On retiring, what new things did you start...

[drron]

I used to go on field trips in my Uni days.We organised it through the National parks service in NSW.Mainly tagging koalas around Jenolan Caves.
In the late 60s our little group was used to prepare Pulbah Island in Lake Macquarie for the re introduction of the Parma wallaby to Australia.Thought to be extinct here.It had been discovered on Kawau Island off NZ in 1965 so plans were made to send some back to Australia.Pulbah Island was one of the places selected as it was a natural quarantine area.
Our first job was to survey the koala population which had been introduced after WW1.Naturally when all the preparations were done they were found to still exist near Gosford.The program went ahead and they were introduced to the island in 1972.

So first make enquiries with your National Parks service.

 

[Renato1]

I think it’s important to declutter at retirement

Why?
Since when has less been more?

On a similar tack, I've seen people selling houses to downsize for retirement, because it is too hard to do the vacuuming and the gardening.

They never have a good answer to my suggestion - nail a few doors to various rooms shut, and mow over parts of the garden - use plenty of weed killer. That will stop you vacuuming and gardening too much, and you have downsized - and saved on agents' fees and stamp duty.
Regards,
Renato

 

[Quickstatus]

Why?
Since when has less been more?

Qantas Dreamliner in Y according to Qantas

We do accumulate a lot of stuff over the years. Retirement is a good time to stocktake.

A retirement garage sale!!!!!

 

[VPS]

That sounds interesting. Are you able to share their contact details / information about getting involved / website ?

Just google citizen science

Australian Citizen Science Association – Citizen science is redefining how we do science

The State Library of SA has some courses that I'm going to do once I have some spare time and am home long enough
Discover Citizen Science

Good luck

 

[Clipped wings]

That sounds interesting. Are you able to share their contact details / information about getting involved / website ?

Doc or department of conservation in New Zealand are always after volunteers. You can find their website and fill in an application for anything that takes your fancy. A great way to have a holiday at the same time. I went for a couple of weeks on an island where some of the kakapo are. I trudged with a pack pack clean and refilling feeding stations. Muddy and not very glamorous but amazing scenery and very calming.

They are always searching for people for the orange bellied parrot conservation project. It’s one of two parrots in the world that migrates. They go between Tasmania and Victoria. Extremely endangered. I haven’t done but they have people monitoring feed stations and nests.

I also saw a project working with numbats in wa recently. Do do a paid holiday where there is a scientific team you can go to Earth Watch. They use the money to fund the research. Expensive but they look interesting. I’m keen on a couple in South America.

 

[JohnM]

I think you will find that most, if not all, natural history agencies throughout Australia have volunteer programs.

For example, two that I have some familiarity with: the Australian National Insect Collection at CSIRO in Canberra and the WA Herbarium. Very often it is retired people from those organisations that carry on as volunteers, but I am sure they consider taking on enthusiastic amateurs who can demonstrate an affinity to the task.

The sorting and cataloguing of specimens for taxonomic purposes can be very time-consuming and some of it is suited to piecemeal volunteer work. It can also lead to involvement in collecting expeditions and citizen-based science activities.

 

[get me outta here]

I hear it is cathartic to remove clutter, but personally I am a frustrated minimalist. I heard a radio program on this a while ago and they referred to it as' "Death Cleaning", so your relos don't need to do it when you cark .

Why?
Since when has less been more?

On a similar tack, I've seen people selling houses to downsize for retirement, because it is too hard to do the vacuuming and the gardening.

They never have a good answer to my suggestion - nail a few doors to various rooms shut, and mow over parts of the garden - use plenty of weed killer. That will stop you vacuuming and gardening too much, and you have downsized - and saved on agents' fees and stamp duty.
Regards,
Renato

 

[Flying mermaid]

I hear it is cathartic to remove clutter, but personally I am a frustrated minimalist. I heard a radio program on this a while ago and they referred to it as' "Death Cleaning", so your relos don't need to do it when you cark .

Well that’s a lot of my motivation. In recent years we have had to sort through both my mother-in-law’s and my mother’s effects. Both had already gone through the decluttering process (one was 88 and the other 90) and it really made me think about our home and how much unnecessary stuff was in it. I want to make it easy for the kids when that time comes.

 

[Renato1]

I hear it is cathartic to remove clutter, but personally I am a frustrated minimalist. I heard a radio program on this a while ago and they referred to it as' "Death Cleaning", so your relos don't need to do it when you cark .

I really have no empathy with that view.

When I cark it, the relatives will be more than extra rich enough to hire a few skips and throw all my DVDs, CDs, gadgets, collection of telescopes, collection of binoculars, collection of cameras and lenses, watches, coffee machines. hundred bottles or so of liquor and liqueurs, fragrances, books. computers etc etc into them, or have fun selling some of the stuff off on Ebay.

Can't see the point of getting rid of them now - other than to make room for buying more of them.
Cheers,
Renato

 

[Deleted member]

Mrs GPH always fancied the idea of volunteering with the national trust or similar. Mainly due to the experiences we had in the UK. Now days we are agreed that time spent travelling and experiencing a new culture is more in line with our idea of fun.

 

[Quickstatus]

I would not be doing it for the surviving relos benefit.
Who says the relos should be left with anything.

Here is another : redo the Will but does any $$$ need to accompany the Estate?



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. Now days we are agreed that time spent travelling and experiencing a new culture is more in line with our idea of fun.

What would be the mode of transport?

 

[amaroo]

I would not be doing it for the surviving relos benefit.
Who says the relos should be left with anything.

We’ve purchased a house for each of our kids .... that along with seeing a fair chunk of the World should be adequate enough of a head start.

We plan on eating everything else

 

[Flying mermaid]

We’ve purchased a house for each of our kids .... that along with seeing a fair chunk of the World should be adequate enough of a head start.

We plan on eating everything else

we are similar . Each had their uni fees paid (well not Master FM as he got a scholarship to ANU), so they started working life debt free. They were each given a new car and a 20% deposit on a house. After that it is up to them. They are also life time silver with Qantas based mainly on travel we paid for.

Dr FM is training as a paediatrician and Master FM is a software engineer with Google in San Francisco = hard to see either of them needing any further assistance. Ms FM is a high school teacher, so possibly a bit more help there when the grand children arrive with things like school fees - we will see.

Apart from that our money is ours to spend on totally extravagant travel and we will feel no need to leave anyone anything. Realistically because you don’t know when you are going to die, there might be money left, but as little as we can achieve.

 

[Quickstatus]

Realistically because you don’t know when you are going to die, there might be money left, but as little as we can achieve.

Yes Mrs QS said after the hanging of the Reinhart and Hancock dirty laundry that we should insert a clause/statement in the will that states any value in the Estate upon death is purely accidental

 

[get me outta here]

Talking of when we are going to die, the good news is that they made it easier for us to live longer, The bad news is they tacked on the end.

 

[Quickstatus]

The mortality of the human race is still 100%

 

[Quickstatus]

Come to think of it - does using emojis in a Will provide beneficiaries with an deeper understanding of the true intent of the Testator?

 

[sjk]

The mortality of the human race is still 100%

Mortality of humans certainly is.

The human race hadn’t died out yet last time I checked.

 

[Buzzard]

Decluttering, field work, I just wish I could find somebody interested in Marine Acquaria. I have books I would love to give away.

 

[Quickstatus]

Decluttering, field work, I just wish I could find somebody interested in Marine Acquaria. I have books I would love to give away.

Had a marine aquarium many years ago. Got rid of it. Too much work.