Short Term Plans

Assuming I can walk again by the time I officially quit my job, probably mid-May, I need to plan ahead with some activities. Otherwise, I feel I will just sit at home every day and do nothing.

Several options:

Travel: Since the future is unclear, I do not want to plan any big trips, i.e., international, until I know I will be able to walk. This includes my cousin’s wedding in Bali in early July. I have not visited many national parks in the Western USA, so I feel like a road trip is necessary. Not sure if I want to take my parents along. Maybe I can plan an overseas trip in mid-autumn, probably to Asia.

School: I have thought about taking cooking or language lessons in the past. There is a semi-professional cooking school nearby, and they offer twelve-week cooking and pastry courses. I can also try and learn Korean in person.

Hobbies: I do not have too many hobbies. I do realize I probably spent too much time playing computer games, especially solo. I want to do more music production so I may need singing classes or something. I also need to put together my e-bike kit that has been sitting in my garage so I can go out riding sometimes.

Financial Planning: I will need to spend more time on budgets and maybe on investing as I will not have a regular income. I should be more interested in investments, but I just want to set up some investment accounts and let other professionals deal with it.

Work: An ex-coworker showed me a job listing at her company. It describes my current role. I believe I can do well in the position, but it will be a lot of work and I am unsure if I will be ready for work so soon after “retirement.”

Church: I told my small group that I want to serve more at church. My main task at previous churches were either sound engineer, or bass player on the worship team. I can also lead singing and play guitar, but since my current church has a lot of people, there are many more talented people serving in those roles already.

Volunteer: I have not really researched this too much. It would be outside of stuff I do at church. I will probably keep talking to my “student” in Kyiv and find other ways to volunteer.