oh you are young to think about all these. So indeed you are a precious walking fossil 😉 and it is a good thing in my opinion.
Yeah. Money does solve money problems but it can't buy joy, maybe can buy happiness to a certain extend for example with money we get to travel around the world. And with money I can buy a caravan. Yet it is a short-term happiness. Important but not the final.
Thank you for the recommendations. You have a great mind! :)
such a well thought retirement wish list! if i were to own that vehicle that you snapped, i'd top it off with Christmas lights, hahahahaha! :D
Christmas light? Wow it must be full of sparks and will certain snatch all the attention. How about some reindeer or jingle bells tied to the vehicle too? hehe
Thank you for kind words.
Wait a minute, you are NOT ALONE! I am also already thinking about my retirement plan. LOLOLOL! Such a great retirement plan you have - I pray for the utmost blessings and favor of God upon you and your family. Hugs and kisses, @iamjadeline! :)
Hi-5! You are another lady with mature thinking! :) hugs and xoxo @heartscally.
I always like your self-enhanced drawing on your images, so cute! Especially that Jade Caravan. Haha. I bless you with wholesome health so that all your retirement wishes will come true! :D
Thank you for the blessing. Really need wholesome health :) haha. you like the Jade Caravan? You're the one cute.
Just wanna say....you inspired my latest post, but not the way you think hahaha
I go check it out now! ........(in progress)
Just back from your post! 👍👍👏👏
What an awesome share! I would love to have a tiny home to travel with, similar to your caravan. I love traveling, so more of that is a must. I enjoy the outdoors and will probably always be learning better skills, and running more, lol. Love kids, love my family, and coffee. I think we will have similar retirement wish lists. Oh, and love philanthropy and humanitarianism!
Well, let us dream of the wishlist to motivate us to live a better now-moment towards a gorgeous future. 😁
Cheers to that!
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Health is everything.
Three big things in life - time, health and money.
If you can reach retirement with enough of all three of these - and with someone you love, then you have won the game called life...
I really hope I will win this game :)
Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams!!
So inspiring! Thank you for this thoughts.
Your welcome, sharing is caring! :D
@iamjadeline you're always such an inspiration! Bless you as your wish list comes to pass!
Bless you too! :)