Tag Archives: social life
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Relearning to Be Sociable
7March 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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Retirement as an Expansive Time of Life
3November 3, 2018 by Jean
I used to chuckle about retirees who claimed they couldn’t remember how they previously found time to hold a job, …
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Social Class, Social Etiquette and Social Anxiety
13June 5, 2016 by Jean
I was surprised when several readers responded to my recent post on friendship by saying that I seem to have …
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Taking Stock: Well-Being
13January 19, 2016 by Jean
This is the third of my “Taking Stock” posts for the new year. This one focuses on how I am …
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A Single Woman’s Holiday
16December 21, 2015 by Jean
Christmas morning. I will be up early, before the sun, to begin preparing Christmas dinner. I will plug in the …
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Social Life
13December 15, 2015 by Jean
One of the trickier aspects of retirement for me is finding the right balance between social life (connection with others) …
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Seasonal Changes
7September 10, 2015 by Jean
I grew up in southern New England, where there are four distinct seasons (spring, summer, fall and winter), each with …
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Busy, Busy, Busy
9August 25, 2015 by Jean
One of the concepts that comes up repeatedly in the social science literature on retirement is the “culture of busyness” …
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Productivity, Sociability, Relaxation
14July 22, 2015 by Jean
One year into my retirement, I am still trying to find the right balance among productivity, sociability and relaxation. Here’s …
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New Friends/Old Friends
11July 10, 2015 by Jean
In all my advance reading about retirement, I did not see anything that suggested retirement would be a time when …
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Stepping Into The Future 