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Social Challenge: Week 1 One Small Win!

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May 28, 2026
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Week 1: What’s one small win you have had this week and one thing that’s been harder than expected? Short answers welcome! Jump in even if you’re just getting started!

Want to join the challenge? Here’s the URL:https://www.aarp.org/rewards/earn/socialchallenge/

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chrysgoodell

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I set up an extra therapy session.

SereneSeagull

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Awareness of our own needs, is a positive approach, nicely done, @chrysgoodell !

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gw7821

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I asked and was added to a chat thread for one of my gym classes. If our teacher is absent the group entertains meeting anyway to work out together.

SereneSeagull

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Proactive involvement and then inclusion! Congrats on reaching out to do this, @gw7821 !

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DeniseM153174

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One small win today was to set up boundaries with certain individuals that are not capable of being authentic and caring friends.

SereneSeagull

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I applaud that @DeniseM153174 ! It’s your life to live, and we don’t have to accept or invite anyone into our lives that causes an unhealthy, unwelcoming environment for us that we don’t want. Nicely done!

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JackieC777628

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Agreed. Good words to live by.

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GeraldineM929296

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Walking 10,000 stops a day. Going blind in my left eye.

SereneSeagull

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Congrats on your steps, @GeraldineM929296 . Thats great! Wonderful sense of accomplishment too! Endorphins are released, and you feel good.

I know someone that had a blindness in an eye. While disconcerting, they were able to overcome the challenges and did well adapting. Definitely a blow, but was quite interesting how well they were able to deal as if it hadn’t happened.. I think our bodies are amazing how they do that naturally sometimes. Keep on keepin’ on!

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GeraldineM929296

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Thank you!

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DianneD423

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I finished a chapter of my coding homework early this week but I forgot about the discussion board which is now late lol. With menopause, this seems to be the norm these days!!! Anyone have any great advice about menopause and its pitfalls? My mom passed when I was 27 so I don't have an older female figure to ask, not to mention no one really ever told us about this stuff anyway! I feel like a crazy person half the time and my husband is really questioning my mental health and anger issues these day 😂

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RobinS265398

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I'll pray for you. Menopause has been rough for me. I'm 55. I have had it all: brain fog, mood swings, hot flashes, sleep onset insomnia, weight gain, and crying spells. I'm trying natural remedies: wild yam cream, vitex (chasteberry), red clover, and if you do not have Hypothyroidism, also Maca Root is helpful.

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RobinS265398

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One small win is I try to strike up a conversation with someone when I'm out and about more often than I used to. I have social anxiety and feel awkward.

SereneSeagull

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Excellent ! @RobinS265398 Thats a leap!

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JackieC777628

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one small win you have had this week: lost 3 pounds intentionally on a autoimmune diet! 😀 and one thing that’s been harder than expected: losing weight at age 54 😞

SereneSeagull

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Congrats @JackieC777628

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ShirleyD760587

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I baked cookies and shared with friends at Starbucks including the baristas. Challenge, I was disappointed by a friend who touts himself as an excellent handyman but failed to show up for a job at my 93y/o mother’s house.