This is my second winter being retired and the dec…

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So I'm heading into my second winter since being retired, and I'm noticing a lot more of the things that are unique to winter in my retirement this winter, because last winter I had just retired. So I was going through all the adjustment stuff then, but man has my activity level decreased. And it's funny because when I was working, my activity level was pretty much the same year around, because it was whatever activity I was doing for work. But it's significantly lower, and I notice it in my weight. Like I've put on a couple of pounds, even though I'm eating a little bit more, I'm not eating that much more. And I notice it in my energy level. So I'm going to try two things. I'm going to try really dressing up for the cold. And doing some of the stuff I would normally do in warmer weather and see if I hate it. I think I will. And I'm also going to try separating out the little projects and stuff that I want to do. I'm going to separate them out by indoor versus outdoor projects. And see if, you know, if I have a nice little clump of indoor projects and I focus on them, if it'll keep me busy. Because I noticed that just cranking away on the treadmill, it doesn't seem to be the same. Right? As getting out or even in and doing actual work as far as activity. And I don't want to put on weight. And I want to keep the activity level high. So I'm going to try those two things. But like it was 16 today when I first started to go out. And I was like, no, no, we're going to defer that. And I've just noticed I've been doing a lot of deferring the last couple of weeks. So I'm going to try first dressing up for the cold and seeing if I can stand it. I really hate the cold, but we'll see. I'm going to try it. And then I'm going to try reorganizing my fun projects by indoor versus outdoor. And see if I can stay busy just on inside stuff. I'll keep you posted. But for those of you newish retirees, just know winter hits different, as the kids say.