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Back In The Classroom
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June 9, 2022 by Jean

One of the joys of this spring was finding myself back in the classroom – the real classroom rather than …
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Category: health, Living, Time/Activities | Tags: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, COVID-19 pandemic, Maine Senior Colleges, time utilization, well-being
Finding My New Normal
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January 21, 2022 by Jean

Like many people, I entered 2021 with an almost-giddy anticipation that vaccinations would soon bring the pandemic to an end. …
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Category: health, Living | Tags: Apollo's Arrow, COVID-19 pandemic, Nicholas A. Christakis, social relationships, well-being
Party Time
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July 20, 2021 by Jean

When normal life was suddenly suspended in March of 2020, my choral singing group was in the process of preparing …
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Category: health, Living, Maine, Social relationships, Time/Activities | Tags: choral singing, COVID-19 pandemic, social relationships
Light and Dark
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June 28, 2021 by Jean

This is not a post about race relations or about any metaphorical use of light and dark. It is literally …
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Category: health, Maine, Reading | Tags: artificial light, dark skies, light pollution, milky way, Paul Bogard, Starry Night, starry skies, The End of Night, Vincent van Gogh
Sharing Air
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July 30, 2020 by Jean

Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, when I was discussing when and how to get together with a friend, I …
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Category: health, Social relationships | Tags: cognitive dissonance, COVID-19 pandemic, personal risk assessment, social interaction, social norms, social relationships, wearing face masks
Social Engagement, Virtual and Otherwise
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July 3, 2020 by Jean

Almost four months into our new pandemic reality, I feel as though I’m finding a rhythm as I try to …
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Category: health, Living, Social relationships, Time/Activities | Tags: COVID-19 pandemic, health, living alone, Maine Senior Colleges, social engagement, social isolation, social relationships, well-being
The New Normal
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April 1, 2020 by Jean

It’s hard to believe that just a few weeks ago, I was wondering if I had overcommitted myself for spring. …
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Category: health, Living, Social relationships, Time/Activities | Tags: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, COVID-19 pandemic, garden, health, living alone, local food, Maine Senior Colleges, social relationships
Aging Alone in a Pandemic: Social Distancing and Social Isolation
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March 17, 2020 by Jean

A few days ago (Was it really only a few days ago?) when Maine’s first case of COVID-19 was confirmed, …
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Category: health, Living, Social relationships | Tags: aging, COVID-19 pandemic, living alone, senior college, social distancing, social isolation, social relationships, solo seniors, Zoom
Winter Exercise
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February 6, 2020 by Jean

When I was in my twenties, my mother had serious cardiovascular health issues. At age 49, she had major surgery …
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Category: health, Living | Tags: Desk Cycle, health, physical fitness, well-being
Caring, Stress, and Coping
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January 6, 2020 by Jean

The phrase “to care for” has two distinct meanings. One is about warm emotional attachment to another person, to care …
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Category: Aging, Emotional responses, health, Social relationships | Tags: aging, aging alone, caregiving, friendship, social relationships, stress management, well-being

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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