The kids are grown and gone, and it’s time to do something about it. The house seems empty because all of the noise and chatter has gone with them. You are beginning to wonder if you really need five bedrooms in a two-story house with a lawn that always seems to need mowing.
It’s time to join the empty-nesters who are finding “the best is yet to be” in a new lifestyle in a new locale. If you live in the north it’s also time to warm up your world, leaving snow and ice behind for the mild year-round temperatures of the South.
Thousands of seniors are discovering that “The best is yet to be,” when they find their new lifestyle in the Carolinas. For active retirees, relocating to an active-adult community in the Triangle is an exciting entree into a new chapter of life.
First, they find the tempo of life becomes slower, while experiencing a new energy that comes from the variety of things-to-do…or not-to-do, according to the whim of the moment.
Your schedule is your own. No rush. Now is a good time to hone your golf skills. Or catch a fish for supper, take a swim in the clubhouse pool, play a few sets on the tennis court, or have a good workout in the fitness center. If it’s a gloomy day, you can get up a game in the card room or spend an afternoon in the arts and crafts center.
But the real world is not far away. Step beyond the gates of your community and the pace quickens.
So don’t let your “empty nest” become a shrine to the past. Instead move to a wonderful new life where you can welcome children and grandchildren for holidays and summer vacations. A visit to grandmother’s house was never like this!