AARP Rewards Community Learning & Earning Contest August 2022

Though a news-oriented viewer, listener, and reader, I try to balance it with fun media such as crosswords, some sports, cooking, travel, how to’s. I enjoy walking(though far less not by choice). At a ‘mature’ age, I appreciate the efficiencies and capacities of technology most of the time. 

I play AARP games every day to help keep my brain alert; also watch many of the videos to learn and earn points.  In addition, I exercise every day both by walking for about 45 minutes and attending exercise and yoga classes where I live.

I folkdance once a week and take daily walks. I also do cardio exercises and/or yoga a couple times a week.  I read and/or listen to books on tape.  Watching

"Jeopardy" also helps me refresh my memory, and also teaches me facts that I never knew.  I try to practice languages I have learned:  Spanish, French.

I play brain games several times per week to keep my brain working out and continue to play music at age 62. I ride my bike on our local rail trails. I can see a positive change.

Working at my govt job keeps my brain active & lulls me to sleep simultaneously. 😆

Playing a variety of word games daily & solving logic problems is fun, challenging and perfect brain aerobics.

Lastly, friendly debates at our Covid Revised Girls Gatherings definitely keeps my brain active.

I enter writing contests, and I play word games, like Waffle and Wordle

I love doing stain glass, it’s such fun to create new things, it keeps me busy. I also work at my sons bait shop where I get to meet so

many different people and we chat about the things they enjoy doing and then of course I love playing the aarp games and the trivia questions anf racking up points. Keeping active constantly keeps my mind and body happy and healthy. 

I read well written fiction, I play games, and I am writing an autobiography.

I have been a caregiver to several family members since I was 35.

I am still a caregiver today at the age of 53, I have to make sure their meds are filled each month which always requires a date of birth, which with the entire family that usually consists of at least rattling off 5 birthdays. I realize everyone uses speed dial to make calls but I remember each number on my head and dial it out.

My Mother had dementia at a young age of 58 and cared for her they lost 10 years of her life, it made me realize to try and remember everything I possibly could without technology

Taking photos while hiking. This engages my linear and non-linear thinking.