I have to say , looking forward to retirement was a dream but now it kinda sucks . I miss working already after a few weeks .
Ditto here after I retired in February 2022. . . for a couple of months. But a year later I'm very happy with my retirement routine! I used to get up at 5AM, now around 6:45AM; my body likes the extra sleep. I missed the work routine walking the production floor at the start of the shift to see how things were going on the parts I covered. Didn't miss the work, missed talking to the production folks. Same with my engineering coworkers. But it's like being in 2nd grade and having a best friend classmate. Next year in 3rd grade he/she might not be in your class and you end up with a new best friend. I still converse with some former coworkers, but it's a pretty short list of true friends, not acquaintances.
No rocking chair for me either! Some will say, "I don't have anything to do in retirement". Oh, there's LOTS of stuff to do! It might not be what you want to do, but there's stuff to do! I haven't posted any of my neglected projects around the house since they aren't shop related, but I keep busy. Give it a few, you'll fall into a new routine.
Congrats on getting through your "stuff"; you are doing your heirs a great service! My dad passed away in 2019, mom in 2022. My wife and I spent 2-3 days a week for 9 months going through my parent's 58 years of "stuff" in their main house. For example, my dad was an instrument rated private pilot. He had airport charts from Jeppesen that listed the various airport radio frequencies and described the approaches to the airport under instrument flying conditions. Airports occasionally change frequencies, add different approaches, etc. I recall my dad getting an envelope of new approach plates; he'd sit at the dining room table updating his Jeppesen's. I never paid attention to what he did with the old out-of-date approach plates; they were as relevant as an out-of-date phone book. Well, I found them in a closet in my old bedroom. Two bankers boxes of old approach plates from 1972-2004. My assumption is they were worthless, so into the trash they went. My heirs have no idea what an Interapid DTI is, there are 4 or 5 in my shop; I could see them dumping them in the trash! One of my retirement projects is inventorying things of value in my shop so if I don't part with it, they'll at least know the value of what they are chucking. That'll keep me busy for a while!
Bruce