Sue, so sorry about your downsizing. I can relate since I was laid off just over a year ago. I thought then that I could take a few months off, but then the economic collapse came, and I'm still looking, along with a huge number of other very talented IT sector workers.
Definitely have some downtime--I took the summer off and spent most of it at the cottage. I started going for long walks, and for the first time in years, cooking from scratch.
And be confident that it will work out well in the end!
