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Monthly Archives: April 2015

Spontaneity and Singing
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April 29, 2015 by Jean

During my work years, I managed time and competing demands for that time through systematic (and often rigid) scheduling. In …
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Category: Retirement transition, Time/Activities | Tags: choral singing, Portland Public Library, retirement, time utilization
Engagement, Disengagement, and Re-engagement
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April 22, 2015 by Jean

When I was working, I was very engaged in my workplace – the type of faculty member who cared deeply …
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Category: Emotional responses, Retirement transition | Tags: emotional responses to retirement, finishing work, relocating in retirement
Visiting the Former Workplace
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April 11, 2015 by Jean

Many retirees confront the issue of what their relationship to the old workplace will be. Some retirees maintain a strong …
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Category: Emotional responses, Retirement transition | Tags: emotional responses to retirement, finishing work, retirement
Winter or Spring?
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April 5, 2015 by Jean

This morning I woke up to snow coming down fast and furious outside my bedroom window; but by the time …
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Category: Emotional responses, home ownership, Living, Social relationships, Time/Activities | Tags: A Fresh Map of life, Alan H. Olmstead, Composing a Further Life, emotional responses to retirement, Mary Catherine Bateson, Peter Laslett, retirement, third age, Threshold

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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