One of the biggest adjustments that I have had to make since retiring is the lack of schedules. And let's be honest, I haven't really made an adjustment.

As a teacher my whole life was structured. My vacations were exact, my work day was exact (or even longer because I was a secondary music teacher), my lunch hour was exact. I could pretty much tell you where I would be and what I would be doing at any given time of day.

Now? Nothing. Nowhere to be except scattered doctor's appointments. No set bed time, no wake-up time, no specific meal time. There is nothing stopping me from sitting all day playing video games or reading books. I have told myself over and over that it has not even been a year, and that it is ok to decompress, but now I'm starting to feel a little anxious at the lack of structure.

I want to set up good habits for this phase of my life and that is not happening. This takes more self discipline than I currently have, which is funny because when I was working it was very easy for me to make schedules and work long hours. Right now, I have zero motivation to create routines or do anything meaningful.

Well, I'm sure if I play another round of Fortnite all will be answered. Ready up.