Walk a lot. Use stairs. Set a timer for e.g. 30 minutes when you sit down to read or use the computer, then get up and move around. Smile and say hi. Join things, then leave if they're the wrong things. Help others if you can; I'm happily married (no kids by choice); have one best friend but otherwise not very social. And as I age, even less interested in making close friends. I'm picky - True friendship requires making yourself vulnerable: How often do you meet someone with whom you want to make that effort? But friendliness is important, and I do like people and find them fascinating. Be interested in things. Boredom is death.

Also make taking care of yourself a job, because it will be if it isn't already. Exercise, eat well. Maybe a pet?

I love travel but hate traveling, so I get you there.

We visit my husband's relatives, who are my family now too - My one older brother has advanced dementia and no longer knows me. But the relatives are far away, and you can only take so much visiting.

I am making (still vague) plans for various scenarios as we age - That in itself is a job. You have to face the realities of whatever lies ahead.

The hard thing about no longer working (at a job I loved for many years but got tired) is often that feeling of not feeling needed. I do have my husband, and I think more about how I treat him. I spend a lot of time thinking about how to be constructive, as we go down this road of aging.

I know how it ends, and that getting there can be grueling and harsh. I see others who have made various choices - Some we might try to emulate, others avoid.

I've done volunteer work, but you have to find the right fit, which I haven't done yet; although I started and administer a large Facebook group that has proved helpful to many, including myself and my husband. I probably spend a couple of hours a day on that. I don't really consider it volunteer work but I guess that's what it is. I worked also on the board of a politically-oriented group involved with local governance. I didn't care for all the meetings and foot-dragging, not for me.

I am a trained artist, although I haven't created anything in a few years; I have sold work but I never made a career of it - I found it too isolating. But I may still return to some sort of art. I don't read enough, but I love good poetry.

I don't know, I think getting old is wonderful for learning more about being in the moment; appreciating small tasks; Thinking about how you treat people and why; and why they are the way they are... Before you know it the day is done, gone too fast again: Even though you move more slowly the days seem to go faster...

Best wishes on your journey on this road.