{"id":2914,"date":"2025-10-19T21:55:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T21:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyonesdiary.com\/?p=2914"},"modified":"2025-10-19T21:55:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T21:55:52","slug":"101-year-old-woman-who-still-works-6-days-a-week-shares-four-key-things-she-does-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyonesdiary.com\/?p=2914","title":{"rendered":"101-year-old woman who still works 6 days a week shares four key things she does every day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"190\"><strong data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"190\">101-Year-Old Jeweler Shares Her Secret to Staying Sharp and Purposeful<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"430\">At 101, most people are long retired. But not Ann Angeletti. Six days a week, she opens the doors to Curiosity Jewelers in Cresskill, New Jersey\u2014a shop she\u2019s run since 1964. \u201cIf I retire, I would die,\u201d she told ABC 7. \u201cI can\u2019t stay home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"776\">Ann\u2019s life is a testament to purpose and grit. Born in Brooklyn, she left school early to help at her family\u2019s grocery store. During WWII, while her husband served overseas, she worked in a Navy Yard and later as a waitress. In 1964, she spotted a vacant shop for $85\/month. Something told her to take the leap\u2014and it became a lifelong calling.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"778\" data-end=\"1018\">Today, Ann still works with her daughter and granddaughter, and makes weekly trips to New York City\u2019s Diamond District to manage suppliers and clients. Her hands\u2014steady from decades of shaping gold and setting stones\u2014still get the job done.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1020\" data-end=\"1260\">Her secret to staying sharp? Routine, discipline, and passion. \u201cYou must get up. You must shower. You must eat. You must take care of yourself. You must exercise,\u201d she says. And above all, \u201cIf you don\u2019t like what you\u2019re doing, then change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1472\">New Jersey is home to over 2,600 centenarians, but few shine like Ann. More than her age, it\u2019s her outlook that inspires: a belief that meaningful work and joy in the everyday can keep the mind\u2014and heart\u2014young.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1474\" data-end=\"1526\">\u201cWork keeps me alive,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s what I love.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>101-Year-Old Jeweler Shares Her Secret to Staying Sharp and Purposeful At 101, most people are long retired. But not Ann Angeletti. 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