Another plus post-FIRE. For the past 14 years I've taken a couple of birding trips each year. Returning to work, to congestion, to noise was always a depressing experience. This year, post-FIRE, I just returned from a long trip with a feeling of satisfaction and even anticipation of getting home and getting on with my other activities and plans. I would normally be rushing about today trying to get everything unpacked, washed, and set up for the coming work week. Instead, I am ... unwinding, thinking about my trip, getting caught up with friends. And NOT looking at work emails and starting to plan how to deal with issues.