The Way Time Moves
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
Eugene, Oregon
November 9, 2021 4:46pm CST
Yes, most of us agree that it moves very fast, but since I retired, the days sort of flow into each other. For instance, our trash pickup is on Wednesday, but every Tuesday as I gather the trash and the recycling to put out for pickup, it seems that I did it about three days ago, not seven days.
Funny, but since my time is not really structured like it was when I worked, it seems different. Friday was a day to look forward to, and then the weekend flew by.
So, the concept of time seems to shift depending on how we spend it.
If you are working, is Friday still a big day for you? Or maybe your Friday comes on Wednesday.
If you don't work, does the the way time moves feel different?
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
11 Nov 21
@JamesHxstatic We have two days a week when the fruits and vegetables arrive fresh from Spain and Italy and are on the shelves Tuesday morning and Thursday morning. I prefer to go out on Thursdays.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 Nov 21
Ah Yes, @LadyDuck. I sort of shop when I need to do so it seems. My schedules are loose.
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
10 Nov 21
When I had a regular job I always looked forward to the weekends. Now they just seem kind of boring
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
10 Nov 21
@JamesHxstatic Yes I would say so.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 Nov 21
Isn't that odd, the way it changes.
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
10 Nov 21
I can't keep track of the days anymore... I find myself checking my phone for the day of the week now. Every day seems the same.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
9 Nov 21
It is a strange thing that happens.
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@Deepizzaguy (122067)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Nov 21
I can relate to what you are saying since time does change. Friday is one my favorite days due to the huge success I have had doing surveys.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
9 Nov 21
Success makes any day stand out. Good for you!
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@Deepizzaguy (122067)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Nov 21
@JamesHxstatic Thank you for the kind comments.
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@yoalldudes (35030)
• Philippines
10 Nov 21
I feel like a month is a week and a week is 3 days like you. I wonder if I have become slow.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 Nov 21
It is very strange, and all in our heads too.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
9 Nov 21
I'm a stay at home mom . . . Monday through Friday are run around days with school routines . . . so it is a relief to finally get to those Fridays. But then the weekends, even if Hubby is off from work, it's a different kind of run around 
. I will say at the beginning of the pandemic when we were all at home, it was rather nice to not be so time structured.
. I will say at the beginning of the pandemic when we were all at home, it was rather nice to not be so time structured.2 people like this
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
9 Nov 21
I'm sure it was. I know how things are with kids and school.
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@kaylachan (84703)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Nov 21
my husband is simi-retired, and I set my own schedule for work. So, for me the days flow together, and the only "structure" there is, is based on when we go out, or when I do the laundry. With two people, I end up doing laundry twice a week.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
9 Nov 21
There are two of us and I do the laundry mostly (since Anne's cancer treatment started). I do about four loads a week it seems,
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
9 Nov 21
Mine are mostly too, but it seems that weekly trash day happens every three days.
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Nov 21
Time for me moves quite quickly with every day writing job searches and hoping to make a permanent writing match, I do as much as I can on the sites I post on and I can tell you it makes me smile when I get messages from Medium which pays through a site called Stripe and they inform me that I will be getting 4 cents from reads, But I still say every penny counts,
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
9 Nov 21
Every penny does count for sure.
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
10 Nov 21
I feel the same way about trash pickup days. I also noticed that I fill my pill container once a week but it seems as if I'm always ready for a refill. I didn't think being retired would make such a difference but it certainly does.
Now I enjoy weekends because my daughter has off from work so we do our errands and such like we used to when i worked.
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
10 Nov 21
@JamesHxstatic people always said that time flies the older you get and I didn't believe it until now 
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 Nov 21
@Marilynda1225 I read once that something begins changing at around age 30 and our concept of time begins to speed up.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 Nov 21
My wife does her pill container on Sunday and that reminds me of the day.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
9 Nov 21
I use to work three day weekends, every week. My days off were during the week. Weekends weren't set aside for fun. Now, since Jay retired it's like every day is the same, yet weeks flow by at a rapid pace, as you just mentioned. Sunday seems different, to me.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
9 Nov 21
Interesting. By the way, have you ever looked at Vocal.com? @RasmaSandra mentioned it and I have been looking at it.
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
13 Nov 21
Since I'm waiting to be able to move out of an apartment that I can't stand, time seems to creep along. It has taken on the sort of feeling that school days used to have--waiting for the final bell so I can escape a place I don't want to be.
@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
13 Nov 21
@JamesHxstatic I have a date for when we're supposed to move, but there are still a few things that are a bit muddled. Once we've the keys in hand and I'm physically putting stuff into the new place, I will feel a lot more certain of things.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
13 Nov 21
I recall those days well. Time dragged along, as you say. I hope the time comes for you to move soon.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
13 Nov 21
@wilsongoddard Wishing you well with that!
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
10 Nov 21
Since I have been retired,now I don' t care about what day today is.For me,everyday is weekend.
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
21 Feb 23
I can definitely imagine that in retirement time goes by very differently. Even on the occasion when I have taken a year or two off between jobs, time moves very differently than when I am working, and days sort of have less meaning if you know what I mean.
