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Monthly Archives: June 2013

On A Roll
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June 28, 2013 by Jean

My big retirement transition focus for this summer is preparing the house I have lived in part-time for more than …
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Category: home ownership, Retirement transition | Tags: anxiety-avoidance cycle, HomeAdvisor.com, house projects, procrastination, retirement
Time And A Million Dollars
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June 20, 2013 by Jean

For many, the dream of retirement is about having the luxury of time to do things that work never left …
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Category: Living, Retirement finances, Retirement planning | Tags: anxiety-avoidance cycle, Huffington Post, HuffPost Live, Mark Miller, retirement, retirement finances, retirement planning, retirement savings, Sandi Bachom
Retirement Preview: The Anxiety-Avoidance Cycle
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June 14, 2013 by Jean

I am now in week four of my “retirement preview” summer, and I have been paying attention to how I …
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Category: home ownership, Retirement transition, Time/Activities | Tags: anxiety-avoidance cycle, house projects, living alone, procrastination, retirement, time utilization
Retirement Preview: The Temptation to Be a Hermit
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June 4, 2013 by Jean

It has been two weeks since I arrived in Maine for the summer. This is the last year that I …
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Category: Retirement planning, Social relationships | Tags: friendship, living alone, retirement, single women, social life, social relationships

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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