| When you retire from your life-long profession | | | | include considering places to move to which would |
| you will find that your life will change in many | | | | not have been practical before. |
| positive ways. | | | | Life is always about getting a balance between |
| Here are some of the great things about being | | | | what you want, what your partner and family |
| retired. When you no longer have the routine of | | | | want, and what you will be able to cope with as |
| work you can: decide where you want to live and | | | | you get older. Hence consideration about buses |
| change your surroundings in other ways too: | | | | and train stations in case driving is not something |
| Do you want to stay in exactly the same | | | | you wish to continue in the long term. |
| neighbourhood as you have lived in for years or | | | | You might consider moving to a different part of |
| do you want to downsize or upsize even. | | | | the same country or even moving to another |
| It's common to want to live somewhere smaller | | | | country especially if you have close friends or |
| after retirement in order to save money on | | | | family living overseas. |
| expenses. On the other hand having somewhere | | | | If you decide to stay living in the same place as |
| bigger might be your choice in order for friends | | | | before you can change your surroundings in other |
| and family to have a place to stay when they | | | | ways by re-arranging furniture; having a good |
| visit you if they live too far to come over for a | | | | clutter clear-out by getting rid of a lot of things |
| few hours only. Maybe you would prefer to be | | | | you no longer want or need any more; changing |
| near the sea, or in the countryside, or near to a | | | | the colour of the walls or flooring; buying a |
| bus route, or not far from the shops. | | | | different style of furniture; and making your |
| Retirement is a time when people tend to | | | | surroundings look different. it is an excellent way |
| re-assess their home environment and decide | | | | to mark your transition from a work to |
| what would suit them better and what sort of | | | | retirement, since you are entering a different and |
| choices they now have. | | | | new stage of your life, you will be indicting to |
| You may feel you are not so stuck geographically | | | | your sub-conscious mind that from now on not |
| as you were when you had to be near to your | | | | only your day to day routine will be different but |
| workplace so thinking about retirement might | | | | so will you too. |