AARP Rewards Community Learning & Earning Contest August 2022

I still work in early education, do jigsaw puzzles and do daily online games. 

I read daily, do every puzzle I can get my hands on and try to interact with lots of interesting people.

I research and write articles about the environment, healthy living, gardening, and mindfulness for a nonprofit organization. I participate in a genealogy research forum. I also walk, bicycle, and I have a daily yoga practice.

I read books and play games.

I continue working in my private practice as a counselor, however limiting my work to my personal needs to relax. 

I started learning classical guitar 4 years ago.  It's incredibly challenging and really forces me to use my brain.

I'm 63 and a server so besides being on my feet for 8 hrs a shift ..so getting exercise. I have to remember orders and many other things. I also do trivia games, brain teasers and solitaire games every night.

Have daily conversations with residents at local nursing home. Always interesting and some are challenging. Do word searches, read, play piano, garden and preserve, learning to crochet. Grandkids also keep me on my toes!

I do the Sunday newspaper jumble puzzles and study ASL weekdays to keep my brain active and learn and practice sign language. I also read fiction and non-fiction books regularly and write my daily lists longhand. Budgeting is done longhand. Regular walks and physical activities are also helpful to encourage a healthy brain along with regular sleep, a daily routine, and a daily game of butterflies for pattern recognition.

I am still working, and always looking for new ways to get things done on and off the computer - learning new platforms, keeping curious, and collaborating with colleagues. Also, I do sudoku, crossword and other puzzles in the newspaper, go for regular walks with family and friends, and get out in the garden as often as I can, which presents lots of opportunities to learn about how to better care for my plants and trees.