Who am I? My name is Christina Siwik. I am a 75-year-old senior. My husband and I raised four children: one daughter and three sons. We have been married for fifty-three years and our children are all in their 40’s. We have five grandchildren ranging in age from 28-16 and one great-granddaughter.
I am a former educator. I spent nineteen years teaching middle school, eleven years as an elementary principal and four and a half years as a district superintendent. After my retirement in 2010, I spent two years working as an academic specialist through a major university coaching both administrators and teachers. Then I spent a year as Head of School at a charter school before retiring again.
My husband and I live in northern Michigan in the middle of the woods. We camp in the summer and use to winter in the southern states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi. We love visiting historical places, the Smoky Mountains and watching baseball, but haven’t been there since Covid. We also enjoy long walks on the beach wherever we find one.
Some of my favorite things I enjoy doing are: travel, camp, workout, take long walks, read, scrapbook, sew, and explore new places. There is nothing like camping along a quiet river, watching the sunset along one of the Great Lakes or sitting around the campfire listening to the quiet. If you want to see my likes and interests, check out my Pinterest page. Since I began my blog, I have also become a published author.
I started this blog to inspire others to continue to have goals, learn to live a healthy and productive life and to never give up on yourself. Even after retirement, life can begin again. You are simply on a new journey. After starting this blog, I decided to fulfill my desire to become an author and have since written and published four novels. I am currently working on number five.
As I post items on my blog, I will be sharing what inspires me as well as tips on how you too can improve your quality of life. I will include recipes, scrapbooking tips as well as human interest stories on the camping trips we take. I will also tell you about some of my other hobbies and hopefully inspire you to lead a full life, no matter what your age.
You will also discover that I love inspirational quotes and use them often in my writing I hope they inspire you as much as they inspire me.
Come along with me on this journey. Take the time to read my posts, try some of my recipes and be sure to leave comments. Your input is how I will make my blog suit your needs. If you like mysteries, take the time to read the little promos included in the blog, and then, if you like, click on one of the book photos and it will take you directly to Amazon.
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Sounds like you’ve had such a fulfilling life. Love the photo of you beside the tree. Very cute 😊