Would you like to live a kind of life like this?

Question

I am 55 years old, married with one son, aged 25, employed and living separately.

I wake up at 6 in the morning. At 6:30, I am out with my bicycle for a 45 minutes vigorous ride to the beach and back home. I cover 15 kilometers or 9.30 miles

At 8, I have the second cup of tea of the day and go through two newspapers.

I have my shower at 8:45 and breakfast at 9:00.

I work from home, and I am at my desk at 9:15

At 1:00 I have my lunch and lie down for 30 minutes reading news paper. A short while later, I doze off.

After a half hour siesta, I have my tea and am back at my desk at 3:00 PM.

I work until 6:00 and then I go to a near by swimming pool for an hour of vigorous swim (40 numbers 25 metre laps.)

At 7:30 in the evening, I begin to have my whisky on my bedroom balcony. My wife and I talk about the day’s days events during that time. I also make a few phone calls to my friends.

By 10:00, I have had 240 ml of whisky (0.89 UK Pint, 0.5 US Pint, or a little over 8 fluix ounces) , I am reasonably tipsy and have my dinner. At 10.30, I am off to sleep. Thanks to the whisky, the moment I put my head on the pillow, I go off to sleep.

(For those of you who may think my alcohol consumption is excessive, I have my LFT – liver function test – done every six months and my liver enzymes (SGOT, SGPT, GGT, etc;) are within normal range. I am not diabetic, my BP is normal, I am not overweight and I am in great physical shape. I eat a very healthy diet consisting of a variety of vegetable and fruits, fish and moderate amount of carbohydrate. I avoid red meat, eat very little chicken and our consumption of cooking oil (fat) is minimal. Alcohol is my only vice, but it makes me happy, relieves my stress and gives me a general feeling of well being. I don’t smoke)

I seldom watch TV.

On Wednesdays, I go to my Rotary Club meeting. After the meeting, I drink with my fellow Rotarians and discuss current evens.

Once a week, I meet my friends – one is a doctor and other is a professor - over drinks again, and come back home in time to go to sleep.

I used to go to my club twice a week, but now I don’t go much because I do not find the conversation there interesting. I find being with my wife more enjoyable.

I do not like travelling.

I have a beautiful home and lovely garden, and gardening is my hobby. It gives me great happiness.

I enjoy good health.

Now, what would you call this sort of lifestyle, boring or interesting?

Thank you for taking the time off to read this long post.

Answer 1

hard for me to relate on the travelling bit, I cant imagine being so stuck in one spot for too long all the time. But looks like you've carved yourself a tad bit of heaven. Also seems to be you yourself worried about your drinking. Maybe someone else close to you is nagging about it and worried as well.
Otherwise seems like you are very well organized.
To each his own.
cheers

Answer 2

I find your lifestyle very interesting because you stay on a great schedule and everything is very well oraganized with you not something every american can do and you sound like you are in way better shape than I am and i am 39 its interesting to me that you have a schedule and not get tired I have high cholesterol and am fighting that what interest me the most about you is that you can take great care of your health and still have a good checkup with your doc and all is normal consider you drink it is interesting to me that you love a routine the only time you could be bored is in your dreams I personally would be bored with the everday play it again sam same old tune, I would have to throw in something new every now and then that is why i say you are very interesting because not all of us can do this sounds like to me you are well balanced and down pat even to the drink you love to accompany, I wish I had your charisma my hats off to you love mystical P.S i call this interesting

Answer 3

You seem to have a comfortable life with enough exercise, but for me, your life would be boring, it's too predictable, there are few unknowns.
I've lived in 3 countries in Asia for the last 14 years and every single day has presented new joys or problems.
I imagine we are both content, each to his own, but I'm not sure that you and I would have anything in common. That's the wonderful thing about life, we all lead our own.

Answer 4

When do you have time for GOD? It would seem to me that you have forgotten how you have come by such a fortunate lifestyle, minus the drinking, that you might think that you alone are responsible for all that you have. I pray that you will reflect on GOD'S presence when you are in the garden that He has given you. As far as being boring or interesting I guess that would depend on how satisfied you feel.

Answer 5

My opinion is you have a strong belief in healthy living and you do gardening. That's something to be proud of as well as your son. You like routine which can be good if it suits you. Your son is old enough that he doesn't need your care anymore so you're free to have a life of your own. I say keep living strong and healthy and it doesn't sound boring to me.

Answer 6

I believe you have a good life but there is one thing missing in your routine that you did not mention, and its God/church. Thank Him for the blessings you have and it wouldn’t hurt to help the poor and needy. We’re all vulnerable as humans and somewhere along the line we all have to face the inevitable. We will never know when our time comes.

Answer 7

as quickly as I pray I tank Allah for all sturdy in this international, and ask him to assist us shop remote from the worst, i say da for those of whom i be attentive to they choose it. I do 5 needed and a couple of surrogatory prayers an afternoon... a ot of time, a brilliant number of religion

Answer 8

If it makes YOU happy what does it matter what others think??
For me, your life if far to regimented, but if it works for you. I myself enjoy gardening as well as traveling. I also find spending time with my husband & three boys very enjoyable. But, like I said, If it works for you, GREAT!!! ENJOY!!!

Answer 9

Lucky braggart! Imean that in the nicest way possible....Sounds nice.