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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
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
Challenges of Aging Alone
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November 28, 2019 by Jean

Since I last posted here about my friend with the degenerative illness, my life has been taken over by a …
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Category: Aging, Social relationships | Tags: aging, friendship, health, living alone, social relationships
Caring for Others, Caring for Self
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October 23, 2019 by Jean

Lately, I’ve been struggling to find the right balance between caring for a good friend with a serious degenerative illness …
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Category: Aging, health, Social relationships | Tags: aging, friendship, health, living alone, single women, well-being
Resisting Ageism Through Education
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March 12, 2019 by Jean

Although I am proud to be an educator, I’m not a person who feels that education is the solution to …
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Category: Aging, Intellectual activity | Tags: ageism, aging, Bates College, Gettysburg College, health, occupational therapy, University of Southern Maine
Fire and Ice: My Winter Exercise Program
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March 4, 2019 by Jean

For most of my life, my preferred form of exercise has been walking. I got into the walking habit early. …
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Category: health, home ownership, Living, Maine | Tags: health, living alone, living in Maine, rural living, winter exercise
Paradoxes of Aging, Health and Happiness
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September 25, 2017 by Jean

Some readers may have begun to wonder if I have abandoned this blog. The answer is no, but it did …
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Category: Aging, Emotional responses, health | Tags: aging, Becca R. Levy, elder orphans, General Social Survey, Gettysburg College, happiness, health, U-curve of well-being, well-being
Negotiating an Aging Body
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August 17, 2015 by Jean

The year I was fifty, after a lifetime of exceptionally good health, I found myself facing a series of medical …
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Category: Aging, health | Tags: aging, gardening, health, home ownership, living alone, MyFitnessPal, weight loss, 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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