🛍️ A visit to the mall and, again, it’s always a powerful reminder
We needed a few things, so my wife and I headed south-east and destination Merry Hill, the huge shopping mall near the Black Country town of Brierley Hill.
We only go occasionally but always during the week, when it’s noticeably quieter, as the schools are open and lots of people are at work.
It’s always a reminder whenever I go that I am retired.
Fishing every day isn’t necessarily so, as I used to go most days anyway. Likewise birding, gardening, walking in local woodland etc.
For some reason, my brain picks up on a Merry Hill visit as a powerful reminder that I’m in a very enjoyable season in my life.
It’s funny how a few toiletries and a couple of luxuries – a bottle of vimto for him and three packs of jelly babies for her – can reinforce that I’m living the dream.
Yes, I love retirement. Even though I’m busier than ever but busy doing my thing.