Who am I? My name is Christina Siwik. I am a young 73 year old senior. My husband and I raised four children: one daughter and three sons. We have been married for fifty years and our children are all in their 40’s. We have five grandchildren ranging in age from 25-13.
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 winter in the southern states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi. We love visiting historical places, the Smoky Mountains and watching baseball. We also enjoy long walks on the beach.
Some of my favorite things to do are: travel, camp, workout, take long walks, read, scrapbook 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.
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. I have too often seen people my age and even younger hit retirement age and think they cannot continue to do all the things they enjoyed when they were younger. This is so untrue. Life can begin again. You are simply on a new journey. I will be sharing what inspires me as well as tips on how you too can improve your quality of life.
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.
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Sounds like you’ve had such a fulfilling life. Love the photo of you beside the tree. Very cute 😊