Originally Posted by
SouthPStitches
Just how much quilting would you say you get done in a day or week? Are you sporadic or constant? Are you guilty of spending more time on the QB than actual sewing like I do? Are you guilty of spending a fair amount of time virtual fabric shopping or at least window shopping?
Seems like it's all or nothing for me. Can't think of anything else but quilting for hours and days at a time or can't stand to look at it the next week. Obviously I haven't found my true rhythm yet, it's only been 4 months since retirement. I do tend to cut and piece in the daytime and hand quilt at night.
I am a 56 year old full time worker from down under and reading these messages about being retired and having time to quilt when you want to and not fitting it in made me green with envy. It also got me thinking about the retirement age in the USA as compared to Australia. My husband, the builder, broke and had to retire when he was 53 so our plans to retire together when he was 60 and me 57 went out the window. The retirement age for me in Australia is 66 and a half before I am eligible for any kind of a pension if I am not to be a self funded retiree, and beleive me on any Monday when I go to work I know I am not going to make it! Here the retirement age goal posts keep getting moved further and further away from what used to be the standard 65 for men and 60 for women. I was wondering if this is the same there?