Decision to Retire

When the lockdown began in March of 2020 I was deemed non-essential and sent home to work. With the exception of dropping into the office to do the odd inspection or file paperwork, all other work was successfully completed from home. In fact, the workload was completed quicker with less distractions. For 6 months this was my new normal. My husband is retired so the two of us spent more than the usual amount of time together...and we are still happily married! After about 3 months, the previous thought of retirement jumped into my head again. Spending more time outside for breaks and becoming more active with my bicycle, made me decide that now is the time. Yes, the pandemic has been a very big inconvenience but I will look back on it as one of the key reasons for retiring and enjoying life more.