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Keeping Connected
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January 12, 2023 by Jean

As I enter the fourth year of the Covid pandemic, I know that I need to be intentional about staying …
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Category: Social relationships, Time/Activities | Tags: book groups, friendship, living alone, social isolation, social relationships, time utilization
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
Relearning to Be Sociable
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March 24, 2021 by Jean

As Spring arrives, I feel that, like the plants in my garden, I’m emerging from a period of dormancy. Three …
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Category: Social relationships | Tags: COVID-19 pandemic, living alone, social isolation, social life
Covid Thanksgiving
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November 27, 2020 by Jean

This Covid Thanksgiving wasn’t as much of a departure for me as it was for many people. It has been …
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Category: Family, Living, Social relationships, Uncategorized | Tags: cooking, COVID-19 pandemic, Family, friendship, living alone, social relationships, Thanksgiving, Zoom
One Hell of a Year
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November 7, 2020 by Jean

One piece of retirement advice I don’t remember getting was to expect the unexpected. I think I imagined a more …
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Category: Living, Social relationships | Tags: COVID-19 pandemic, friendship, single women, social relationships, well-being
Zooming into Fall
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October 1, 2020 by Jean

How can it be October already? As August turned to September, someone flipped a switch on Maine weather and we …
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Category: Social relationships, Time/Activities | Tags: choral singing, COVID-19 pandemic, living alone, Maine Senior Colleges, social engagement, social isolation, Zoom
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
Farewell to a Special Friend
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June 9, 2020 by Jean

This week, I am saying farewell to my close friend Joyce, who died this weekend at the nursing home that …
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Category: Living, Social relationships | Tags: Common Ground Country Fair, friendship, gardening, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
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

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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