I am very far from my FIRE date (as in 6-8 years away), but I'm in the middle of a pretty big life transition, and I can relate to a lot of you who are counting down your last months, weeks, or days at work. I'm moving to a foreign country, but taking about four weeks off work before I arrive. My boss has already transitioned many of my responsibilities to other employees. Now, I have one big project that I'll see through to May 4, and the rest of the pay period will be wrapping up odds and ends.
I feel so much less stressed about work stuff knowing that my responsibilities have been culled and that there's an end in sight. I also CAN'T WAIT until I have a month off from work, and no obligation of job searching hanging over my head (have another one lined up already). It's only four weeks, and I can't decide how to spend them. I can read some books I've been looking forward to, spend more time learning the language of the new country, spend more time with family and friends, stay up late and sleep in late (night owl here), go on hikes, go to the beach... the list is endless. Unfortunately, my vacation won't be, and this fact makes me even more anxious for my FIRE date.
I'm envious of everyone who is close enough to have a FIRE date (or even a FIRE year), but I know you've all worked very hard to be where you are financially. I've enjoyed reading your posts here (and Dr. Doom's "notice" blog article) and I can't wait until it's my time for real. Maybe in a few years, I'll be the one starting a Class of 20XX thread! :-) Until then, I'll be cheering you on through the ups and downs of 2015. :-)