Something you might want to think about doing also, is keeping a journal of your (mis)adventures while going through this transition.
Now, I'm no writer, and I've never kept a journal in my life, but I started keeping one the day I left my job about a year ago, and I really like it.
I chose a public journal, dare I say blog, so my friends and old colleagues could keep tabs on me, but you could do a private one.
Sometimes I update daily, sometimes monthly. Its not a hard and fast rule, just basically when I have something to say/share.
It's kind of cathartic too. A sort of mental house cleaning.
Maybe its not for you, whatever, just an idea.

If your curious: http://www.bigblackvan.com
Heres the first entry ever.