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What are your tips for staying independent at your own home?
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@laurenbutterfly Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! Having a get-together like you mentioned is an awesome way to have different people meet up and have a social connection. I'll bet you will be having gatherings during the year, also! Finding that others have shared interests, and being able to put names to faces, helps that isolation factor. Good for you!
Any tips on how you thought of doing this, and any obstacles you encountered while planning your brunch?
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I did invite my neighbors when I threw myself an ice cream social to celebrate my 74th birthday in August! I said no gifts but cards welcome. And I asked the neighbor what her 12 year old son's favorite ice cream was! We all enjoyed each other's company and they enjoyed meeting my son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter (then 15 months old).
Don't remember how I thought of doing the New Years Day brunch, just seemed like a good idea! No obstacles encountered during the planning stage. I also enjoyed planning the menu and cooking. (I like cooking for other people.)