Day 21 of the 2026 A to Z Challenge Blog for the Letter R

Good morning. I hope you’re all having a great day. I’m not really here today. I’m resting my eyes as ordered after cataract surgery yesterday, but I’m thinking of you all.

Today’s letter is R and the R words I’ll focus on will be retirement and rest since that’s what I’m doing or will be doing when you read this.

Are you retired? If not, have you made grand plans? Because if you haven’t, make some. The worst thing you can do is do nothing. The boredom will kill you. The meme might say all you have to do is decide how to relax for the day, but the truth of it is, that gets old fast! When I retired in 2010, I was thrilled with the idea of having nothing to do, no work schedule, no obligations. I read, I cleaned the house, the closets, read some more, and when I couldn’t stand having that much fun, I went back to work supply teaching, you may call them replacement teachers. After a semester of that, I remebered why I’d retired in the first place. So, after retirement number two, I decide to try my hand at doing something I had always wanted to do. I became a published author. I’m busier than I ever was and much happier, too! As long as I can, I’ll keep sharing the fruits of my imagination with you.

Now, let’s look at rest.

I will enjoy my day of rest without guilt. Will you?

And here’s a little reality to brighten your day.

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