I'm two years into retirement and it's aspects are still changing. There was a homeymoon period of a couple of months where honey-do chores were caught up, a little travel, and catching up with friends and relatives. This was actually followed by a brief period of anxiety where there seemed like too much time and to little to do. Finally, I settled into a routine, found some new challenges, and learned to relax much more. There is a Puritan work ethic that we've been driven to through out our schooling and career. In retirement some, like me, prefer to shed this perception and slow down. We're talking about changing 30 or more years of conditioning and it takes longer than a couple of months to adjust. Though this might give you a good taste of things. Others want to keep on going hard with new careers and pasttimes. For me it's been a fine new adventure.