I have just recently retired.  I worked my whole life as a school teacher in the same school.  I am looking for ideas of things to do now in my retirement years. 
Nice to meet you. I'm sure it will be great to spend some time with your family. A families support is all we need at times.
Lovely to meet you too and very true.  I have my children and grand children living close by and there is nothing better than spending time with them.  I need to find more hobbies for myself though too.  I have started a walking group and a painting class.  I am thoroughly enjoying my retirement.  Have you long to wait before you can relax and retire?
Yes, I have a long way before I can retire. As a matter of fact, many people are choosing to put off retirement and are selecting to be put into preretirement. That sounds great that you are doing hobbies though!
What does preretirement mean?
Preretirement is when people choose to retire only when they are eligible for certain benefits. Although some people do have to retire early due to their physical conditions such as not being able to work.
I understand now.  I worked for 44 years and although I loved my job and the children, I felt it was time to say goodbye and enjoy the years I have left.  It means I have so much time for family and of course for me.  What field do you work in?
That's wonderful. I work in the medical field. I hope to one day be able do a semi-retire where I could reduce my work hours to spend more time with my family. I do have a long ways to go before I get to that point in my life.
I commend people in the medical field.  It is such a tough job but where would we all be with you.  It can be very long unsocial hours though so semi retiring would be a lovely way of doing it.  Away in the future for you of course!
Yes most definitely. It is very common in most countries for people to retire. It started as early as the 19th and 20th centuries! So although it may seem recent for us, it  has been happening for a while now.
Thats fascinating.  We think in this day and age that we invented everything but alas we clearly did not!! lovely chatting with you.