Congrats, Pax.
Sometimes I wonder if there's something wrong with me, because I am worried that when I finally stop working (again), the same thing is going to happen as when I tried to stop working a few years ago. Right now I love the combination of working part time and having days off during the week. But, I get really bored on some of my days off. Not all of the time, but enough that it worries me. I already know that I can't do really long rides every day, so I imagine I will be doing a bit more hiking when I finally stop working. And I really don't like the idea of volunteering. It always has felt like slave labor to me, and most of the time it also felt like they were taking advantage of a hostage population of educated women who weren't working. I know that's not politically correct, but the only volunteering I've been able to sustain (for 10 years, actually) is leading rides for AMC. I just don't know a lot of people who aren't working, except for some of the crazy cyclist guys I ride with, and they are always going off doing long rides and/or tours without their spouses. DH is probably going to work 7 more years and since I am 3 years older than him, I am not sure I want to keep working all of that time. Just a thought...