tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post5521270358012874491..comments2024-03-28T19:02:37.054+00:00Comments on More than Writers: On being a pen-sioner by Veronica Zundelauntyamohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213728883228063200noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-92052438170204553782016-04-19T17:10:27.787+01:002016-04-19T17:10:27.787+01:00Thanks for this Veronica. I dream of retiring so I...Thanks for this Veronica. I dream of retiring so I can write more, but am at least 6 years away from that currently. I'm sure it must be every bit as hard to find the motivation, time- or other- wise when you have retired.Also, since taking on a free-lance job, writing textbooks, with a tight deadline, I find it dismaying that in the beautiful weather, I am stuck indoors hammering away at my keyboard. I almost look forward to the teaching part of my week these days, despite its challenges. I've told myself that this proves I need more in my life than writing and even if I did retire, I would have to plan in other regular things. All the best with your writing. I love reading things written by you :)Deborah Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156120348177986321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-69335510441500304152016-04-19T10:51:41.784+01:002016-04-19T10:51:41.784+01:00Veronica, you raise some interesting questions. I...Veronica, you raise some interesting questions. I am also trying to write about painful memories and find it much easier to do something else instead! If your story could help others it is worth writing it.<br />I had a go at writing when my children had started school and I had some time. I soon became discouraged. However I began again at a time when most people would have been thinking about retiring. Apart from some writing I did for the WI about 20+ years ago and other odds and ends, I remain unpublished apart from my blogs, if they count.<br />I do feel for your state of being churchless. SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-33977930984954455882016-04-19T09:58:10.073+01:002016-04-19T09:58:10.073+01:00I have to say, all my retired friends and family s...I have to say, all my retired friends and family seem to struggle just as much as I do to carve out time. Life has a way of filling gaps. I often think of it like having a new kitchen. You have all these big, empty, new cupboards and think you'll never have 'crowded' cupboards again. Then, before long, you can hardly get the doors shut ...Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.com