How To Be & Stay Happy In Retirement
You may have been looking forward to being retired for some time now. However, when the moment finally arrives, you might also feel a bit nervous or unsure of what the future holds and how you’ll spend your days.
It’s wise to learn more about how you can be and stay happy in retirement so that it’s a rewarding experience and you truly enjoy the years ahead. Of course, there may be slow or down days but generally speaking, these suggestions will ensure the good outweighs any of the bad.
Organize Your Finances
Start by organizing your finances and getting your money and bills in order. You want to be able to live comfortably and not always need to think about money at this stage in your life. However, the reality is that maybe you decide you want to go back to work to earn some extra income and maintain a routine in retirement. On the other hand, maybe you want to first make sure you are receiving all the benefits you should be, given your situation and health history. In this case, you can use this disability calculator to help you confirm and find out who to get in touch with for help on this matter.
Remain Busy & Active
Be and stay happy in retirement by remaining busy and active. It’s in your best interest to find and keep a daily routine you can follow to effectively manage your time. It’ll ensure that you don’t sleep the days away or become bored in retirement. Think about structuring your day with exercise, brain and mind games or challenges, physical activity, social events, and downtime. You’ll also sleep better at night when you’re active during the day.
Live A Healthy Lifestyle
If you’re going to be and stay happy in retirement, it’s also essential that you live a healthy lifestyle. Practice self-care regularly and treat your mind and body well daily. You can join a gym for seniors or choose to stream yoga sessions in your living room to stay fit, for example. Maintain a regular sleep schedule and cook or order a healthy meal delivery service so you can confirm you’re getting the nutrition you need to be healthy and well. Also, you can boost your mood and work your body by getting outside and spending time walking in nature or gardening.
Nurture Your Connections & Relationships
Retirement can feel lonely at times if you aren’t proactive about being social. Be sure to nurture your connections and relationships and even find ways to meet new people. For example, there may be community groups or organizations you can join, you can choose to volunteer your time, or there may be local events going on that interest you. It’s important and you’ll feel happier and healthier when you make an effort to see and converse with others face-to-face as much as possible. If it isn’t feasible all the time, then be good about calling up friends or family on the phone or sending out emails to them to stay in touch.
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- Lisa has been blogging since 2013, and loves sharing resources and ideas for living a simple life. To get free printables, bonus words, and more - sign up for the newsletter.
These are all great tips, thanks for sharing with us,
interesting, great ideas to consider. Thank-you
Great advice, retirement can be hard, and you have to stay motivated and continue to do things to be happy!
This is a wonderful article on retirement!
Retirement is not exactly what I thought it would be. Maybe I should look for some area of volunteering, I feel rather useless.