Lifestyle – What is your preference?
What makes you happy?
In order to determine what it might be, you’ll first have to determine what makes you feel happy and content. Let’s take a look at some of the activities and surroundings that may be a fit for you.
First, your home. Do you prefer a house to yourself or a shared housing situation like the golden girls lifestyle? Do you like lots of room? How about having a big yard? Maybe living in a small condo suites you just fine. If you already own a home and are considering downsizing it may be time to think about how you want your living space to look and feel.
Next where do you want to live? Do you like the city life where there’s lots of social and civic activities with easy access using local transportation?
Maybe you prefer to live in a college town and be around younger people who might challenge you to take that class you’ve put off for so many years.
Rural life has attracted many retirees. Living on your own small farm can offer tranquility, beauty and lots of chances for learning. This lifestyle is by no means easy. I know first hand as I would go to my Aunt & Uncles farm every few years and I realized at a young age how hard they worked. If you’re up to it this can be a wonderful way to live.
This is not my mothers retirement life. In her day there were very few single women and you never heard of any who expressed how happy they were in retirement. Unless of course they were left with lots of money. However money could not replace people and purpose in life.
The time to take action is now. It’s up to us to design how we want to live in our later years. Frankly I’m tired of hearing news reports that all single baby boomer women are going to live in poverty. Yes, there are many of us who are struggling but we are historically women who can make things happen.
The internet offers women great opportunities today. Including learning how to take advantage of the talents we have while we learn the skills needed to bring them to the marketplace and improve our lives. We are here to help you with that.