Reinventing Your Life

AARP Bulletin Today’s ongoing multimedia series on people who take their lives in new and inspiring directions.

Rolling Dog Ranch
Alayne Marker and Steve Smith left their home and jobs in Seattle in 2000 to establish the 160-acre Rolling Dog Ranch Animal Sanctuary in Ovando, Mont.

World of Words
Alferd Williams left school when he was 6 years old to harvest crops after his father became ill. More than six decades later, Williams is back in the classroom—learning to read with first-graders.

Marathon Woman
In 1987, Margaret Hagerty decided to quit smoking, so she started running. And she’s been running ever since. Now at 85, Hagerty is a marathoner and the oldest person to run the 26.2-mile race on all seven continents.

A Day with Francisco
Retirement didn't suit Francisco Cardoza, so he decided to go back to work. The customers and employees at one Manhattan CVS are glad he did.

Semi-Retirement
Weary of their high-pressure sales positions, Jack and Eloise Murtaugh of Bel Air, Md., wanted to travel, work together and earn good money.