AARP Rewards Community Learning & Earning Contest August 2022

In my retirement years I have been busy volunteering with many different organizations where I live in  Fort Collins, CO. Some of which are the local library, the art museum, United Way, the Poudre River events, walks for the homeless and many others.  I also walk between 5-10 miles a day and bike ride.  I feel as vibrant and youthful as I did in my 30's. At home, I enjoy reading and doing arts and crafts activities and online courses.

I am editor so reading my manuscripts not only keeps my brain active but I am also always learning.  I also love reading novels and discussing them with my book club.  And I also go to the gym 3-4 days a week. 

A daily 2 mile walk followed by several hours of forensic accounting interspersed with a few breaks for tackling Cryptic crossword puzzles (the British ones are tough!) & lots of reading keeps me occupied, healthy & happy.

I do crosswords, sudoku, wordle, Worldle, quordle, and vaious other games.  

I read, play sudoku, my hands shake so I color, I do crossword puzzles, do jigsaw puzzles, go to Silver Sneakers classes 4 days a week, I do yoga 2 days a week, walk the dog in parks and at the beach and read the AARP articles on just about everything.

I do word searches.

Reading   learning Spanish with Duolingo   AARP quizzes and games   babysitting a 3 year old, her 1 year old brother and 1.5 year old cousin   AARP articles   gardening   Wordle

I try to understand my investments & taxes... Do daily wordle and keep up with my children's homework and community college classes. Oh - and I do enjoy some of the games & point redemptions on AARP.

I started taking various online classes during Covid to keep stimulated, and I have continued that.  I take a range of classes to keep it interesting.  I take German, mixoxology, cooking and exercise classes, as well as some more academic classes from online universities to continue to learn. 

I like to keep my brain engaged and active by walking 'round my neighborhood. I like to explore and notice the little things of nature while I am walking. Walking makes my body and legs feel strong, so doing this makes me feel great! I also love to get together with my children and grandchildren. When I talk and 'play' with them, it does help to feel young and healthy! I also

love to read fiction/ novels and I know that reading does make my brain excited and my imagination activated.