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Retirement Communities
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July 18, 2017 by Jean

Several months ago, I began to think seriously about what I will do when the hassles and physical work involved …
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Category: Aging, home ownership, Living | Tags: downsizing, lifecare communities, living alone, living in Maine, retirement communities, retirement finances, retirement homes
The Plan
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March 6, 2017 by Jean

Over the holidays, during an annual celebratory dinner with friends, one of our party said that she had recently spent …
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Category: Aging, home ownership, Retirement finances | Tags: aging, assisted living, continuing care communities, downsizing, independent living, living alone, long term care, retirement communities, retirement finances, retirement homes
Moving Out / Moving On
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May 30, 2014 by Jean

It is done! I have moved out of my Gettysburg townhouse and arrived in Maine for my new life as …
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Category: Retirement transition | Tags: downsizing, friendship, relocating in retirement, retirement, retirement homes
Transitioning to Retirement: Packing Up and Moving Out (2)
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January 7, 2014 by Jean

In my last post, I wrote about my plans for sorting and packing a career’s worth of academic material in …
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Category: Living, Retirement transition | Tags: downsizing, relocating in retirement, retirement, retirement homes
Transitioning to Retirement: Packing Up and Moving Out (1)
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December 30, 2013 by Jean

As I prepare to return to Pennsylvania for my last semester of teaching at Gettysburg College, I’m starting to make …
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Category: Retirement transition | Tags: downsizing, finishing work
Paring Down
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May 24, 2013 by Jean

During the past few weeks, I’ve been absorbed in end-of-semester activities – first grading final papers and exams and turning …
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Category: Retirement transition | Tags: downsizing, retirement, vinyl records

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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