Who is Charlotte?? I’m Charlotte, and I am retired, actually retired several times over….and I find it hard to do.  I envy those that retire and never look back…they play and play and play.  I was a real estate agent in New Jersey, who went on to be a Branch Sales Manager of a Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Office for 19 years.  The last office I managed was Jersey City, where I had 125 agents.  My office was right across the Hudson River from lower Manhattan and the Financial District, and as I left the office for the last time, I remember marvelling what a beautiful site the City is at night.  The site would always rejuvenate me, just as the anticipation of retirement did.   That was my first retirement.  I then started consulting with Coldwell Banker Managers and would work in their offices,  I would manage their offices when they were absent, and also conducted weekly in office training of new agents.  I really enjoyed that, however I became a snowbird, and would still do training for the six months I was back in New Jersey.  When I became a permanent resident of Florida I retired again. In my spare time I decided to get my Florida license, just for fun.   I actually did not work for a year or so, at which time I fell head over heels in love with the Villages.    One problem, salesmen love to sell what they love and  I then  wanted to be an agent for Properties of The Villages.   The day I was hired, I saw the City lights again.  I felt rejuvenated, and my association with the Properties of The Villages was the best experience, and a definite highlight of my real estate career.   June 2010, I felt I was not spending enough time with my children and grandchildren, missing some of their special events, I then decided to retire once again.   I was able to become a referral agent with Properties of The Villages, so I now have the best of both worlds….I am retired BUT if someone is thinking of buying or selling, I can introduce them to a sales representative.    All they have to do is let me know what they are looking for in an agent, and I will find the right one for them.  It works really well.  I am now taking classes at the Lifelong Learning College, oil painting & writing, and  I will get back to water aerobics. Have been paying my membership dues at the Wellness Center…I will get there soon too.  I have five children and their spouses in my life,  plus 12 grandchildren and a Godson.   Life is good and it’s always a beautiful day in The Villages.