Social Challenge: Week 1 One Small Win!

[AARPTeri]

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/ 

[JeanneH311525]

I went solo to a blues & rock concert in a local park. I was the only cocoa puff among the rice krispies lol. I  had a great time due to the music & smiles from strangers.

[LizM246282]

A win this week was going to a tennis clinic. The hardest part is making a connection in the class.

[DeborahJ347685]

Took a friend to a scheduled appointment due to her not that familiar with the area.

[jl45894479]

I joined a local gym.

[FreidaT20164]

One small win is being allowed another beautiful day,  the hardest thing is dealing with my relocation situation 

[RozR5886]

Me too. Relocated and still struggling after 6 years. I don’t connect well 

[r23935s]

One win for me this week is planning to travel this w/e to see family, including grandchildren in another state.  It’s my sister’s birthday and I’ll be there to celebrate!

[EileenR853519]

I’ve been attending classes at the YMCA and I volunteer weekly in the community. 

[Yvettemaria]

That's great!

[terywlms]

We caught up with about 40 friends we worked with 30+ years ago!  It was amazing!

[KatharineG786888]

We moved to a 55+ community in madch. Ct I am slowly meeting people but having a lot of names to remember!it is getting better and I have joined card groups   . This c week I was able to get a ride to the Clubhouse with a fellow player!

[LaurenN179233]

Two social outlets, though it can be hard to push myself to go sometimes when feeling more introverted. My square dance club, and pickleball. Modern square dancing is an awesome way to 'check all the boxes' on exercise, cognitive play, social, fun for low cost. Pickleball I choose where to play based on whether I'll enjoy the people I'll be with. www.castoff8s.com; www.wheresthedance.com

[bm25223617]

My small win felt like a huge win; going out to lunch with a twenty-something friend. An absolute delight!

   My struggle is the weather.  As an asthmatic, I can’t attend the “Fridays at Five” outdoor concerts in the downtown area of where I live. 🙁

[tjlannon]

At the beginning of the month I joined a Tai-Chi class at the local community center. The group meets

3 days a week for an hour each.

[CarolynM127038]

My husband and others began a neighborhood association in our urban area last year (after I urged him to get involved in our community; my health limited me in the initial stages). This month, we attended a strawberry 🍓 ice cream social at our local library, where I ran into and got caught up with an old friend. 

Then yesterday, I responded to a give-away offer from a really community-minded young woman on our association's FB group. We liberated some of her children's used toys, gained some fun toys for our 3-year-old grand-niece, and connected again with a delightful person ( plus I got out of the house.)

[Sarah9910]

1 Swim class and 2 Silver Sneakers class at the senior center

[SereneSeagull]

Sounds fun 🙂

[LauraW628984]

Haven’t had a cigarette in 5 days. Doing vitamin vape and will get off these soon.

[b713323s]

I did the same many yrs ago. If it helps-  I bought the nicotine gum, wellbutrin, patches, printed out pics of smokers lungs & placed  them all over the house. Lol.  Plus attended the Nicotine Anonymous meetings- only one in Austin at that time.  Hope it helps! You can do it.

[ThirdAct]

Bravo!!!  That's not easy.  You will be so much happier (and be richer) getting beyond cigarettes.

[tjlannon]

Well worth doing. Hang in there.

[SereneSeagull]

Congrats on not having a cigarette in 5 days!  Thats a healthy achievement!  Way to go, @LauraW628984  💪

[VelmaZ]

I spent 4 days with friends that I've known since 6th grade! It was a wonderful spending time with them!

[SereneSeagull]

Wow!  Thats a long time to have known them!  Nice!

[MargieE625777]

Found a old friend from work this yr. It has been almost 30 yrs.since I saw her we already went out to dinner with her discussed our children and parents which both of us didn't have any kids then and both of are parents were living back then but now both of are parents are now deceased. We both cried together cause we both were close to each other parents.I'm glad we found each other again.

[SusannG23949]

Reached out to high school classmates I have not spoken to in years 

[SereneSeagull]

That can be a little daunting, @SusannG23949 , great that you did that.

[TNTMOM]

I just read this new article on aarp.org about how to find friends in unexpected places --- such great tips --- take a look:  Seven Surprising Ways to Make Friends as an Older Adult

[LisamarieW271357]

So I Live in Boston, MA. However very hard to Find Groups/people to meet Since we are a Big College City !! Seriously anyone from Boston MA. On here ?? Lol