-
Harmonious Living
What does it mean to live in community? Everyone has their own version of what it means. It helps me to think about the Golden Rule. Always look for the best in others and avoid gossip. There are always people who are unhappy about one thing or another. Management must get frustrated with some of…
-
Community Living
I serve on the Residents’ Council of a large CCRC in the Mid-Atlantic area. Group work doesn’t go away in retirement. It continues with 18 committees focusing on dining, finance, housekeeping, conservation, health, communications. grounds, safety and security. I’ll stop there. I don’t want to bore you any more. So even though we have very…
-
Rollin’ on the River
When I received an email from a travel agency advertising a 2 for 1 sale on the American Queen, it only took me a few days to convince Dan it was the thing to do. So what if it was in February, still winter here in Maryland. My bucket list included a trip on a…
-
Too Busy
Time flies when I am busy so it is no surprise that I have not been making consistent entries in my blog. With my election to the Resident Council, I now have more meetings to attend. My month includes the Resident Council meeting, the Work Session, and the Communications Committee that I now chair. I…
-
Cruisin’
Barcelona to New Orleans on the Carnival Sunshine was a great break from the rigors of retirement community living.
-
This is Retirement?
I did get elected to the Residents’ Council and am assigned to chair the Communications Committee. So this is what retirement looks like at Charlestown. I am also going to physical therapy three times a week to work on a back issue. Friday – Sales Expo, host Residents’ Council Table after preparing slide show and…
-
Rite of Committal
Dan and I are still in St. Paul, Minnesota after arriving last week. My brother from VA, my sister and her family from Minnesota gathered at Calvary Cemetery to bury my parents’ cremains in the Wall family plot. My fathers’s two brothers are buried here. My grandfather left the last plot to me when I…
-
Elections
I got elected! That’s to the Charlestown Resident Council. After a month long “campaign,” residents voted for 7 of the 13 candidates. Now the fun begins.