Congrats on your pending retirement.
I retired as of 12/31/14 & am enjoying every minute of it doing What I want, When I want & If I want. One thing I have found out is that when you are retired you have more time to get less things done which is probably because you are not on a schedule. And you can always do it tomorrow.
So enjoy getting together with your retired friends doing things you have put off because you were working. Go through all of those patterns that you saved & make them into quilts.
Just stay healthy & enjoy yourself doing what you want & have fun doing it.
Congrats
Mary C