Keeping busy as a 70 year old expat lady

Islandlady Member

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3 years ago

Hello, can anyone talk about what they do to occupy their time as a single lady>

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CiliaAnn Active member

34POSTS

3 years ago

Hello, I'm a retired lady over 75 and can recommend some activities :

- learn another language which entails written exercises

- cultivate a manual activity, take care of house plants, garden if you are lucky enough to have one!

- join the local library and take out books in your preferred language

- cook a different dish every two or three days and invite someone to try it

- sort out clothing and books and donate them to local charities

- read the books you've been intending to read for a long time

- repair any torn clothing - knitting in front of the telly is great in the winter!

- keep in touch with friends and family, create your family tree by doing some research on line

- join one of the painting, drawing, ceramics classes offered by local association

- adopt an animal, a dog needs a walk twice a day and a cat is just perfect for contemplation!

- have an exercise routine to do at home or in the park in order to keep fit

I hope some of these suggestions are tempting to you ... enjoy them!

Of course, there's always shopping, cooking, cleaning, washing and ironing !!!

bikepal Member

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3 years ago

@Islandlady - hi, I鈥檓 a young 67, so I guess you鈥檙e young too! There are many things to keep busy - for example, I swim at least 3x/week.聽 I run on some alternate days. I look to explore places I haven鈥檛 been and try to get there; for example, markets/towns, etc. I check out what concerts are around, what operas are being done, what exhibitions are in the museums. I don鈥檛 know if any of this helps but thought I would try at least to give some ideas. Good luck.

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Jubailstar Member

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3 years ago

Hi it depends on where you are located, your surroundings, neighborhood etc, one good start will be to prioritise your interest.

Explore what you need and try to work on that, would be happy to know your interest so that many here can guide you further more.

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Cheryl Moderator

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3 years ago

Hello all,

thank you for taking the time to reply to Islandlady!

Cheers,

Cheryl

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kmazzster New member

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3 years ago

It depends on how social you like to be. I joined a book club, a photography group and a Meetup hiking group to meet people when I first arrived in Nice. I made a bunch of friends that way, which led to other friends.

I also made an effort with these new friends to initiate socializing. So once a week I'd contact a couple of them to arrange coffee or lunch get-togethers.聽 Or to suggest a film. Or a day trip. And so on.

I am as busy as I like, sometimes too busy, as a result. Good luck!