I REFUSE TO BE JUST ANOTHER AGEIST STEREOTYPE
Over the last few weeks I have been reflecting on what I am doing and why I am doing it, especially as it is just over two years since I handed over the keys of my flat in Tunbridge Wells and set off in my motorhome with my few worldly possessions that I had selected to take with me on my journey. I remember being filled with a mixture of fear and excitement. Everyone was saying how brave I was and I remember thinking that it did not feel brave, it just felt like the most natural thing in the world for me to do. It was something I had dreamt about for many years and here I was actually taking charge of my life and going with the flow. My plan was to have no plan but to show that it was possible to live with very few possessions and to age well and live a positive life on the road as I aged disgracefully. I remember feeling very strongly that I wanted to challenge ageism and ageist stereotypes of what society seemed to think retired pensioners did with their lives. I was not ...