Timely topic as I retired today

Congratulations, Don. My last was three years ago today. I got a few
chuckles reading the other posts in this thread. Not surprisingly, we all
share some thoughts:

Feeling guilty about gettin' money for nothing.

Let's see, when am I due back at work.

How did I ever manage to keep up with all this AND work 40 hrs. a week.

Can't believe how much $$ spent that first year: new van, boat,
snowblower, lawnmower, hardwood floors, 3rd dog, rods, reels, etc.

There were a few moments in the first couple of months when I had this "
What have I done?! Will they take me back?!" panic but since then I've never
looked back. It takes everyone a little time to take up new (or expand
existing) activities and achieve a new equilibrium. As noted above you can
only fish and mow the yard so much but its amazing how much new stuff just
sorta' flows in to fill the time.