Denise is living the dream — retirement and not working on Mondays
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Denise is a retired teacher of information technology and keyboarding who still works as a substitute teacher and helps run a local election station in Houston. One of the districts she substitutes for went back to school, but Denise isn’t sure if she’s ready to attend in person. She’s heard of students catching COVID-19 and is wary of risking her personal health.
Denise hasn’t stopped taking classes, though. She has joined GetSetUp, the largest education platform for older adults, to learn new skills. As an active member of the virtual community, she’s become a GetSetUp Ambassador. She kindly shared her experience with us about her life as a learner and participant.
Discovering GetSetUp
Denise first heard about GetSetUp through the YMCA.
“They sent us an email, so I clicked on it to sign up.”
The first class she took was a cooking class, Great Meals in 30 Minutes or Less with Deb Livingston.
“I’m looking for shortcuts for cooking since I’m at home and cooking more. I’m an old-fashioned cook—I take a long time to cook meals because I put a lot of love into it, cooking from scratch. Back then we didn’t have shortcuts, but in this day you need the shortcuts.”
The shortcuts she learned in her GetSetUp class, along with her Instapot, a gift from her son for Mother’s Day, have helped her save time and focus on learning new things.
Embracing New Learning Experiences
Denise’s favorite class has been Zoom.
“I do Zoom classes for just about everything right now since I have been shut in due to COVID-19. I just go out to the store, the pharmacy, and the doctor. I think these classes are great for anyone that doesn’t know how to do something. They can learn, and Zoom is an excellent source for people to learn. If you aren’t getting on these Zoom classes, you are going to miss out on a lot. People staying in say they have nothing to do, but I say, ‘I’m on Zoom learning.’”
Denise loves to learn new things, even though it might take her a bit longer than in the past. She continues to learn and attend events throughout COVID-19, including arts and crafts classes. Recently, she learned how to tie-dye a t-shirt and make a coaster.
“I love to learn new things because you are never too old to learn, and now the kids with these computers and cell phones—they can teach you more than you can teach yourself. They have so much time on their hands to learn those things. I’m 68, so my brain is not what it used to be. I used to learn real quick, but now it takes me a little while to catch on.”
Balancing Life and Learning
Retirement for Denise means not having to work on Mondays unless she wants to.
“I’m living the dream—not having to work on Mondays. When people ask me to substitute on Monday, I say—I will do a Friday instead, but not a Monday.”
Denise dedicates a lot of her weekend time to her church, where she is the Director of Praise Dancing. While activities are online for now, a weekend of choreography can be exhausting. She also works elections, which is the only exception to her no-work-on-Monday rule. Denise is a firm believer in the truth and supporting one another.
Part of how GetSetUp supports the community is through social hours to share and learn new things, and through classes to help empower older adults in their learning process.
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