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Carol Perkins: At the end of the day For her, even in 'retirement,' every day has to be one of accomplishment The next earlier Carol Perkins column: Carol Perkins: English teachers By Carol Perkins As I watch UK and Western Thursday night, I couldn't help but think what it would have been like to have sold every person in that arena a shirt! Yes, my mind goes straight to shirts and to marketing. Does a person's job soon become her identity? When I was thinking of a name for my business (once Uptown Designs and now Main Street Screenprinting), I almost went with "The Shirt Lady." I thought it was cute, catchy, and memorable, but then when I ran this by Guy, he turned up his nose. "Do you want to be known as the shirt lady?" Didn't bother me but evidently he thought it trite. During my teacher career, I was never really thought of as a person with a life, but a woman who taught school and lived school and was school. When students saw me outside the building, the reaction was almost a startled one as if I were not supposed to dwell among the living. "There's Miss Perkins!" I felt like a celebrity. I was known as my job instead of an ordinary person. Don't we all make the assumption that a person's job is his (her) identity? One of the more interesting aspects of my life is that I have worn many hats besides that of a teacher, but during those classroom years, very few students ever knew that fact. Then when I retired and began different projects, I would often be confronted with "What venture are you into now?" The tone was often a little critical or a little judgmental as if to say that I jumped from one endeavor to the next. I didn't know that was an unacceptable thing to do! My comeback was that as long as I had the wherewithal to know what I was doing, I would continue to do something. Some think that by retirement age it is best to piddle at home. I did that for a year and piddled out! My theory is that ventures are good for a person's longevity. A venture can be anything creative and rewarding. Most of my friends have not retired and quit life. They are teaching, working part-time, volunteering, are active in many clubs and at church, helping with little league; they are busy. Busy is the key to a healthy mind as long as the "busy" doesn't consume life. Guy doesn't believe I am normal to think I have to accomplish something every day, but we are wired differently. When I wake up, I know of at least one thing I want to accomplish. My list might not be complicated, but every day must have an objective. For instance, I might make tomorrow's goal to contact two people in my family with whom I haven't talked in a while, clean out my car, work up a shirt design for the softball team and do a load of laundry (not in that order, of course). Not major, life-changing projects, but if I accomplish one thing at a time, I feel I haven't wasted a day. Many might say I am never satisfied and move from one project to another. I do add and drop projects as I see fit, and I get that from my father's side of the family. The mind of a Sullivan is always in motion and always creating. I do not know any of them that don't thrive on projects, whether it is remodeling, playing music, painting pictures, writing, building, or inventing something. My dad was the king of projects, and the only time I saw him without one was when he was sick. He was a man who wore many hats and I "take after" him. I am often asked what I am going to do next. My reply is the same. I am going to work for five more years and write two books that are tapping on my shoulder. What are your goals and objectives for your next five years? Doesn't matter what you do, in my opinion, as long as you do something that makes you feel good at the end of the day. This old girl may be tired at the end of the day, but never unfulfilled. - Carol Perkins This story was posted on 2012-03-25 03:50:07
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