quilt instead of going to work! I have 1 I am FMQing, and 2 ready to piece! It would be so relaxing and productive!

Me too. I can't wait until I can retire. Hopefully next year. So it is off to work I go.

Hey, right there with you! I have a top almost ready to be sandwiched that I am so excited about. This excitement about really finishing something is new to me so I really want to strike while the iron is hot. Fortunately, I have the whole weekend to myself so have decided to have my own all by myself sewing retreat.

I agree! I have two baby quilts ready to be quilted, some Christmas projects started. A pinwheel lapquilt for *giggles* ME to be done. I feel like selling everything, including my sewing room due to lack of time spent there!

Agreed! It'll be decades before I can retire, if ever, so I try not to think about it. LOL

I know the feeling. I go back to teaching school on Thursday. I didn't get anything done this summer since I was helping dh paint the house. The week he was gone I was enjoying the quiet so much I did nothing.

4 more years before retirement.

I'm off to work too. My DH said I had too much stash to which I replied, well if I could retire, I could use it up faster and get rid of some :D :D :D

I'm retired and I still don't have time!!!!!

me too, to the staying at home quilting instead of working, and retirement, is only a dream

Do you have sick leave that you can take to heal your emotional psyche?

Ohh, that's a good one! But, alas, no, I work for one of those passive/agressive companies that doesn't give a set number of days to use up. We can't roll over unused vacation either. I know I shouldn't wish my life away, but.......

It makes it a bit easier to know I am not the only one ;)

Remember to set aside some of the money you are making so when you can stay home and quilt. You will have the means to do so. Look at work as a way to finance your quilting.

Sigh - me too. 5 years, four months, 3 days until possibly retiring but who's counting!

Ugh, me too! I'm a state employee and every year they raise the retirement age!!

No kidding!!

I have to work too, and am not sure I will ever be able to retire. I told my daughter a few months ago that I have a new retirement plan. Work til I am 65-70 (sigh) and then move in with her. Haha!! Except where will I put my quilting studio? Hmmmm...that plan may need to be revised.

I said I was going to retire at 50 and stay home and quilt. I got an intro into what it is going to be like..(unemployed and looking for work.) Use to hate being home until I learned to quilt. It is a cure to insanity of the work force.

I know the feeling, I have 13 months til retirement, time that used to fly by is now at a stand still lol.

I did just that! My retirement was not of my choosing - I was still a year away from my regular retirement age so lost some SS money.
Gave up my money pit house and moved in with one of my daughters - at her request. Lost my sewing room but I have small table for cutting & machines in my brdroom. I did that for years, I can do it again! I don't have to do a thing if I don't want to except pick up my 2 DGSs after school! It's wonderful and my stress level has plummeted! I sew, get on the QB everyday! My wish came true & I love it!!

Now that I'm retired I wonder how I had time to work, of course it that's longer to do things now.

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Hhmmm, that sounds like the company that I work for...

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As awful as it sounds I'm wishing for rain this weekend so I can stay cooped up in the motorhome and sew for 4 straight days, while we're doing the "family" camping trip with my husbands family.

I'm retired and loving it. I quilt almost everyday. Make 3-4 charity quilts a month, helping to teach a "Sylvia Bridal" quilt class and have my own quilts and applique in progress. Hang in there! Retirement is good!!!!

My job just changed, for the positive, but now instead of 3 years to retirement, it will be 5 or 6 years. The summer has been glorious because I can reduce my work load. But "rats" the craziness of a new school year has begun and I am having to sneak in quilting at least for the next few weeks. I am praying, not really, perhaps hoping, for a really yucky Labor Day week-end so I can quilt from dawn until I drop into bed at night. So many quilting plans and so little time!

I have been staying at home for 5 years now and have done less quilting now than ever. Someone always has something for me to do or I take off and travel to see the younguns. I think the key would be that the hubby still needs to work because when he is always under foot you cannot get focused.

I stay at home and have the same problem. Just because you are at home doesn't mean you get to quilt as much as you want especially if your family knows you want to quilt! Life gets in the way a lot. LOL

I have my own bookkeeping business only open Mon-Thurs. When all the work is done, I get to sew. Usually the last week and a half, there isn't to much to do except payrolls, and I let my employee do all of those so I am not interupted with my sewing. I rather pay her full time to do nothing so I can make quilts. My clients like that I am available instead of closing early and are used to watching me make the quilts. But I still would like to be retired from the office and spend more time learning to use my quilting machine to the fullest.

I work out of my home... and find it very frustrating that what I really want to be doing is in the next room... playing with my fabric, cutting, piecing, trimming, etc. I don't want to rush my time here on earth... however, I'd rather be quilting!!!!!!!

I am retired and have all the time and I dont get a thing done. Am I the only one? - J

well im at home all the time kids all grwn and out of house and seems like theres no time for quilting.

Me too! Looking forward to the long weekend to quilt.

Me too, but since I do have to work daily, weekends off at least, I intend to make the most of the Labor Day weekend and sew to my heart's content!!!!!

Makes two of us!

I'm retired but I stay so busy.

I've got 9 months left at my current job, then moving. My hubby will still be working, but I'm going to try auction dealing. I've been playing at it for a month and it's SO much fun! I'm considering it training for my next job right now. But it's seriously cutting into my sewing time!

I'm planning to retire in three years and really looking forward to it. I'll have to live like a pauper but it will be worth it to be able to work on reducing my fabric stash making quilts. I love my job, but I've been working a long time and I'm tired.

be careful what you wished for.

I have 5 years before I can retire, I don't plan to stop working, just work from home, looking forward to being my own boss. Lately, I've been thinking about it alot and doing some planning ahead. I'm working on paying off some debt, also stash building for the future.