Jeanette - a lot can happen between now and when I hit retirement age - one never knows. . . my husband and I decided 15 years ago that we'd do what we wanted and not wait until we retired - and the interesting thing, after doing it for 15 years, we're ready to move on to something else. The best part, we did it while we were still young and able enough - now that we are older we're finding this lifestyle is getting harder and harder to deal with.
But I do have enough sewing machines and other projects to see me through for a long time to come. The problem is it's so much fun to acquire more! Owning isn't the fun part - finding and buying is!