I think a lot of people don't actually realize how much they miss these things until they go without them for a while and don't have anything to replace them with.
Didn't miss working one bit, there is so much to do and so little time. I would probably work, or voluntarily offer my skills/hands, but know I would not miss doing what I was told for 8 hours a day.
Depends on the job I guess -or maybe it is that I don't often do what I am told :D
Don't you miss some of the fun with colleagues?