Creativity.  We just don’t know how to be creative anymore.  When we were in school we were always using our brain to come up with creative answers to the tasks at hand.  When I was growing up we didn’t have video games and video on demand every time we got bored.  We made plans to go to the movies.  We made plans to watch a favorite TV show because if you missed it that was it until the next episode the following week.  If you missed seeing a movie the theater there wasn’t a video coming out it the next year.  You had to look for it in the TV schedule if you wanted to see it.

Some of us took piano lessons so we had to practice every day even if we had to be reminded to.   And during the rest of the time we had to be creative.  I took empty cereal boxes and created board games on the blank side of the cardboard.  I made go-carts with the spare parts that my dad gave me.  We even played on the street – games we made up.

So what am I going to do to conquer boredom starting right now so I’m prepared when I’m retired?

• I’ll probably still hang out at the book store but I won’t be spending any money.  Maybe I’ll even get my library card again.
• Do a lot of walking – with my dog and without.  Walking sometimes helps me come up with things to write about on my blog.
• Get a bike and maybe get rid of one of our cars.  Take long bike rides.
• I’d like to continue writing my blog.

So, what are you doing to prepare yourself for filling up the extra time you’ll have when you retire?