To suddenly not want to work anymore?

[MasterGland]

I want to sit at home with my cats and read books. Perhaps bake occasionally, play board games with my son. Weed the garden.
I have realised that I can easily fill my days with these things. They make me happy. I am really struggling with motivation at work. I used to be quite career oriented, but now I keep calculating the minimum I need to retire, and how I might do it as soon as possible.
It is a sudden change for me, and not sure if it is related to the current lockdowns... but have not directly been affected by them really as worked straight through both. Anyone else had a sudden change of heart about the pursuit of endless work?

I think its okay for you to stop there @dreamingofsun.

Yes, I'm busy squirrelling money into an investment and we are mortgage free which is good.

@Ballygowenwater

I’m just 30 and spent the first lockdown unemployed. I’m now back working full time and just can’t be bothered. I know it’s income and I need it to thrived but we survived fine on unemployement benefit, it wasn’t easy but just me and my daughter and we were fine. Now working 40 hrs a week and commuting for 10 just seems like such a shitty way to spend time. I’d love to drop to part time and have the best of both worlds slightly more cash but not spending 50 hrs a week either working or commuting but those jobs don’t come up too often around here.

Yeah we would all love not to work and live off benefits

I was sorry this thread ended - I felt I’d found my tribe here! Anyone any closer to the quieter life?

Possibly. I’m thinking of jacking in my high pressure stressful job which I am only doing because I think I need to earn enough to afford the 3 bed house rather than the 2 bed we currently have

If I accept we are perfectly happy where we are we wouldn’t need that.

I would possibly work just 2 short days a week to bring in some money and all me to pursue the creative hobbies I’ve really enjoyed this year

I am 90% there
There is a 10% of me that’s nervous of the future and holding me back

I've decided to cut back by a few hours a week and see how I feel. DH was great, he said that one of the advantages to him earning well should be that we both enjoy it, and if he can have a flash car I should be able to have a little more free time!

I’m in the same position really. I don’t hate my job but I am sick of the slog of
8-5. Fed up of feeling like my life isn’t my own and being exhausted. I don’t have any retirement plans or anything similar due to circumstances completely out of my control. I don’t know what to do about it really

Jumping in to say that I am more convinced than ever that working for myself is the way forward.

Can’t get this thread out my mind really - thinking of retiring in the next 6 months

I reached 55 in the last few days, and can draw from my personal pension now. Not quite enough in it at the moment but really feel like freedom is within my grasp....almost....If I didn't have a mortgage I could probably manage.