You pretty much stereotyped me. I didn't have the farming to the extent you do but the rest of it fits to a T. I don't worry about it, just live one day at a time. I had terminal lymphnode cancer in 2013 but that has been gone for over a year thanks to some super cancer folks in a Texas Oncology facility about 25 miles down the road.
I feel fine now and just do what I feel like doing. I traveled a lot when working and have no aspirations for that. I fished most of my life and tired of that. I took up farming on a small scale when I had to get the kids out of town 40 years ago and that has dimmed somewhat but is still my main enjoyment, along with the shop that supports it. I did restore old tractors for awhile and after 7 quit that.
On days I can't get out due to weather I work cross word puzzles now. Since I talk to few people and don't go to town much, my vocabulary and recollection had been fading significantly. Since working the puzzles, I find that both have been restored significantly. Also there is some "wordmanship" in working around to get the tough parts solved and when you win it feels good.
I don't work on equipment like I did. I change the oil in my truck but other than that I take it to the dealer down the road. That's why I bought a Chevy this time.......closest dealer.
I take care of my equipment and tractors however.
Picked up a few model airplanes and built them but that soon vaned. But I seem to stay busy doing something every day. Like last week I decided to level my shop so I got involved in that. Before that I converted a drag hay crimper to a 3 pt. Before that took an old riding lawn mower and made a power/hydraulic unit for a log splitter which was a lot of fun.
I didn't think about going to work, even part time because I like my loose lifestyle uncluttered by schedules I have to meet. Other reason is that SS comes into play in the tax arena and you are double taxed on any outside income. That puts you in the 30% bracket right off and other than to have something to do, why work for that kind of penalty.
I thought about volunteer work but schedules are attached to that too.
Just go with the flow for awhile and see what happens.
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