Change of routine

My wife is an amazing woman (wife, mother, grandmother, and physician) and incredibly hard working.

She's a CMO of a local hospital.

She has long work days due all the things she deals with, both expected and unexpected, during the course of a day.

Our morning pre-work routines were very similar.

Arise early, drink tea (my wife) or coffee (me), shower, get dressed, possibly eat a granola or power bar, and then head to work somewhere between 6 am to 730 am.

We both had an approximate 25-30 minute drive to work.

I usually left work for the day between 430 pm-5 pm with phone coverage until 7 pm every other weekday, 24-hour nursing home call 2-3 times a month during the week, and aproximately every 10th weekend.

My wife usually leaves work between 5 pm-730 pm. She's on call 24/7 and has only had coverage for significant holiday celebrations/family events or for a couple of times when we've been out of the country.

She was worried I would not know what to do with myself when I retired.

Having been retired for 1 month and 10 days now, I can attest that has not been an issue.

Obviously, my morning routine is very different now.

It does feel a little odd at times, especially when my wife has already completed her pre-work morning routine, is heading to work, and I'm just arising.

But... I do remind myself that I’m older and finished medical school "a whole" 7 years prior. 😎.

Down the road, I'll be able to assist with her change of routine.