During a spring visit to my Mom’s, I watched as she floated about the kitchen gleefully preparing lunch. Her topic of choice was retirement, which at the time was only 90 days away. Her excitement was contagious. “I’m going to wake up whenever I want,” she announces in a singsong voice as she whips out a collection of pots and pans. Her retired boyfriend responds with enthusiastic “Amens” like a church congregation on Sunday morning. The two of them giggle, laugh, and high-five as they tout all the wonderful things they have planned once they are both retired. It was so exciting that even I added lots of head nods and giggles to the exchange in spite of the fact that for me retirement is over 20 years away….This article is from:  Staying the course