Retirement the way it should be
For most people, retirement is something to look forward to. You’ve worked hard all of your life, having to meet the responsibilities associated with your job, providing for your family, bringing up your children, maintaining a home, et cetera. So, retirement is a time to pursue more leisure activities, and to inject some peace into your lives.
It’s a time for you to indulge in the things you have been putting off, take up new hobbies, meet more people, travel and follow up on those ideas you were too busy for earlier.
But for some, the thought of retirement can be quite daunting. If you retire at 65 you might have another 25 or 30 years (or more) to live.
By this age you have probably worked for more than 40 years and now you worry about filling in the days, having ‘‘nothing to do’’, worrying if you’ll have enough money, missing colleagues and friends at work.
So, although retirement should be celebrated, it can also for some people be met with a degree of trepidation.
If you are over 65 and thinking about downsizing in your retirement, a retirement lifestyle village such as Maryville Courts, where you will meet like-minded people, might be just the place for you.
Maryville Courts believe that it is important to remember that you have retired from work, not life, and it encourages residents to maintain an active lifestyle.
In fact, some of their residents still work part-time, which is an excellent way to maintain a sense of self-worth, an income, and relationships with colleagues.
Other residents have packed up and taken themselves on extended trips around the country, overseas or on cruises.
Living in a retirement village eases the stress associated with the maintenance and security of a large house. It offers companionship and a sense of wellbeing achieved by living in a hassle-free environment.
Maryville Courts offers the convenience of inner city living with the potential to live your retirement the way you choose.
For more information about Maryville Courts, call Suzanne or Ann on 03 379 0357, pop in for a tour of the village at 155 Salisbury Street, central Christchurch, or visit their website, maryvillecourts.org.nz.
If you are over 65 and thinking about downsizing in your retirement . . . Maryville Courts might be just the place for you.