Monthly Archives: March 2015

  1. Back in the Classroom

    7

    March 31, 2015 by Jean

    Last week, I went back into the classroom for the first time since I retired from teaching in May – …
    Continue reading

    Category: Intellectual activity, Living, Social relationships, Time/Activities | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  2. A Place to Think

    14

    March 24, 2015 by Jean

    During the years when I was a hard-working college professor, teaching three different courses in a semester and often working …
    Continue reading

    Category: home ownership, Intellectual activity, Living, Retirement transition, Time/Activities | Tags: , ,

  3. Sap Rising

    10

    March 20, 2015 by Jean

    As the days get longer, the snow begins to melt, and the sap rises in the sugar maple trees, I …
    Continue reading

    Category: Social relationships, Time/Activities | Tags: , , , , ,

  4. Kissing Volunteer Frogs

    12

    March 9, 2015 by Jean

    Volunteer work has long been part of my plan for retirement; making a contribution to some kind of larger enterprise …
    Continue reading

    Category: Retirement transition, Time/Activities | Tags: , , ,

  5. The Grand Coulee Ice Dam

    13

    March 1, 2015 by Jean

    When my retiree group met for lunch last month, the topic of removing snow from roofs came up. I scoffed …
    Continue reading

    Category: home ownership, Maine | 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.

Please join me as I step into my future.

Recent Posts

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Visit My Garden Blog

Jean's Garden

Categories

Blogroll

Archives

Meta