Monday Mail

as promised, we're going take some time out for a little freedom 32 mail.
here's one from Oakville, Ontario -

"Richard, now that you're 'retired', what is it that you do with your days?"
- A Concerned Parent

Thanks, Concerned.....a great question to lead off this segment.

The first few days were tough I admit, but now I have a solid routine down.

I wake up when the gf gets up for work around 6:30am, but quickly get right back to the business of sleep. I emerge from the cocoon around 9am, check out the morning news with a bowl of fruit & yogurt.....(this is sounding like a big fat fbook update).
cut to the chase - workout, followed by a long shower (sorry power smart fans), and then my afternoons are usually spent exploring the city. i am pretending to be a photographer and usually have my Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT at the ready. i've found a pretty sweet park in Central, that offers some weekday serenity as well as free wifi. trip to the expat grocery store and then home to cook/pretend to cook dinner.
oh yes, how could i forget, i'm also very excited to be doing a load of laundry everyday. all this makes Rich a kept man...and I'm fairly happy about the whole thing.
that said, my goal is truly to experience as much of this place as possible and would love nothing more than to mix up the aforementioned routine as often as possible.
alright, great question to start us off....would love a real one so we can keep this segment on the air though.

sneak preview for tomorrow - one word: Hansel