Projects I Like Too Many Things

I have numerous interests, including playing music. I have 4 guitars, 2 banjos, 2 dulcimers, 2 ukuleles, an “Irish” bouzouki, 2 amps and 55 harmonicas. I have 2 boats (one power, one sail), and change up my car projects every couple of years as I finish them. Over the years I’ve had 40+ motorcycles, but had to give them up due to balance issues.

 

(Not by plan but by circumstance, I've lived a suburban lifestyle my whole life.)
In my twenties, I was mostly an apartment dweller. Having no garage or shop limited my options of vehicle things.
In my late thirties, I finally had a 1-car garage and parking for one more. My limit was far short of my dreams.
In my forties and fifties, I had various 2-car garages. But I had more than 2 cars' worth of stuff.
In my sixties, I managed to have a house built with a 3-car garage. I've got room for shelves and toolboxes, but no room to swing a wrench. Space has never been so tight. I have to step outside just to have enough room to fart.
I've never been so limited in my car-interest options. My wife and I are starting to talk about the possibility of moving into a retirement condo with a 1-car garage someday.

 

My issue is dwindling strength and endurance. I could spend all day in the sun and heat and not feel wasted, but now my limit is easily reached long before I consider having made a bit of progress. I started the Morris Minor project back in March and have literally hit the wall with the heat down here. Which is why I keep plugging away with side projects (all related to the main project), so I don't lose focus and then motivation. Then there's the acoustic guitars I have hanging around the house... the models I fiddle with when it's raining... if I feel like rummaging through parts boxes.

 

I have had the privilege to have visions of things I would like to have and do with my life, and have been able to achieve a huge number of those dream visions.
Accomplishing that has had its share of challenges, and had a lot of learning curves thrown in for good measure. I have been blessed to have a huge number of people step up beside me to help me and guide me as I worked through accomplishing those dreams.
One of those people is my wife, whom I married when I was 19. She has been with me through all those struggles and accomplishments for over 49 years. I truly believe I could have never made it without her being by my side. Many of those accomplished dreams have been shared dreams between both of us. Those shared dreams are so much better then anything I could have thought of by myself! I (we) carry no regrets for things we could have, should have, or failed to do. Our accomplishments may be small (or big) compared to what others may have done, but this life is not about how we compare to others, its about how we view what we have accomplished in our hearts, given the circumstances that we have been dealt.

What a wonderful (and sometimes challenging) ride its been! We would have no idea how good it was, if we didn't have the challenges to compare against. We are at a point right now where we are enjoying the life we have built. The dreams and goals we have now are not nearly as big as those of the past, but I believe that is OK. We still have a few dreams, but the dreams we have these days are based on our current reality. As we both near the age of 70, our dreams don't look like they did when we were nearing age 40.

 

One thing leads to another,and it adds up.
I guess I've raced most every thing I ever got into.
Toy cars,pedal bikes,Push car,go-carts,full size racecars of all types, race boats an sail boats too,even battery powered car ya sit in an drive. Is that race sick ???? A long with hotrods.