for a couple of months last year and I actually enjoyed it.
I was extremely busy volunteering and doing community and church activities.. and it made my time fruitful and much more valuable than sitting in an office and getting paid at the end of the month.
I also scheduled 3 sessons per day: 1 for reading (from 8 to 9 am..), one for exercising (10 to 11) and one for fancy cooking ...

Oh and I used for wake up early, at 7.00 am, and it made me feel active and full of life.

Good luck