Category: Life
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The Science of Well-Being
What a great opportunity to complete a class from Yale’s University Laurie Santos titled The Science of Well-Being. I found out about the Coursea.org class through a sponsored Facebook post the first part of May. In fact, it was a few days before I went dark on Facebook.The Course description is as follows: [It] overviews what psychological…
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Still No Facebook
A month later and still no social media. It has been easier than I thought. I do have moments when I read a newsletter or a website and they reference their Facebook page, but I have resisted. I am in contact with my siblings and friends via FaceTime and texting so I am still connected.…
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No More Social Media
I have been thinking about quitting for several months. I even went offline for a few months last year. Several friends said they liked to see my travel posts. I have been influenced by all the talk about the downside of social media. I kept using it to see photos of my siblings’ children more…
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Hooked on Outlander
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Shelf Decorating
Holiday time in a CCRC is full of activities. Tree trimming, floor parties, shelf decorating, Christmas sweater contests, special drinks, and Feasts on Thanksgiving and Christmas. We don’t have to give up decorating the outside of our home because of our shelves. Every apartment has a waist high shelf next to the door. It was…
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Give Me A Break
October was too hectic for me with mostly NaCCRA business. I had two board meetings, a member meeting, and three days of staffing the NaCCRA booth at the LeadingAge Annual Meeting and Expo. I did lots of prep work to prepare for the meetings which required long hours of computer work. I don’t want to…
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Slow Summer – NOT at Charlestown
How hard can it be to write a blog post every month? It’s hard. The days fly by with things to do and events to attend. You would think that summer in a life plan community would be laid back and easy going. Not so much. There are so many activities going on that I…
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Alexa, Start My Day
“Alexa, tell a joke!” I couldn’t resist the Amazon Prime Day Echo Dot special for $30. I broke down and bought one! My only hiccup to the installation was adding the Echo Dot to the WiFi network we use at Charlestown. A separate portal network is used to add printers and devices like the Echo.…