Top Ten Retirement Activities

You’ve been looking forward to your retirement for years; all that free time to do what you want to do for once! But all too often, after the first joys of sleeping in and doing nothing much all day, boredom sets in and you begin to look for things to keep you busy. Here’s a list of the top ten retirement activities.

1. Start a part-time business. Start a senior’s exercise or yoga class, buy a hot dog cart, or go to craft shows and sell that beautiful craft you’ve been making.
2. Start a garden. There are many sites to get you started. Google “gardening in (yourstate)” to find them. Here’s an example of one in California: California Gardens – The Year Round Gardening Site
3. Start camping. You don’t need a big motor home to do so, instead purchase or rent a camper van. MagicKitchen.com has delicious foods for camping. 
4. Find a retirement job that you can work at temporarily as a fun job. (Greeter at Wal-Mart, drive a delivery van, be a bartender). Here’s a good resource: www.seniorjobbank.org
5. Travel!! Now’s the time to get out there and see the places you always wanted to see. There are any number of tour companies that will allow you to travel at your own pace and comfort level.
6. Tutor or mentor students. There are many young people out there who would benefit from your knowledge and experience.
7. Read. Now you have time to read all those wonderful novels you may have put aside for lack of time. Go to the library to borrow books or just to get ideas on what to read.
8. Volunteer. If you’re financially secure, you might think about volunteering part time. It will make you feel great!
9. Go back to school. Maybe you wish you would have gone on to get that masters degree. Or you didn’t get to college at all and want that experience. Nothing could be more mentally exhilarating. Even learning a new language is a wonderful way to keep your mental facilities in good shape.
10. Set yourself an athletic goal- train to run a marathon, swim a mile, get a black belt, walk a mile a day.

We hope you’ll enjoy and take advantage of these ten retirement activities. Here are more!

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Melody, MagicKitchen.com blogger