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The New Normal
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April 1, 2020 by Jean

It’s hard to believe that just a few weeks ago, I was wondering if I had overcommitted myself for spring. …
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Category: health, Living, Social relationships, Time/Activities | Tags: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, COVID-19 pandemic, garden, health, living alone, local food, Maine Senior Colleges, social relationships
Aging Alone in a Pandemic: Social Distancing and Social Isolation
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March 17, 2020 by Jean

A few days ago (Was it really only a few days ago?) when Maine’s first case of COVID-19 was confirmed, …
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Category: health, Living, Social relationships | Tags: aging, COVID-19 pandemic, living alone, senior college, social distancing, social isolation, social relationships, solo seniors, Zoom
Decision Time
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March 2, 2020 by Jean

Maine is a Super Tuesday state, so it’s time for me to make a decision about who I will vote …
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Category: politics | Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, citizenship, Cory Booker, Democratic primary, election, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg
Winter Exercise
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February 6, 2020 by Jean

When I was in my twenties, my mother had serious cardiovascular health issues. At age 49, she had major surgery …
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Category: health, Living | Tags: Desk Cycle, health, physical fitness, well-being
Space and Light
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January 16, 2020 by Jean

Last week, I had some tree work done. My home state of Maine has one of the best climates in …
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Category: Living, Maine, Social relationships, Time/Activities | Tags: friendship, garden, living in Maine, social relationships, time utilization
Caring, Stress, and Coping
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January 6, 2020 by Jean

The phrase “to care for” has two distinct meanings. One is about warm emotional attachment to another person, to care …
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Category: Aging, Emotional responses, health, Social relationships | Tags: aging, aging alone, caregiving, friendship, social relationships, stress management, well-being
Challenges of Aging Alone
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November 28, 2019 by Jean

Since I last posted here about my friend with the degenerative illness, my life has been taken over by a …
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Category: Aging, Social relationships | Tags: aging, friendship, health, living alone, social relationships

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I am Jean Potuchek, a professional sociologist who has just stepped into the next phase of my life, retirement, after more than thirty years of college teaching. This blog is about my experience of that new phase of life.

Please join me as I step into my future.

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