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Monthly Archives: January 2017

Generational Transition
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January 30, 2017 by Jean

I have a vivid memory from my grandmother’s funeral in 1975. She had died at age 85, the last of …
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Category: Aging | Tags: aging, health and aging, social relationships
New Year’s Check-Up: Wellbeing
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January 16, 2017 by Jean

In my last post, I focused on evaluating my use of time and money as I begin my third year …
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Category: health, Living, Social relationships | Tags: choral singing, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, friendship, intellectual stimulation, Maine Music Society Chorale, Maine Senior Colleges, Master Gardener Volunteers, relaxation, retirement, stress management, well-being
New Year’s Check-Up: Money and Time
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January 3, 2017 by Jean

When I retired in 2014, I didn’t have any doubts about doing so. I did have some anxieties, however, about …
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Category: Retirement finances, Time/Activities | Tags: choral singing, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, intellectual stimulation, Maine Music Society Chorale, Maine Senior Colleges, Master Gardener Volunteers, retirement, retirement finances, retirement savings, time utilization, volunteer work

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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