The other day, I got chatting to a dog-walker while I was out on a rare daytime run. He commented that he's not used to seeing me running in the daytime. We often pass one another around 9pm, which is a fairly typical time for me to be out running in summer.
"I don't often get the chance, because of work," I said.
"Work? I thought you must be retired," he said.
It would appear that I look old enough to have no need to explain, evade, or apologise :-)
My intention is to be "taking a break from my job". That break may last for the rest of my life, or in a few years' time I may be saying, "I work part time in a restaurant," or, "I do guided bike tours, are you interested in signing up to one?" or, "I'm a full time masters athlete."