We have been retired for 1 year and 4 days. We are in Arizona in the RV so my sewing table is the dinette and my husband doesn't mind that my machine is set up there permanently. I don't sew in big blocks of time as I can't sit for a long time but we also are always doing something else in the day. Because our space is so small we must be tidy and organized. I only started sewing shortly before we retired and have several projects with me and minimal other fabric. We each have 2 - 3 hobbies and we spread our time between them. One thing that has been important for us is to be physically active hopefully for a part of each day. Quilting is a sedentary sport. We plan our days and ever once in a while realize that we need to take a time-out day. We are never bored. The joys of retirement are that you get to do exactly what you wish. Here's hoping yours is wonderful.