To Retire or Not to Retire?

That is the question. In 2015 I wrote this article on LinkedIn to express my thoughts about retirement: A Message from a Baby Boomer

It’s hard to believe that ten years have passed and here we are! Little did I know that we were headed into a pandemic, or that I would soon suffer an injury that would leave me partially disabled, or that this country would revoke our civil rights and become a police state. Didn't see that comin'!

Even so, my thoughts on the subject of retirement haven’t changed. I retired three years ago and here’s how things are shaping up so far:

• I painted my house and fixed up the downstairs as a rental unit for additional income,
• Received a patent for my enclosed apiary with configurable flight portal.
• Positioned my invention as a branded product,
• Wrote and published two ebooks,
• And built the HoneyBower website with a store to sell enclosed apiary kits for backyard beekeepers.

What might seem like a lot of work is a matter of creative expression. I'm an "idea person" and enjoy a challenge.