Yay! Take a well-deserved Sabbatical. It’s a real eye-opener to see how many “things” we can live without. Growing up, we had nothing but each other. No running water, but had a good well, no indoor bathroom, just a house behind the house, no Charmin; used the Sears & Roebuck catalog instead, bathed in a galvanized tub, didn’t think we had to have carry out food every night - didn’t even know what “carry out food” was. - Take care of yourself and your family; the people we love are all we have anyway that are really valuable. Rest up and don’t worry, be happy.
Exactly how I grew up = always a years supply of food, in the ground or cellar; milk, butter, beef, pork in the barn; eggs, chicken in the coop; meat, fish in the forest.
No credit cards (not heard of)
We didn't even know we were poor. ;o)
It was a good life. Reminded of it here today - ice storm knocked out power. Fired up the wood stove, heated water, made stew, lit the lamps -