As Seniors What do You Look Forward To?

pchrise

pchrise

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At 21 thought OK an adult can do as I wish , well not really found out could not rent a car , had to be 25. and alot of other compromises.
We have things or not, have traveld or not are healthy or not, have most of are friends or not Just wondering what do all of us look forward to Now. I just need to get through a few issues but not looking forward to them.
 

I looked into a senior complex and thought not good , they eat , play a few games and look at TV. Did not look like they were firering on all cilinders
 
I'm always looking forward to our next trip. I also look forward to seeing my granddaughters grow up via trips to the US and Skype. I'm looking forward to finally remembering the French I'm learning. :playful: I look forward to finishing the current book and reading the next. To getting better and better photographs. To writing my travelogues. Hoping for many more years with my husband. No guarantees on how long we'll both be healthy in body and mind, so try to live in the moment, although it's tough.
 
Gosh, the senior complex in my hometown isn't dull like that at all. Residents have their own apartments and can come and go as they please. They can sign up to participate in activities and outings, there's a common room so people can get together to watch football games or whatever, there's a library, a laundry room and one day a week even a barber shop for the guys and a beauty parlor for the women. They have their own shuttle for trips to the grocery stores and/or downtown or to doctor/dentist appointments. There's also an RN on site. People who choose to be alone can be alone, but for those wanting company, all they have to do is step outside their door. Because it's a very small town, most people already know the other residents.

The complex is affectionately known as Wrinkle Village, and there are lots of widows and widowers just waiting to hit 62 so they can sign up for the waiting list. Many's the time I've thought I should put my name on the waiting list and haul my skinny self back up there.
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
Gosh, the senior complex in my hometown isn't dull like that at all. Residents have their own apartments and can come and go as they please. They can sign up to participate in activities and outings, there's a common room so people can get together to watch football games or whatever, there's a library, a laundry room and one day a week even a barber shop for the guys and a beauty parlor for the women. They have their own shuttle for trips to the grocery stores and/or downtown or to doctor/dentist appointments. There's also an RN on site. People who choose to be alone can be alone, but for those wanting company, all they have to do is step outside their door. Because it's a very small town, most people already know the other residents.

The complex is affectionately known as Wrinkle Village, and there are lots of widows and widowers just waiting to hit 62 so they can sign up for the waiting list. Many's the time I've thought I should put my name on the waiting list and haul my skinny self back up there.
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Sounds like a hotel with a hospital on the side . The one I looked at had all that and for 7000k plus a month. Guess what there were not to far from a cemetery , I decided way to much on so many levels and I would rather be home.
 
Oh, no! It's absolutely not like that at all. It's an apartment complex for people 62 or older. Beautiful grounds, lots of activities, lots of comings and goings and there are garages available for those who have cars. The very best part is that the rent is based on disposable income...so they deduct your expenses from your income before determining the rent. My MIL lived there and loved it...except when her friends knocked on her door at 9am one morning to ask if she wanted to join them for an exercise class. LOL $7K/month? Nope. MIL's rent was less than $250/month and included utilities and basic cable.

I don't remember for sure but think it's run by the county's housing authority, and believe me, it's very well run and very nicely maintained. It's safe, secure and altogether a very pleasant place to live. The only way residents ever move out is if they become too ill to live alone...or feet first.
 
It would be easier to respond to your post if there was a bit of a Profile. but to your question. At my age of 80 I can still drive, rent a car, buy booze, vote, swim, play golf, Petanque. I don't plan out for 20 years from now as that is not realistic. but I am looking forward to another trip to Maui, Hawaii in March 2015 and getting up tomorrow to play a round of golf and maybe a movie in the early evening.
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
Oh, no! It's absolutely not like that at all. It's an apartment complex for people 62 or older. Beautiful grounds, lots of activities, lots of comings and goings and there are garages available for those who have cars. The very best part is that the rent is based on disposable income...so they deduct your expenses from your income before determining the rent. My MIL lived there and loved it...except when her friends knocked on her door at 9am one morning to ask if she wanted to join them for an exercise class. LOL $7K/month? Nope. MIL's rent was less than $250/month and included utilities and basic cable.

I don't remember for sure but think it's run by the county's housing authority, and believe me, it's very well run and very nicely maintained. It's safe, secure and altogether a very pleasant place to live. The only way residents ever move out is if they become too ill to live alone...or feet first.
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Well this is the bay area and the rents are beyound stupid, This place had activities beautiful dinning room , the room was so tiny, add you cannot have a pet with you. That part is semi OK

 
Lon said:
It would be easier to respond to your post if there was a bit of a Profile. but to your question. At my age of 80 I can still drive, rent a car, buy booze, vote, swim, play golf, Petanque. I don't plan out for 20 years from now as that is not realistic. but I am looking forward to another trip to Maui, Hawaii in March 2015 and getting up tomorrow to play a round of golf and maybe a movie in the early evening.
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Sorry about the profile (still semi New here) thing, way younger than you are and had enough of the traveling . Still good for you
 
It sounds delightful GeorgiaXplant. I would move there in a heartbeat if there was something like that around here! But sadly like pchrise said ours is way over the average budget in this area! Pchrise I ask the same question often. Yesterday I laid in bed after my nap since I had nothing I wanted to get up for. The housework if I work hard takes 3 hours outside of wash, if I let it go a week. No desire to get dressed for nothing to do. So your question is very revelant for alot of us at this age.
 
Lon you must have a good retirement to afford such luxeries. For those of us on SS a trip to the next town is sometimes a thrill!! Not complaining stopped work early to take care of hubby and now i pay the piper. Next time wouldn't listen to the Drs. They don't know-only God does, when your time is up. They had him gone years ago. Glad they were wrong! However I am very happy you have those opportunities.
 
I'm getting to do all the things I didn't have time/opportunity to do when I was working. Sleep late. Take naps. Eat when I want. Go to bed when I want. Sit up all night and read if I want. Travel a lot. Go to the mall with no other reason except to walk around and look at things. Go to cheap movies in the afternoon. I figure I have about 20 more years for active travel and then I look forward to spending time on the porch, God willing with a great view, engaging in "recreational sitting".
 
Just plain me said:
It sounds delightful GeorgiaXplant. I would move there in a heartbeat if there was something like that around here! But sadly like pchrise said ours is way over the average budget in this area! Pchrise I ask the same question often. Yesterday I laid in bed after my nap since I had nothing I wanted to get up for. The housework if I work hard takes 3 hours outside of wash, if I let it go a week. No desire to get dressed for nothing to do. So your question is very revelant for alot of us at this age.
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Thank you, especially for me. I'm like a new car looks OK on the outside but going no where fast, sorry for the typos cant see well either ,
 
ClassicRockr said:
Let's see, what do I look forward to.......what I'm doing now, NOT going to work anymore!
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Pappy said:
Me too, Classic. I love getting up knowing I don't have to work anymore. Even if I have a bad night, like last night, doesn't matter.
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Lon said:
but I am looking forward to another trip to Maui, Hawaii in March 2015 and getting up tomorrow to play a round of golf and maybe a movie in the early evening.
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Have fun on your visit to Maui Lon, that is something very nice to look forward too! Been there a couple of times in the past, along with some other Hawaiian islands...loved it! Sounds like you're livin' the good life in general Lon...enjoy! ;)
 
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