I have always been one to love to be surrounded by people but after I moved to France I have loved to learn to spend time with myself. That’s one thing that France has taught me, you always see others on the terrace eating lunch or enjoying a coffee by themselves. I also enjoy nature, it is where I feel the most connected. You are an inspiration Janice❤️
@@JaniceInFrance -- I am looking to relocate to France but I am not yet retired and I worry about the visa process. I love being alone and no doubt living in Paris would be amazing. I love your videos.
I’m the same. I don’t mind being alone. I definitely need the recharge after being around people so much or talking so much to people. OMG thank you so much for making me realize that being talkative doesn’t mean I’m not an introvert.
Oh Janice, I so enjoyed every minute of this video. You absolutely described me. It feels so good to know that someone out there feels the same as I do. I love that you are taking us along on your journey living in France.
Janice, you may be a socially introverted lady, but you're such an optimist and amazing lady! You are an inspiration, one day I hope to have your courage and joie de vivre. You go girl. :)
I know exactly what you mean about being a social introvert. And the older I get the more me time I need. Alone, with my dog and lots of nature to recharge my "batteries"
Janice thank you for this video. You are right, being alone does not mean you have to be lonely. I love your spirit and it is an inspiration to me. I have been to France (Paris) and loved it!. I currently live in Atlanta and everything you say is true. We each have to grab life by the horn and live it. You are teaching me that with each video. Blessings!!!
I understand your need to have time “on my own”. I can feel So Alone in a room full of people, even if they are loved ones. It took me quite a long while to understand that part of myself. Nature is often my best way to recharge myself. It just lifts me back to my energy. Walking is my form of exercise and it is something I realize I must prioritize for me at least several times a week.
Wow!! Just found you tonight. I'm 67 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Always wanted to visit Paris my whole life so now I'm living vicariously through you!!! This video just moved my soul. You really are such a delight to listen too. You've got me laughing even. You have truly inspired me tonight!!! Someone finally gets me!! I have 5 grown children who wonder why ..when I visit..I stay at an Airbnb!! I play hard all day with the 13 grandchildren but come 4 pm I'm done. I need time to be alone and recharge. Sending you love & light!!! Thankyou for posting.💕💕💕💕💕
Hi Janice, well, I am exactly like you! You’ve put a name to how I feel. Everyone thinks I’m constantly wanting to be social, but I don’t! I do tell folks I’m going to go find a tree to hug to give folks the message that I’m peopled out and gotta go out in nature. Some folks can hang out for endless hours and feel recharged but after 2-4 hours I really start feeling like I want to tell everyone to go home…bye bye, it’s been swell but I need to recharge……but I don’t, love coffees with friends and teaching my art classes but then I too need to rest and recharge….love you!
Thank you for your authenticity. I feel the same way. Growing up as an only child I need my alone time. No offense to anyone however, I do find people become offended and take it personally when you cancel engagements. Soooo relate to you and Sooo happy you are enjoying everything. ❤👍
Yes I do understand. I went with a gentleman friend years ago to his family for Thanksgiving. He had like four siblings and of course they had their wives and their children and his mom and his dad and I retreated to the Bedroom to read and they really took offense to me leaving the chaos
Janice, I absolutely agree with everything you’ve said in this video. And I almost never take the time to comment on videos. But I mostly wanted to tell you how much your energy is such a calming presence to me. I just love the idea of living to France and I’m 59 now,so initially that is why I started watching your channel. But I’ve been so enchanted by you and your lovely aura. Thank you for putting yourself out there and sharing your journey and life for those of us that haven’t made the leap or may not ever take the leap you are a rock 🌟♥️ 🇫🇷 Jami California
Well Jamie maybe you’re just in the throws of that leap. Thank you for your kind words and do thank you very much for commenting it really means a lot to me
Oh my, I can so relate - exactly how I feel. I love getting together with friends, for an hour or two, and then am so happy to get back home and be quiet and do my own thing. I have loads of hobbies and things I like to do and am never bored with myself. Some of my friends are amazed when I do things on my own, like travel and going to the movies, but like you, that is how I can really enjoy the time without interruptions or explaining to others. But we are all different, which is a good thing, like you said. Enjoying your videos and keep it up.
Hi Janice. Wow, we are so much alike! Your explanation of being an introvert was excellent. I love people and getting together with friends and family, but I need my time alone to recharge. I start to feel sapped of my energy and very tired if I don’t have quiet time by myself. Thanks for sharing! I love your video’s and find you very inspirational, interesting & gutsy! You followed your dream of living in France! Very admirable! Brenda
I am the same way!!!! Social Introvert !!! am retired Nurse Practitioner saw 125 pts a week x 42 years. So when I retired ppl thought I would be bored or lonely. However I was so glad for the peace and quiet. Like you, I am out all over the town with friends but need time to recharge. As one friend said it perfectly, I am out and about then I go under to only resurface again. That is me ! I give so much energy where ever I am that I have to recharge and replenish. Keep up the get work Janice ! Keep inspiring us all who would love to live the life you live.
My granddaughters have inherited my habit of making up a fancy tray of food to enjoy all by themselves with nice dishes and an appetizing presentation. Sometimes that's accompanied by a good book or movie and sometimes just sitting outdoors. I often fix myself a lovely afternoon tea as well.
Nancy that is so awesome. It is the time of our lives that we need to be so good to ourselves. Let’s take that little cookie in the afternoon or biscuit as they say in England and have a cup of tea. Maybe it’s time to sit down and write our thoughts in a journal I mean seriously we need to be good ourselves and I’m so glad you carried on the tradition with your grandchildren! Thanks again Nanci for your kind words
Hi Janice, My name is Jan and I am a new subscriber! I am moving to Paris temporarily in August to help my daughter get ready for her University and found your channel through several different things I've searched. I just wanted to say 1), your channel is natural, wholesome and I thoroughly enjoy it and it has been helpful as my husband and I are nearing the next phase of our lives and 2), I think you would have been a favorite teacher of mine and one I would have always remembered...how lucky your students were to have you. Have a beautiful weekend in France and I look forward to all of your videos! xxJ
You are right. I am an extrovert but only for a certain time. I walk my dog every day, in the forest next to my house, and it does me good. I can feel it. I need time for myself. Maybe it is because we have worked all our lives. Just been to Amsterdam for 4 days to see Van Gogh museum. Such a vibrant and tolerant city. Love d’Orsay. And I can tell you you should see the musée Jacquemart André and also le musée de la vie romantique which is about George Sand and her paintings as she was not just a writer. I enjoy your videos and love your singing accent. I am a neighbour born and bred Belgian 😁. Please do not drink Starbucks it is not real coffee…
I love your videos so much. I’m so glad you talked about how is introverts need time to replenish. I always felt different because of this. That’s the beauty of getting older. We realize things about ourselves and embrace who we truly are. Thank you you Janice!
I'm a social introvert, as well. I'm a very good conversationalist and people think I'm and extrovert for that reason. I can go to a party and talk to anyone and have a great time but when it's time to remove myself, I do just that. I'm never one of the last guests to leave. I have a great time with friends when I am with them but I need a lot of time alone. I like to daydream and outside chatter is not helpful. I recently had lunch with an acquaintance who has wanted to get together with me for ages. The stars aligned and we had a wonderful lunch at a local café. It was relaxed and last-minute and that suits me because I know after a couple hours, I will be alone again and can recover.
Pat thank you. You might be interested in my workshop coming up in July. It is 8 weeks of us working on ‘us’. Hannah is working on the page for my website with all the information, and I’m doing a short video on it! Wow! Didn’t mean to be so long winded.
I can relate-I'm an introvert too who also likes being social...in small doses. Always need to recharge after. I don't mind being alone, like my own company, and am independent. Love nature as well. ❤
Loved your "extrovert-introvert" special, I identify completely; moved to INDIA with my parents for 3 years as a teenager years ago, loved their sports, loved their manners, loved their classrooms, loved the nuns who were teaching there, loved the Indian "tea-dances", loved the Lambrettas! So many different ways to BE ❤. Just as you are kindly explaining 🙂 Thank you Janice!
Bonjour, Janice! I recently discovered your channel and j’adore!!!! I am also a social introvert and I relate so very much. I’m a single gal in my early 40s and I love traveling solo. I love exploring on my own. I’m going to Paris for 2 weeks over Christmas this year and your channel has been inspiring me so much. You have wonderful tips! I look forward to seeing more of your adventures living in France. Merci beaucoup 💜
I so get the social introvert thing. I love being alone. Just love it. And the recharging. There is such bliss in taking time to enjoy a film, read a book, craft, garden... :-)
I love your answer. I love being alone! I can spend 100% of my time alone. Being with people drain my energy! I have been to France alone! It was a wonderful trip! You easily meet people especially if you speak or attempt to speak French! I love your videos! Keep it up! I have friends that are Extroverts and they are going crazy now during this pandemic! So I am thankful that I love being alone during this period especially! Keep it up! Your videos are beautiful!
Janice happy to see another video from you. I like how sincere and real you are to share your perspective on living alone and your personality and such. Watching your video feels like I am having a coffee ☕️ with a friend in person and just chat about life.
Oh my Chen, I have to tell you that is the best compliment I could ever receive. I have a little video coming out it is very long and it’s about it coffee chat and I’m going to have that about every six weeks on TH-cam and that’s how I want people to feel I want people to feel like we’re having a cup of coffee and we are chatting
Hi Janice, I’ve been enjoying your vlog from the start. I can relate to so much of what you say and am happy to watch your journey of learning to live in France. You are so interesting and courageous too. Good luck with this new chapter in your life!
Hi Janice , I so enjoy your videos. I am not moving to France but I will be moving to the Dominican Republic when I retire. I am learning so much from all the single women who have made the decision to leave the USA and be on their own in a foreign country. Sending hugs and love from NYC
Thank you so much for commenting. A move is a move that’s the whole point is just to keep doing what you want to do and keep dreaming. Let me know how your move goes
You’re very welcome. I’ve always wanted to have a rapport with people and this is just me being me. Of course I don’t ever let you guys see my bad side lol
Janice, I absolutely understand about recharging and refreshing. I am also a retired Teacher, and when you're also a Mom and wife (trying to be so many things for so many people- your students, children, hubby) you just want that time for SELF to reflect at your OWN pace. It's no wonder Teachers retire earlier like Police and Firefighters. They call it burnout for a reason🤷♀️You do you. Self-reflect and INDULGE❣YOU deserve it.
I am the same kind of person. 🥰I so grateful that God commands us to keep the Sabbath Day Holy and to do no regular work on that day❣️(P.S.Yoga leads one to Hinduism, I avoid it.) God bless you Janice❣️🥰💕🙏🏻💕
You really inspired me, I admire you, you are such a nice lady, I hope your happiness’s continue in France. I am also a single woman at the age of 73. This July my great grand nephew is getting married at Bordeaux, France and being the oldest relative of him I am going to attend the wedding and since I am travelling Bordeaux, France I decided to visit Barcelona and Paris all by myself. I have a daughter like you do but she is working at a new job, she can’t come with me. I don’t know any Spanish or French and I am really scared to be a tourist in the foreign countries by myself but when I watch your blogs I get courage. Thank you and be happy.
Oh Janice, thanks so much for sharing about yourself. I am become like this as I've matured. I have never heard anyone explain being an introvert like you have and I felt like you were explaining the way I am! Thanks. I love watching your new life, thanks for sharing.
I was uhm-ing and ahh-ing about going on a short solo trip and you've inspired me to do it Janice. Keep up the good work, I'm in my 30s and hoping to move to France in my future too so I'm loving watching your journey through these videos!
Super encouraging .Found your channel today. I think I have that film Bernadette. I am extrovert talkative but also need to recharge thanks for helping me to understand why sometimes I pull away to walk a peaceful coastal path . Once at a friends beach hut party I just wandered down the beach and sat in the sun looking at the different seagulls rather than the mass games join in so I knew my body saying ‘recharge’🙂 or a forest walk here in the New Forest national park we have many wild ponies just wandering around the street also highland cattle with beautiful orangey coats so cute. I also love France and so love both places . Bonne journee🙏🏼🙂🌸🦋🐛🏰
Thank you Isabel for the kind words and you are right we do need to recharge sometimes. I’m talkative too but there are times I just need some peace. I don’t think I caught where you live. If you don’t mind telling me you don’t have to tell me the exact place but just tell me what area you live in. I’m glad you liked my video and I’m going to do one soon on anxiety.
It's so nice to have found your story. You make my heart and Soul smile! ❤️ Thank you for your energy and all that you do to share your life with us . Sending you a big hug from Florida !
Yes, being in a crowd for a short period of time is plenty for me also:) I prefer to be in a "safe" group of people who know me and whose company I enjoy.
Hi Janice, Awwwww, thank you so much. That was so cute and endearing, very happy that I CAN be of help, when you need it.. My pleasure.. By the way, I feel like covid has made me into an introvert.. Being alone in our apart, just the two of us, not being able to go visit friends and go out to coffee shops or restaurants for so long with friends.. Has made me NOT want to do it.. hahah, that might sound bad, but I actually PREFER to cook my own food, healthy stuff, and also make my own coffee, like you.. I am sooo relaxed just being me, and being at home, that I think the transition from a town to the countryside will be very welcoming to me, and also to Alex... I really appreciate the explanation of how you experience this 'sensory input' /people interaction and then needed to recharge.. I considered myself to be very social/a people person/ and overly extroverted, but at the same time, would start fizzling out after a period of time and just wanted to get out of the people /social situation and be alone... I guess I really understand what you are saying here.. I feel that same way, too.. Cheers.
I am always so happy to see your video alerts pop up. I am taking notes in a journal I have. I call it my 5 year plan. And I also am very comfortable in my own company. I got it from my Mom. She is 87 and still very content being alone. She likes to read on her kindle and play games on her computer!
Mitzi I will be 63 in 5 years and plan to retire with my pension then. God willing and move to Europe somewhere. I would love it to be France but may choose an English speaking country to begin with..not sure yet. I'm trying to get inspired too.
@@jeanjeannie4590 I am also very drawn to UK. This might sound strange but I have only been to Europe one time. 3 years ago. My daughter and I went to Paris. From the minute I got there, I felt like I was home. Not that my home in Texas isn't also home, but that's the only way I can describe it. I just know I need to go back.
I enjoy my own company, and that's a good thing - I am a professional calligrapher working from my home studio for some 45 years now. I finished high school with music as a full academic subject, ended up playing both piano and a pipe organ for many years. Now at 73, I live in a retirement community in Johannesburg South Africa - and I am yet again involved with music, this time in our small chapel, which is interdenominational. I also get to organize and sing in secular concerts in our community hall. My biggest dream (after having only discovered my solo singing voice 20 years ago!) is to sing, just once, with our local full symphony orchestra. You have inspired me - I am going to contact the current orchestra conductor, and ask him to give me a chance! And no, I do not yet have a wobbly, trilly old lady singing voice!!!! People are asking me whether I've sung in musicals, and whether I was planning on making some recordings on CD..... wow. Little ole me, a pop star!!! LOL!
Adjusting to retirement, had 3 children, left home now and away, i now find myself with a tidy house and nothing to do. Id love to fill my house again. Were all different. Live your videos. 😍
I’m glad you brought that up because my house is so much more tidy that I’ve moved to France. That doesn’t have anything to do with my daughter just had something to do with me I’m not as lazy as I was in the states
Great video Janice! I can really relate to it! I am the same I always need to recharge away from people after I've spent time in a group! I love being with my husband but I also love being alone and having time alone in nature and reading and exploring! It's comforting to see someone like you who is able to do this on your own, very inspiring!
I am also a teacher and I understand you perfectly. It's so important to me to recharge after school and during weekends. I enjoy my time. Thank you Janice.
Janice, I absolutely LOVE~love listening to you! There’s something so comforting about your voice and your storytelling. I just recently found you and I’m going through all your videos, excited for more to come! You are an inspiration to say the least. 🤍
Well Thursday I have a video out and I’m not exactly sure how everyone is going to take it it’s my going to be my first and last exercise video but I thought I would do it because you know people think that they should maybe they can’t do it but they can’t do it it may not be everybody goes at their own pace but everybody can get on the floor and stretcher stay on your bed and stretch so anyway it’s just a positive thing for me to do but it may just be something people are not interested in we will see. We try to get videos out every Thursday but you never know they may sneak one in on me or I may decide to sneak one in on people but thank you so much for the kind words that you gave me and if you haven’t subscribed would you please do so thank you so much let me hear from you again
Just like you I also am a introvert and also be with a group and be on my own, not lonely , sometimes bored, I suppose I enjoy my own company, I love nature and happy with company of pets. I am enjoying your videos , I live in the UK, Janice keep making these videos xxx
Janice you and I are souls sisters - you are an extraverted introvert - empaths and sensitive people with anxiety usually are - I’m 61 still working full time heading up an HR department so my days are managing conflict encouraging and influencing many and also selling the company values and its brand to new employees - like you I adore the company of others can easily talk to strangers and can happily travel alone dine out alone etc. I enjoy the company of others love social settings but am always happy to make my way home - the pandemic has been wonderful for people like us no excuses as to why we don’t want to head out and about. I know that Sunday evening feeling too when I haven’t had sufficient me time over the weekend . I’ve been known to read a book from cover to cover and binge Netflix series. I so hope we can share a Starbucks coffee or wine with you sometime in Paris. x
Keep up the great updates! I too love horses and have always been around them! You’ll see, in France it’s so much fun, English riding is the norm, but cheaper than in the states and such great training! Good luck! I can’t wait for the next video!
Thank you for that gentle video. I identified with so much of it although I would not care to be alone ,just yet. There will be more years for that, later. I have just 'unpacked' my luggage that was ready to leave for France next Wednesday. Unfortunately my Nearest and Dearest had a bad fall on Sunday and although he is very bruised he was not concussed, but a scan revealed a compression fracture in his spine and the doctor said absolutely no travelling. I am sad but relieved too, as I was anxious about travelling with him in frail health anyway. It is a long journey by train as our house is way down in the country near Limoges and trips have ended in hospital before. By the way, we have always had good treatment in the health care system in France. We are not part of the Social Medicine system and pay cash but the treatment is good and the hospital near us actually has doctors who specialise in geriatric medicine. (Where have all the years gone !!) WE have spent all our long marriage travelling and being very active so it is hard to have our wings clipped now. Hopefully we will be in France sooner rather than later and our son has discovered a company that will pick up at Charles de Gaulle and drive us to our house, that would make all the difference for my husband who finds it difficult to get on and of trains. People are invariably so very kind and help me with luggage and getting him on trains, but It would be nice to be taken door to door! If anyone feels they are too old to travel or transplant to France tell them to take their courage in both hands and do it as soon as they can! Use the Web to find ways of travelling..it can be done !
I agree with you about the people and I’m so sorry to hear about your nearest and dearest. But if it’s going to happen, it might as will happen there and that way you know when you get ready to travel, and he will be in excellent health, please let me know when you come this way maybe we can meet
I’m exactly the same! I love my alone time. With a one year old and husband i dont get much time to myself anymore so i get up before sunrise, have my coffee and catchup with emails and TH-cam and i love it! This is my time!!! Loving your channel! Do you know the daily connoisseur? I love this channel and you might also! Jennifer has a virtual group with the channel and I’m thinking of joining 😊 Have a lovely day xx
I've just recently started following you and really enjoy your vlogs. Thanks for sharing your new life in France with us all. You truly are inspirational 🙂
You hit it on the nail for me!! I think I am also a social introvert.I like people,etc.but have no problem shopping, walking etc.on my own. I am married 58 years and we are very much alike in that way.
I have enjoyed following you and your stories. You have a nice, calm realness in your delivery. France is on my list... especially looking at canal boating to see the country. Your courage to make the "move" is very encouraging to folks that have never left their home state! Sometimes folks just need to hear that it's ok and that they can do something, like they need permission. I know I do!
Yes I agree. Sometimes people just need to know it’s OK to be good to yourself and it’s also okay to do something that you really want without asking anyone else’s permission. I would also love to do the canal boating, but I have two animals and I’m not sure if I could be gone that long. Let me know how it works out.
Great video Janice. Thanks for sharing your life in France. You are an inspiration. Really taking in the moments makes life so exciting. I so appreciate that about you.
I love your videos Janice! Thank you for taking us along on your adventures in France. I especially loved this video. You and I are so alike! And I also have a Buster 🐾 He’s a Boston Terrier.
Aren’t dogs wonderful Cynthia. Thank you for your kind words and I hope you continue to watch my videos and I hope they continue to be an inspiration to you.
Good video. Spoke to me on so many levels but especially about being and extrovert that need time alone to recharge. I live alone for 10 yrs and I don’t think I’d want to live in a romantic relationship anymore. He has his place and I have mine is what I think would work best. Have a wonderful day Janice.
Oh Janice, You are a woman after my own heart. I feel exactly how you do. I can be social, but I need my downtime. I could be so happy living alone in France or anywhere. I am married and I have three children. My anniversary to my husband was today and it’s been 26 years. I love my life with my husband. This is my second marriage. I have three grown children and two grandchildren. But, I can be so happy being with my family whom I love with all my heart and I can be happy being alone. I have never been bored. I have felt this my whole life. And living in France alone would be just bliss. I am an introvert in the same way that you are and that is we need our down time, but we can be social too. I just want to be able to choose when I want to be social and when I don’t. I think your beautiful adventure in France is so inspiring. Thank you so much for your videos and sharing your perspective, your feelings and your thoughts. You are a breath of fresh air. And bless anyone who was a teacher. My mother was a teacher for 30 years and I feel like teachers are such a gift to this world. Thank you so much for all the gifts that you share. Here’s to a magical time in Fontainebleau. ❤️🇫🇷
Hi Janice. I've been following your videos. I live in California. As you describe yourself, I am the same....we are empaths. I can only be around people for measured periods of time, then I have to be alone to recharge. And also, I understand about scheduling social engagements. I say I'll go and within an hour beforehand, I sometimes can't bring myself to go. I sometimes have to force myself. There's nothing wrong with us...we're just empaths.
Love this! I am very similar and perhaps because I am an only child I am comfortable being on my own and doing things on my own. Love all the tips you give us. Someday I would love to move to France! Have a great weekend!
Well thank you Kristina for your nice words they were very well taken in this morning I love to get inspiration from my viewers. I am going to be safe but today I’m getting out into the sun. It snowed Friday a week ago it snow this Friday it’s rained every day so I’m getting me some vitamin D today! Take care and don’t forget to watch Thursday with my new video comes out
Great video Janice. I subscribed as soon as I saw the title "moving to France at 70" I just turned 65 last month and I need to make some serious decisions about the rest of my life. I am also an introvert and I love traveling by myself. I have visited different cities in the Atlantic coast and think I would love to move there. One day.
You, like me, are possibly an ENFJ on the Briggs-Meyers personality test. We love outings and people, but definitively need to recharge! Great video! You inspire me!
Hi, Janice! Although I have been married for 56 yrs, I need alone time. I truly identified with what you were saying. I felt that we were cut from the same cloth until you said that you could be a public speaker! LOL I think that being a Believer in Christ helps us to feel at peace. It's like having a companion that makes no demands on us. It's very comforting. I enjoy visiting with you through your videos! Great job!
The ability to live on one's own contentedly and peacefully is a special gift. Some people have it and some don't in the same way that some are adrenaline junkies and others aren't etc. Also, society has always stigmatized people who prefer to engage others in limited segments or hardly ever especially women. Widows and divorcees were expected to live lives similar to that of cloistered nuns, rarely seen and not heard. Those women who never married were also deemed problematic especially if they were not troubled by their single status. All these women, particularly if they found a way to be economically independent, could even end up being the victims of witch hunts. Long story short, we should all live the best lives we can live and it is certainly possible to do so on one's own. Cheers to all the women who came before us and fought to create these options.
Hi Janice I am planning a trip there with my daughter. My name is Janice too. I have been binging your videos I’m a Christian so Jesus is the center of my life and I am never alone and I rely on him. I do appreciate your insight, really fun videos.
Thank you so much I’m getting ready to have a little video once maybe every six weeks and I’m going to call it a coffee chat just wanna discuss a little bit of everything
I can so relate but I didn’t know of the term social introvert. I feel exactly as you describe. I also feel that my social engagements need to be of something interesting and not just a random crowd like a concert or bar. I find them to be an absolute waste of my time and very stressful although I love to be nestled in a large airplane for traveling or a crowd for classical music or ballet. It has to have interest for me and I cannot just “meet people “. I always meet people of interest without pushing myself and they are much more meaningful interactions especially in a beautiful park:). Lovely channel ☺️
Wonderfully said! Since I retired I value my alone time. I now am reading books, listening to music and playing my piano without worrying if I make a mistake. I also enjoy being with people. It works out better when I accept a comfortable balance of both! Thank you for bringing to light this topic!
Janice, I perfectly understand your need for you time to energize. I admire you for taking the initiative to do what you want. I, too, want to move to France but I need to overcome the uncertainty of relocating knowing no one. Take care and best wishes always. Ralph
Just love hearing your story & experiences💕 always inspiring! I am just like you described to, a bit of a social extrovert in small doses and then need my downtime to ground myself again & nature is always a perfect place for that for me & reading.
I have always been one to love to be surrounded by people but after I moved to France I have loved to learn to spend time with myself. That’s one thing that France has taught me, you always see others on the terrace eating lunch or enjoying a coffee by themselves. I also enjoy nature, it is where I feel the most connected. You are an inspiration Janice❤️
Good for you!
@@JaniceInFrance -- I am looking to relocate to France but I am not yet retired and I worry about the visa process. I love being alone and no doubt living in Paris would be amazing. I love your videos.
@@Ava2969ny thank you! You can not work when you move to France!
@@JaniceInFrance -- ok. Thanks for letting me know, but what if I'm studying at a university there? -- are students allowed to work part-time?
@@Ava2969ny I have no idea about student’s visa
I’m the same. I don’t mind being alone. I definitely need the recharge after being around people so much or talking so much to people.
OMG thank you so much for making me realize that being talkative doesn’t mean I’m not an introvert.
Oh Janice, I so enjoyed every minute of this video. You absolutely described me. It feels so good to know that someone out there feels the same as I do. I love that you are taking us along on your journey living in France.
Well thank you Marilyn I enjoy doing the video. I love to just sit and talk like everybody’s my best friend
“You absolutely described me. “，Haha, I have the same feeling as you.
Janice, you may be a socially introverted lady, but you're such an optimist and amazing lady! You are an inspiration, one day I hope to have your courage and joie de vivre. You go girl. :)
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I know exactly what you mean about being a social introvert.
And the older I get the more me time I need. Alone, with my dog and lots of nature to recharge my "batteries"
Yep
Janice thank you for this video. You are right, being alone does not mean you have to be lonely. I love your spirit and it is an inspiration to me. I have been to France (Paris) and loved it!. I currently live in Atlanta and everything you say is true. We each have to grab life by the horn and live it. You are teaching me that with each video. Blessings!!!
Thank you I appreciate your kind words to me. And if I’m an inspiration to one person out of all of this; then my goal has been met!
I understand your need to have time “on my own”. I can feel So Alone in a room full of people, even if they are loved ones. It took me quite a long while to understand that part of myself. Nature is often my best way to recharge myself. It just lifts me back to my energy. Walking is my form of exercise and it is something I realize I must prioritize for me at least several times a week.
Yes me too
Ditto for me. I love my solitude as well. You have bloomed where you've been planted. Being content and at peace with oneself is an art.
Yes
Bravo Janice, you are following your dream🇫🇷❤️🇫🇷
Wow!! Just found you tonight. I'm 67 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Always wanted to visit Paris my whole life so now I'm living vicariously through you!!! This video just moved my soul. You really are such a delight to listen too. You've got me laughing even. You have truly inspired me tonight!!!
Someone finally gets me!! I have 5 grown children who wonder why ..when I visit..I stay at an Airbnb!! I play hard all day with the 13 grandchildren but come 4 pm I'm done. I need time to be alone and recharge. Sending you love & light!!! Thankyou for posting.💕💕💕💕💕
Absolutely you gave what you needed to give and then you need to recharge so you can give some more the next day
Hi Janice, well, I am exactly like you! You’ve put a name to how I feel. Everyone thinks I’m constantly wanting to be social, but I don’t! I do tell folks I’m going to go find a tree to hug to give folks the message that I’m peopled out and gotta go out in nature. Some folks can hang out for endless hours and feel recharged but after 2-4 hours I really start feeling like I want to tell everyone to go home…bye bye, it’s been swell but I need to recharge……but I don’t, love coffees with friends and teaching my art classes but then I too need to rest and recharge….love you!
So understand! My social tank gets full rather quickly!
Thank you for your authenticity. I feel the same way. Growing up as an only child I need my alone time. No offense to anyone however, I do find people become offended and take it personally when you cancel engagements. Soooo relate to you and Sooo happy you are enjoying everything. ❤👍
Yes I do understand. I went with a gentleman friend years ago to his family for Thanksgiving. He had like four siblings and of course they had their wives and their children and his mom and his dad and I retreated to the Bedroom to read and they really took offense to me leaving the chaos
You explained this perfectly. I love good company and conversations and even a long trip to the farmers market, but I also enjoy my time alone.
Love your videos, Janice! Would love you to do a video on personal safety for a woman living alone in a foreign country. Thanks!
I wouldn’t know where to start but I certainly will look into it thank you for that comment
Yes please do it . Many of us who are planning to move one day will benefit from it. Hugs from NYC
Janice,
I absolutely agree with everything you’ve said in this video. And I almost never take the time to comment on videos. But I mostly wanted to tell you how much your energy is such a calming presence to me. I just love the idea of living to France and I’m 59 now,so initially that is why I started watching your channel. But I’ve been so enchanted by you and your lovely aura. Thank you for putting yourself out there and sharing your journey and life for those of us that haven’t made the leap or may not ever take the leap you are a rock
🌟♥️ 🇫🇷
Jami
California
Well Jamie maybe you’re just in the throws of that leap. Thank you for your kind words and do thank you very much for commenting it really means a lot to me
I happened up on your VLOG today and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I am looking forward to seeing more of your solo adventures. Thank you for sharing 😊
Thank you for watching N-Kay
Oh my, I can so relate - exactly how I feel. I love getting together with friends, for an hour or two, and then am so happy to get back home and be quiet and do my own thing. I have loads of hobbies and things I like to do and am never bored with myself. Some of my friends are amazed when I do things on my own, like travel and going to the movies, but like you, that is how I can really enjoy the time without interruptions or explaining to others. But we are all different, which is a good thing, like you said. Enjoying your videos and keep it up.
Great Betty, see we are not alone!
Hi Janice. Wow, we are so much alike! Your explanation of being an introvert was excellent. I love people and getting together with friends and family, but I need my time alone to recharge. I start to feel sapped of my energy and very tired if I don’t have quiet time by myself. Thanks for sharing! I love your video’s and find you very inspirational, interesting & gutsy!
You followed your dream of living in France! Very admirable! Brenda
Thank you Brenda I appreciate your words of inspiration for me
I love the Musee D’Orsay too. Have a wonderful visit.
I am the same way!!!! Social Introvert !!! am retired Nurse Practitioner saw 125 pts a week x 42 years. So when I retired ppl thought I would be bored or lonely. However I was so glad for the peace and quiet. Like you, I am out all over the town with friends but need time to recharge. As one friend said it perfectly, I am out and about then I go under to only resurface again. That is me ! I give so much energy where ever I am that I have to recharge and replenish. Keep up the get work Janice ! Keep inspiring us all who would love to live the life you live.
My granddaughters have inherited my habit of making up a fancy tray of food to enjoy all by themselves with nice dishes and an appetizing presentation. Sometimes that's accompanied by a good book or movie and sometimes just sitting outdoors. I often fix myself a lovely afternoon tea as well.
Nancy that is so awesome. It is the time of our lives that we need to be so good to ourselves. Let’s take that little cookie in the afternoon or biscuit as they say in England and have a cup of tea. Maybe it’s time to sit down and write our thoughts in a journal I mean seriously we need to be good ourselves and I’m so glad you carried on the tradition with your grandchildren! Thanks again Nanci for your kind words
Hi Janice, My name is Jan and I am a new subscriber! I am moving to Paris temporarily in August to help my daughter get ready for her University and found your channel through several different things I've searched. I just wanted to say 1), your channel is natural, wholesome and I thoroughly enjoy it and it has been helpful as my husband and I are nearing the next phase of our lives and 2), I think you would have been a favorite teacher of mine and one I would have always remembered...how lucky your students were to have you. Have a beautiful weekend in France and I look forward to all of your videos! xxJ
Thank you Jan I do appreciate it. Oh that’s so kind of you to say that about me being a teacher!
You are right. I am an extrovert but only for a certain time. I walk my dog every day, in the forest next to my house, and it does me good. I can feel it. I need time for myself. Maybe it is because we have worked all our lives. Just been to Amsterdam for 4 days to see Van Gogh museum. Such a vibrant and tolerant city. Love d’Orsay. And I can tell you you should see the musée Jacquemart André and also le musée de la vie romantique which is about George Sand and her paintings as she was not just a writer. I enjoy your videos and love your singing accent. I am a neighbour born and bred Belgian 😁. Please do not drink Starbucks it is not real coffee…
I love your videos so much. I’m so glad you talked about how is introverts need time to replenish. I always felt different because of this. That’s the beauty of getting older. We realize things about ourselves and embrace who we truly are. Thank you you Janice!
Thank you
I'm a social introvert, as well. I'm a very good conversationalist and people think I'm and extrovert for that reason. I can go to a party and talk to anyone and have a great time but when it's time to remove myself, I do just that. I'm never one of the last guests to leave. I have a great time with friends when I am with them but I need a lot of time alone. I like to daydream and outside chatter is not helpful. I recently had lunch with an acquaintance who has wanted to get together with me for ages. The stars aligned and we had a wonderful lunch at a local café. It was relaxed and last-minute and that suits me because I know after a couple hours, I will be alone again and can recover.
True
Janice i love seeing you every chance i get. I need to change my life and you are my new teacher in living right.
Pat thank you. You might be interested in my workshop coming up in July. It is 8 weeks of us working on ‘us’. Hannah is working on the page for my website with all the information, and I’m doing a short video on it! Wow! Didn’t mean to be so long winded.
I can relate-I'm an introvert too who also likes being social...in small doses. Always need to recharge after. I don't mind being alone, like my own company, and am independent. Love nature as well. ❤
I understand
Love your videos! As so many folks are saying- you are very inspirational! Thank you@@JaniceInFrance
@@1joannemarie thank you I really do appreciate your kind words and taking the time to write
I am my own best friend. I like being a homebody & introverted. Aloneness is energizing.
Loved your "extrovert-introvert" special, I identify completely; moved to INDIA with my parents for 3 years as a teenager years ago, loved their sports, loved their manners, loved their classrooms, loved the nuns who were teaching there, loved the Indian "tea-dances", loved the Lambrettas! So many different ways to BE ❤. Just as you are kindly explaining 🙂 Thank you Janice!
You’re very welcome Paul and I would love to hear more of your experience if you don’t mind
You are such a pleasure to watch, I love you’re honesty so refreshing. You will be such a inspiration for so many of us🌹
Thank you honesty is all I am about lol
@@JaniceInFrance it’s wonderful, I appreciate your demeanor ❤️
@@hospitalitylane2147 and I appreciate your kind words!
@@JaniceInFrance ❤️
Bonjour, Janice! I recently discovered your channel and j’adore!!!! I am also a social introvert and I relate so very much. I’m a single gal in my early 40s and I love traveling solo. I love exploring on my own. I’m going to Paris for 2 weeks over Christmas this year and your channel has been inspiring me so much. You have wonderful tips! I look forward to seeing more of your adventures living in France. Merci beaucoup 💜
Look me up at Christmas and let’s have some of that warm wine
@@JaniceInFrance or a cafe au lait! I can’t wait to enjoy some coffee in a Paris cafe
I so get the social introvert thing. I love being alone. Just love it. And the recharging. There is such bliss in taking time to enjoy a film, read a book, craft, garden... :-)
I love your answer. I love being alone! I can spend 100% of my time alone. Being with people drain my energy! I have been to France alone! It was a wonderful trip! You easily meet people especially if you speak or attempt to speak French! I love your videos! Keep it up! I have friends that are Extroverts and they are going crazy now during this pandemic! So I am thankful that I love being alone during this period especially! Keep it up! Your videos are beautiful!
Yes during the pandemic it was easy to not get bored you know I just stay busy I didn’t bother me
Janice happy to see another video from you. I like how sincere and real you are to share your perspective on living alone and your personality and such. Watching your video feels like I am having a coffee ☕️ with a friend in person and just chat about life.
Oh my Chen, I have to tell you that is the best compliment I could ever receive. I have a little video coming out it is very long and it’s about it coffee chat and I’m going to have that about every six weeks on TH-cam and that’s how I want people to feel I want people to feel like we’re having a cup of coffee and we are chatting
Hi Janice, I’ve been enjoying your vlog from the start. I can relate to so much of what you say and am happy to watch your journey of learning to live in France. You are so interesting and courageous too. Good luck with this new chapter in your life!
Thank you LDC I appreciate it
Hi Janice , I so enjoy your videos. I am not moving to France but I will be moving to the Dominican Republic when I retire. I am learning so much from all the single women who have made the decision to leave the USA and be on their own in a foreign country. Sending hugs and love from NYC
Thank you so much for commenting. A move is a move that’s the whole point is just to keep doing what you want to do and keep dreaming. Let me know how your move goes
Janice, you are so much fun to travel with !!!!
Girl, we are both too much fun lol
I love your insightful views on life. Your comments really inspire me to look at my life differently. Thank you for sharing your honest perspective!
You’re very welcome. I’ve always wanted to have a rapport with people and this is just me being me. Of course I don’t ever let you guys see my bad side lol
Janice, I absolutely understand about recharging and refreshing. I am also a retired Teacher, and when you're also a Mom and wife (trying to be so many things for so many people- your students, children, hubby) you just want that time for SELF to reflect at your OWN pace. It's no wonder Teachers retire earlier like Police and Firefighters. They call it burnout for a reason🤷♀️You do you. Self-reflect and INDULGE❣YOU deserve it.
Thank you I do self indulge every once in a while
I am the same kind of person. 🥰I so grateful that God commands us to keep the Sabbath Day Holy and to do no regular work on that day❣️(P.S.Yoga leads one to Hinduism, I avoid it.) God bless you Janice❣️🥰💕🙏🏻💕
Thank you
You really inspired me, I admire you, you are such a nice lady, I hope your happiness’s continue in France. I am also a single woman at the age of 73. This July my great grand nephew is getting married at Bordeaux, France and being the oldest relative of him I am going to attend the wedding and since I am travelling Bordeaux, France I decided to visit Barcelona and Paris all by myself. I have a daughter like you do but she is working at a new job, she can’t come with me. I don’t know any Spanish or French and I am really scared to be a tourist in the foreign countries by myself but when I watch your blogs I get courage. Thank you and be happy.
Don’t be in for goodness sake’s if you get to Paris please let me know and maybe we can have a cup of coffee
@@JaniceInFrance I would love that Janice I got my plain ticket and reserved my room at the hotel I will let you know when I come there
Lovely video! And thanks for sharing your story with us! Greetings from NYC! 💖
Thank you lady rose
Oh Janice, thanks so much for sharing about yourself. I am become like this as I've matured. I have never heard anyone explain being an introvert like you have and I felt like you were explaining the way I am! Thanks. I love watching your new life, thanks for sharing.
I was uhm-ing and ahh-ing about going on a short solo trip and you've inspired me to do it Janice. Keep up the good work, I'm in my 30s and hoping to move to France in my future too so I'm loving watching your journey through these videos!
Good luck with your move
Super encouraging .Found your channel today. I think I have that film Bernadette. I am extrovert talkative but also need to recharge thanks for helping me to understand why sometimes I pull away to walk a peaceful coastal path . Once at a friends beach hut party I just wandered down the beach and sat in the sun looking at the different seagulls rather than the mass games join in so I knew my body saying ‘recharge’🙂 or a forest walk here in the New Forest national park we have many wild ponies just wandering around the street also
highland cattle with beautiful orangey coats so cute. I also love France and so love both places . Bonne journee🙏🏼🙂🌸🦋🐛🏰
Thank you Isabel for the kind words and you are right we do need to recharge sometimes. I’m talkative too but there are times I just need some peace. I don’t think I caught where you live. If you don’t mind telling me you don’t have to tell me the exact place but just tell me what area you live in. I’m glad you liked my video and I’m going to do one soon on anxiety.
@@JaniceInFrance 👍🏻The New Forest south of UK. I live on south coast 🌸🙂
@@isabelmonday gotcha
It's so nice to have found your story. You make my heart and Soul smile! ❤️ Thank you for your energy and all that you do to share your life with us . Sending you a big hug from Florida !
Thank you so much for your kind words. My goodness you were my neighbor weren’t you lol
Some people are never alone yet Very lonely. I relate to you so much on this idea.
What an eloquent explanation of how to enjoy one's own company and make the most of every experience. Thanks, Janice!
Well thank you Tracey I do appreciate that
Yes, being in a crowd for a short period of time is plenty for me also:) I prefer to be in a "safe" group of people who know me and whose company I enjoy.
Hi Janice, Awwwww, thank you so much. That was so cute and endearing, very happy that I CAN be of help, when you need it.. My pleasure.. By the way, I feel like covid has made me into an introvert.. Being alone in our apart, just the two of us, not being able to go visit friends and go out to coffee shops or restaurants for so long with friends.. Has made me NOT want to do it.. hahah, that might sound bad, but I actually PREFER to cook my own food, healthy stuff, and also make my own coffee, like you.. I am sooo relaxed just being me, and being at home, that I think the transition from a town to the countryside will be very welcoming to me, and also to Alex... I really appreciate the explanation of how you experience this 'sensory input' /people interaction and then needed to recharge.. I considered myself to be very social/a people person/ and overly extroverted, but at the same time, would start fizzling out after a period of time and just wanted to get out of the people /social situation and be alone... I guess I really understand what you are saying here.. I feel that same way, too.. Cheers.
Thank you cheers
I am always so happy to see your video alerts pop up. I am taking notes in a journal I have. I call it my 5 year plan.
And I also am very comfortable in my own company. I got it from my Mom. She is 87 and still very content being alone. She likes to read on her kindle and play games on her computer!
Mitzi my plan is to move to Europe in 5 years too! Where are you planning?
@@jeanjeannie4590 I will be 70 in 5 years. Janice has inspired me. I would like to move there, or even spend extended time there
Mitzi I will be 63 in 5 years and plan to retire with my pension then. God willing and move to Europe somewhere. I would love it to be France but may choose an English speaking country to begin with..not sure yet. I'm trying to get inspired too.
@@jeanjeannie4590 I am also very drawn to UK. This might sound strange but I have only been to Europe one time. 3 years ago. My daughter and I went to Paris. From the minute I got there, I felt like I was home. Not that my home in Texas isn't also home, but that's the only way I can describe it. I just know I need to go back.
Wow! I’m impressed! I have a course that I’m offering in July and that is one of the things that I really focus on is having a journal.
Love your content. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
I enjoy my own company, and that's a good thing - I am a professional calligrapher working from my home studio for some 45 years now. I finished high school with music as a full academic subject, ended up playing both piano and a pipe organ for many years. Now at 73, I live in a retirement community in Johannesburg South Africa - and I am yet again involved with music, this time in our small chapel, which is interdenominational. I also get to organize and sing in secular concerts in our community hall. My biggest dream (after having only discovered my solo singing voice 20 years ago!) is to sing, just once, with our local full symphony orchestra. You have inspired me - I am going to contact the current orchestra conductor, and ask him to give me a chance! And no, I do not yet have a wobbly, trilly old lady singing voice!!!! People are asking me whether I've sung in musicals, and whether I was planning on making some recordings on CD..... wow. Little ole me, a pop star!!! LOL!
I love little meat popstar thank you so much for coming back to me and giving me such wonderful news. Yes you go out there and you get it done
Adjusting to retirement, had 3 children, left home now and away, i now find myself with a tidy house and nothing to do. Id love to fill my house again. Were all different. Live your videos. 😍
I’m glad you brought that up because my house is so much more tidy that I’ve moved to France. That doesn’t have anything to do with my daughter just had something to do with me I’m not as lazy as I was in the states
Love this episode, can totally relate.
I am so similar to you. Absolutely enjoy your channel. Especially you mentioning the importance of help to Ukraine. It’s just noble. Thank you
So yes, Janice, I am another person saying I’m the exact way you are! And yes, I visited Lourdes and loved it also.
Thanks so much for your videos! 🥰
I don’t know it’s just something about that place isn’t it. Let me know about your experience and thank you for your kind words
Great video Janice! I can really relate to it! I am the same I always need to recharge away from people after I've spent time in a group! I love being with my husband but I also love being alone and having time alone in nature and reading and exploring! It's comforting to see someone like you who is able to do this on your own, very inspiring!
Thank you
thank you, Janice, Have a great day!!
j
Thank you honey have a great day yourself
I am also a teacher and I understand you perfectly. It's so important to me to recharge after school and during weekends. I enjoy my time. Thank you Janice.
Amen sister lol
Janice, I absolutely LOVE~love listening to you! There’s something so comforting about your voice and your storytelling. I just recently found you and I’m going through all your videos, excited for more to come! You are an inspiration to say the least. 🤍
Well Thursday I have a video out and I’m not exactly sure how everyone is going to take it it’s my going to be my first and last exercise video but I thought I would do it because you know people think that they should maybe they can’t do it but they can’t do it it may not be everybody goes at their own pace but everybody can get on the floor and stretcher stay on your bed and stretch so anyway it’s just a positive thing for me to do but it may just be something people are not interested in we will see. We try to get videos out every Thursday but you never know they may sneak one in on me or I may decide to sneak one in on people but thank you so much for the kind words that you gave me and if you haven’t subscribed would you please do so thank you so much let me hear from you again
thank you for sharing! I resonated so much with your personality!! Blessings!
Thank you so much.
Thank you for a new perspective on how to spend one’s time!!
u inspired me to be more thankful ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Just like you I also am a introvert and also be with a group and be on my own, not lonely , sometimes bored, I suppose I enjoy my own company, I love nature and happy with company of pets. I am enjoying your videos , I live in the UK, Janice keep making these videos xxx
Thank you, Janice, for today. You described me to 't'. I'm so glad I've subscribed. I loved your comments about Lourdes. God bless! -- Teresa
I cannot wait to return one day
Janice you and I are souls sisters - you are an extraverted introvert - empaths and sensitive people with anxiety usually are - I’m 61 still working full time heading up an HR department so my days are managing conflict encouraging and influencing many and also selling the company values and its brand to new employees - like you I adore the company of others can easily talk to strangers and can happily travel alone dine out alone etc. I enjoy the company of others love social settings but am always happy to make my way home - the pandemic has been wonderful for people like us no excuses as to why we don’t want to head out and about. I know that Sunday evening feeling too when I haven’t had sufficient me time over the weekend . I’ve been known to read a book from cover to cover and binge Netflix series. I so hope we can share a Starbucks coffee or wine with you sometime in Paris. x
I would love that … my treat!
I understand completely. I am inspired and excited to see some of your favorite spots. Bravo Janice!
Thank you I hope if you have any special ones just let me know and maybe I can make it there
Keep up the great updates! I too love horses and have always been around them! You’ll see, in France it’s so much fun, English riding is the norm, but cheaper than in the states and such great training! Good luck! I can’t wait for the next video!
Thank you
Thank you for that gentle video. I identified with so much of it although I would not care to be alone ,just yet. There will be more years for that, later.
I have just 'unpacked' my luggage that was ready to leave for France next Wednesday. Unfortunately my Nearest and Dearest had a bad fall on Sunday and although he is very bruised he was not concussed, but a scan revealed a compression fracture in his spine and the doctor said absolutely no travelling. I am sad but relieved too, as I was anxious about travelling with him in frail health anyway. It is a long journey by train as our house is way down in the country near Limoges and trips have ended in hospital before.
By the way, we have always had good treatment in the health care system in France. We are not part of the Social Medicine system and pay cash but the treatment is good and the hospital near us actually has doctors who specialise in geriatric medicine. (Where have all the years gone !!)
WE have spent all our long marriage travelling and being very active so it is hard to have our wings clipped now.
Hopefully we will be in France sooner rather than later and our son has discovered a company that will pick up at Charles de Gaulle and drive us to our house, that would make all the difference for my husband who finds it difficult to get on and of trains.
People are invariably so very kind and help me with luggage and getting him on trains, but It would be nice to be taken door to door!
If anyone feels they are too old to travel or transplant to France tell them to take their courage in both hands and do it as soon as they can! Use the Web to find ways of travelling..it can be done !
I agree with you about the people and I’m so sorry to hear about your nearest and dearest. But if it’s going to happen, it might as will happen there and that way you know when you get ready to travel, and he will be in excellent health, please let me know when you come this way maybe we can meet
I’m exactly the same!
I love my alone time. With a one year old and husband i dont get much time to myself anymore so i get up before sunrise, have my coffee and catchup with emails and TH-cam and i love it! This is my time!!!
Loving your channel! Do you know the daily connoisseur? I love this channel and you might also! Jennifer has a virtual group with the channel and I’m thinking of joining 😊
Have a lovely day xx
I certainly will look into it and thank you. Take advantage of that time alone
I've just recently started following you and really enjoy your vlogs. Thanks for sharing your new life in France with us all. You truly are inspirational 🙂
Thank you so much Fitness I do appreciate the kind words
You hit it on the nail for me!! I think I am also a social introvert.I like people,etc.but have no problem shopping, walking etc.on my own. I am married 58 years and we are very much alike in that way.
I have enjoyed following you and your stories. You have a nice, calm realness in your delivery. France is on my list... especially looking at canal boating to see the country. Your courage to make the "move" is very encouraging to folks that have never left their home state! Sometimes folks just need to hear that it's ok and that they can do something, like they need permission. I know I do!
Yes I agree. Sometimes people just need to know it’s OK to be good to yourself and it’s also okay to do something that you really want without asking anyone else’s permission. I would also love to do the canal boating, but I have two animals and I’m not sure if I could be gone that long. Let me know how it works out.
I am just like you. I live alone, yet never feel lonely and I find nature very calming.
Yes I’m glad there’s more of me out there than I thought lol. Were you able to subscribe
@@JaniceInFrance yes I'm subscribed 😀
I really understand what you are saying. Thank you for this video.
Great video Janice. Thanks for sharing your life in France. You are an inspiration. Really taking in the moments makes life so exciting. I so appreciate that about you.
Thank you
I love your videos Janice! Thank you for taking us along on your adventures in France. I especially loved this video. You and I are so alike! And I also have a Buster 🐾 He’s a Boston Terrier.
Aren’t dogs wonderful Cynthia. Thank you for your kind words and I hope you continue to watch my videos and I hope they continue to be an inspiration to you.
Good video. Spoke to me on so many levels but especially about being and extrovert that need time alone to recharge. I live alone for 10 yrs and I don’t think I’d want to live in a romantic relationship anymore. He has his place and I have mine is what I think would work best. Have a wonderful day Janice.
I agree
I absolutely love being alone! ❤️
Thanks for this Janice. It sounds exactly like me. It’s good to know I’m not the only one. Love your channel.
Thank you so much for your kind words and yes there are many of us out there Victoria thank goodness we understand each other.
Oh Janice,
You are a woman after my own heart. I feel exactly how you do. I can be social, but I need my downtime. I could be so happy living alone in France or anywhere. I am married and I have three children. My anniversary to my husband was today and it’s been 26 years. I love my life with my husband. This is my second marriage. I have three grown children and two grandchildren. But, I can be so happy being with my family whom I love with all my heart and I can be happy being alone. I have never been bored. I have felt this my whole life. And living in France alone would be just bliss. I am an introvert in the same way that you are and that is we need our down time, but we can be social too. I just want to be able to choose when I want to be social and when I don’t. I think your beautiful adventure in France is so inspiring. Thank you so much for your videos and sharing your perspective, your feelings and your thoughts. You are a breath of fresh air. And bless anyone who was a teacher. My mother was a teacher for 30 years and I feel like teachers are such a gift to this world. Thank you so much for all the gifts that you share. Here’s to a magical time in Fontainebleau. ❤️🇫🇷
Thank you
Hi Janice. I've been following your videos. I live in California. As you describe yourself, I am the same....we are empaths. I can only be around people for measured periods of time, then I have to be alone to recharge. And also, I understand about scheduling social engagements. I say I'll go and within an hour beforehand, I sometimes can't bring myself to go. I sometimes have to force myself. There's nothing wrong with us...we're just empaths.
Thank you and I appreciate your kind words Laura
Love this! I am very similar and perhaps because I am an only child I am comfortable being on my own and doing things on my own. Love all the tips you give us. Someday I would love to move to France! Have a great weekend!
I hope you do get a chance to move one day with his friends or somewhere else. Yes being an only child has its drawbacks and it also has positive side
Thanks so much for inspiring me. You truly are a wonderful inspiration to all. Love listening to your story. Keep well and be safe. ❤️🌹
Well thank you Kristina for your nice words they were very well taken in this morning I love to get inspiration from my viewers. I am going to be safe but today I’m getting out into the sun. It snowed Friday a week ago it snow this Friday it’s rained every day so I’m getting me some vitamin D today! Take care and don’t forget to watch Thursday with my new video comes out
Great video Janice. I subscribed as soon as I saw the title "moving to France at 70"
I just turned 65 last month and I need to make some serious decisions about the rest of my life. I am also an introvert and I love traveling by myself. I have visited different cities in the Atlantic coast and think I would love to move there. One day.
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You, like me, are possibly an ENFJ on the Briggs-Meyers personality test. We love outings and people, but definitively need to recharge! Great video! You inspire me!
Thank you very much for your very kind words
Hi, Janice! Although I have been married for 56 yrs, I need alone time. I truly identified with what you were saying. I felt that we were cut from the same cloth until you said that you could be a public speaker! LOL I think that being a Believer in Christ helps us to feel at peace. It's like having a companion that makes no demands on us. It's very comforting. I enjoy visiting with you through your videos! Great job!
On the weekends are used to take a nap at 2 o’clock on Saturday. My husband and my daughter new to stay away from the bedroom upstairs lol
I love watching your videos. You are so delightful!
Thank you Ina
Buster is so cute❤ love 🐾 doggies!
Yes, he’s rather old and all he does right now he is sleeping eat but we love him
The ability to live on one's own contentedly and peacefully is a special gift. Some people have it and some don't in the same way that some are adrenaline junkies and others aren't etc.
Also, society has always stigmatized people who prefer to engage others in limited segments or hardly ever especially women. Widows and divorcees were expected to live lives similar to that of cloistered nuns, rarely seen and not heard. Those women who never married were also deemed problematic especially if they were not troubled by their single status. All these women, particularly if they found a way to be economically independent, could even end up being the victims of witch hunts.
Long story short, we should all live the best lives we can live and it is certainly possible to do so on one's own.
Cheers to all the women who came before us and fought to create these options.
Absolutely! 🥂cheers
8:34 ooooohhhhhh u just described me. the whole video ...i felt like someone was describing me 😀🥰☺️
Great I’m glad thank you
Hi Janice I am planning a trip there with my daughter. My name is Janice too. I have been binging your videos
I’m a Christian so Jesus is the center of my life and I am never alone and I rely on him.
I do appreciate your insight, really fun videos.
Thank you and I hope you have a good time.
Thanks Janice, never thought too much about it before but you've just described me ! Love listening to your wee chats ❤
Thank you so much I’m getting ready to have a little video once maybe every six weeks and I’m going to call it a coffee chat just wanna discuss a little bit of everything
I can so relate but I didn’t know of the term social introvert. I feel exactly as you describe. I also feel that my social engagements need to be of something interesting and not just a random crowd like a concert or bar. I find them to be an absolute waste of my time and very stressful although I love to be nestled in a large airplane for traveling or a crowd for classical music or ballet. It has to have interest for me and I cannot just “meet people “. I always meet people of interest without pushing myself and they are much more meaningful interactions especially in a beautiful park:). Lovely channel ☺️
Great perspective thank you for sharing
Wonderfully said! Since I retired I value my alone time. I now am reading books, listening to music and playing my piano without worrying if I make a mistake.
I also enjoy being with people. It works out better when I accept a comfortable balance of both! Thank you for bringing to light this topic!
Yes it just takes time to settle down after retirement for sure.
I’m sure there are a lot of people out there who are exactly the same.
Have enjoyed this one.
I can relate to wanting time out. That is what I was doing when your video popped up! I love your voice and accent. Hello from Western Australia! 😊
Good morning and thank you for following me
Janice, I perfectly understand your need for you time to energize. I admire you for taking the initiative to do what you want. I, too, want to move to France but I need to overcome the uncertainty of relocating knowing no one. Take care and best wishes always.
Ralph
Thank you Ralph, and if you ever need any help or encouragement and you need to just talk please let me hear from you
Just love hearing your story & experiences💕 always inspiring! I am just like you described to, a bit of a social extrovert in small doses and then need my downtime to ground myself again & nature is always a perfect place for that for me & reading.