Tag Archives: house projects

  1. Homeowner Stresses and Social Support

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    August 20, 2017 by Jean

    Owning a home can be a source of great pleasure, but maintaining a house can be very stressful. The stress …
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    Category: Aging, home ownership, Living, Social relationships | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

  2. Mental Gardening

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    February 5, 2016 by Jean

    Dreary winter days are a great time to get out into the garden of the imagination while remaining warm and …
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    Category: garden, home ownership, Time/Activities | Tags: , , , ,

  3. Preparing for Winter

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    October 8, 2015 by Jean

    As September turned into October, our weather went from being unseasonably warm to very cool. Overnight lows are now regularly …
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    Category: home ownership, Living, Maine, Time/Activities | Tags: , ,

  4. Paving Stones and Gazebos: The Satisfaction of Success

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    July 31, 2015 by Jean

    This week, I succeeded in completing two projects that have been a source of some frustration (see Solo House Projects: …
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    Category: home ownership, Living, Maine, Time/Activities | Tags: , , , ,

  5. Solo House Projects: Pavers and Gazebos

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    June 29, 2015 by Jean

    One of the challenges in living alone is completing house projects that require physical strength and/or more than two hands. …
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    Category: home ownership, Living, Maine | Tags: , ,

  6. A Place to Think

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    March 24, 2015 by Jean

    During the years when I was a hard-working college professor, teaching three different courses in a semester and often working …
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    Category: home ownership, Intellectual activity, Living, Retirement transition, Time/Activities | Tags: , ,

  7. Study Progress

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    February 9, 2015 by Jean

    In the past week, I’ve made serious progress on turning my old bedroom into my new study. A week ago …
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    Category: Living, Retirement transition | Tags: , , , ,

  8. Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

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    January 28, 2015 by Jean

    I’m making a halting sort of progress in getting my new-old house in order and getting my belongings unpacked. I …
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    Category: home ownership, Living, Retirement transition, Time/Activities | Tags: , , ,

  9. Nesting

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    January 13, 2015 by Jean

    Since I moved into my new addition, just in time to welcome the new year, I have been busy nesting. …
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    Category: home ownership, Living, Time/Activities | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  10. Moving Into A New Year

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    January 1, 2015 by Jean

    Yesterday was move-in day! My contractor and one of his workers spent the morning installing the backsplash and cabinet hardware …
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    Category: Emotional responses, home ownership, Living | Tags: , , ,

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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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