Monthly Archives: January 2015

  1. Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

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    January 28, 2015 by Jean

    I’m making a halting sort of progress in getting my new-old house in order and getting my belongings unpacked. I …
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    Category: home ownership, Living, Retirement transition, Time/Activities | Tags: , , ,

  2. Medicare and Social Security Surprises

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    January 18, 2015 by Jean

    I consider myself more knowledgeable about Social Security and Medicare than the average American citizen. For decades, I taught students …
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    Category: Retirement finances, Retirement transition | Tags: , , ,

  3. Nesting

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    January 13, 2015 by Jean

    Since I moved into my new addition, just in time to welcome the new year, I have been busy nesting. …
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  4. Moving Into A New Year

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    January 1, 2015 by Jean

    Yesterday was move-in day! My contractor and one of his workers spent the morning installing the backsplash and cabinet hardware …
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    Category: Emotional responses, home ownership, Living | Tags: , , ,

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.

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