I did all those things and what great memories I have because of it. I also started my day at 2:30 AM delivering news papers, rode a bike 28 miles (14 miles each way) through Los Angeles twice daily to care for and feed my horse that I bought with my paper route money, and still had time and energy to run cross country after school. None of it was special and most of my friends did similar things with never a serious mishap.
Those were the days my friend. Too bad they had to end!!