I iz now a Hound of Leisure!!!

[fredbassett]

After 26 years (all working for the same firm), I have today retired! I'll be doing consultancy for my firm for a while, but it's not office based, so as of now, I have escaped the Dog Pound and am running around in excitement flapping my ears and behaving badly already!!!

A humongous thanks to all my LJ friends who have given me so much support over my last couple of years at work, and who have stuck with me through some difficult times, and have never failed to cheer me up when I've been down in the dumps! 

My last day was lovely, with loads of lovely leaving presents (I've never left anywhere before, so that was a new experience!), and I still have my official retirement party to come on Monday evening.

The way this weekend has been planned out, it looks like I don't have to cook again until Tuesday, as we're having a meal out with friends tonight, another one on Sunday, and we're at a friend's house for dinner tomorrow night.  I think I could get used to this retirement lark!

Comments

[fjm.livejournal.com]

I gave my mother a basset for her retirement. Might one arrive in your life?

[inamac.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Welcome to the busy world of the retired. warning - you won't have time to fit in all this leisure.

[reggietate.livejournal.com]

*waves pom-poms* Excellent! Think of all the fic you can write in your free time! :-) *iz envious*

[entangled-now.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on your retirement! I really hope you enjoy your new leisure time :D

[bigtitch.livejournal.com]

Yay!!!
I am sure you'll soon be wondering how you managed to fit all that work into your life!

*glomps*

[lil-shepherd.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

May every day be a good one.

[admiralandrea.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[munchkinofdoom.livejournal.com]

YAY!!!!

You made it! It's been a long, fraught year, so hugs and contratulations... *smooches*

Cake!

[curia-regis.livejournal.com]

Congrats! I'm envious. ;) I'm going to be properly starting in the workforce next year. It's going to be a long 40-odd years until I retire!

*throws sparkly things*

[joereaves.livejournal.com]

Yay, congratulations. You is not just a laydee but a laydee of leisure :D This presumably means you can spend more time in cafes discussing gay porn :D

[slashybits.livejournal.com]

Here's to freedom!

Enjoy yourself :)

[neevebrody.livejournal.com]

CONGRATULATIONS my dear. You deserve to be a Hound of Leisure and enjoy all this lovely attention (you deserve that too).

So now you'll have more time for writing... and it's tough keeping up with you anyway... so, I'd better get cracking and catch up!!

*BIG HUGS*

[msb66.livejournal.com]

I can confirm from a comment above that the sitting in cafes talking about gay porn DOES happen when you stop working - well, it does for me!

I recommend a spell when you don't do anything routine - don't worry about jobs that have needed doing - just enjoy the not having to go out to work thing for a bit. YAY!

[partofthequeue2.livejournal.com]

Whoo! Happy Retirement!

[cupidandpsycho.livejournal.com]

Yay! Congratulations, Hound! Is there a porn party in our future to celebrate?

[purplecat]

Yay! Congrats.

[kerry-louise.livejournal.com]

You behaving badly? Never... lol.

Now you shall has much free time to write porns - and maybe even some plot hehe.

Also... can you retire if you don't officially work? Because I'd like not to have to cook until Tuesday!

[fissijo.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Enjoy your free time.
Jeeze, 26 years in the same place... I've had enough after three!

[dr-zook.livejournal.com]

Yay for the retirement! All the upcoming eating and wallowing in the prospects of your free time now - congratulations. Also for your obvioulsy very fine co-workers. That's quite rare.

I (again) hope you'll have a blast in France and take your sweet time, exploring the finer treats of nothing-has-to-be-done-right-now! :)

[nietie.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! *hugs*
Enjoy your official retirement party and your new leisure time! :D

[m-buggie.livejournal.com]

Retirement? HUZZAH! That's fantastic. Congratulations! And oh my God, I am kelly green with envy. I've got how many decades of work left before I can stand in your shoes? Bugger. *laugh*
But oh, retirement - that's marvelous. I can't wait to see what kind of mischief you cook up with all the free time you've got now. Live the dream!

Here, have a gold star...



...oh, all right, and some cookies...



...because you so very much deserve them!

[verito295.livejournal.com]

Congrats honey, you made it!!!
Now just relax and enjoy yourself :)

[telperion-15.livejournal.com]

The Hound can run free!!! *now has the Born Free theme tune going round her head*

Enjoy it, and ignore all the envious looks you'll be getting from everyone else! *g*

[talliw.livejournal.com]

Happy retirement!
BTW in celebration of this big day there is something for you in your mailbox.

[beeej.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! :D