Thinking About Changes I Need To Make

I am currently sitting on my porch thinking about the changes that are starting to happen in my life.  I am starting to take it easier when I am at home on weekends.  I am a little less anxious about what my week will be back at work. That pretty much means that I am starting to relax a bit, knowing that retirement is just coming up on the horizon.  

I just came across a list that I compiled last year of things that I wanted to do when I retire.  Some of the items reflect back to those things that I was into while being fully employed and not having a lot of time to do for myself. I am now staring down less than three weeks away from being able to whatever I want when I want.  Well that may be within reason since I am still having to accept those items that will work in conjunction with my wife’s wishes.  I still want to make her happy, and I still want to do things that we can do together, but I know the vast majority of things I want to do will be done without her assistance.  We have goals in common, but much of who we are is very different. I am thinking of taking time to revamp the list to focus on a change in direction.

I was interested to note that Wood Carving only had a slight mention in the list, where older passions that I had pursued in my youth was more pronounced.  Is this telling me that Wood Carving might be a secondary endeavor, or is it telling me that I need to flesh it out more?  I need to do more research into what I desire to accomplish.  Perhaps this is a time to stop making lists and pursue those things that I have already thought of as being interesting to me.