Georgette Daugherty may be retired, but she’s as busy as ever.

Whether painting, running a food pantry in Concord or helping out at Baker Free Library, the Bow resident has found plenty of activities to fill her schedule.

“You’re busier than you were when you were working,” said Daugherty. “I was a college professor and I always knew what I was going to do and when. When you’re retired, your time is never neat. It’s pretty wild.”

Daugherty moved to Bow 17 years ago after living in Miami, Fla., where she taught sociology classes at Miami-Dade Community College and was in charge of the social work department for 25 years.

Beginning in 1993, she became head of the Bow Recycling Committee, a position she would hold for 12 years. Working closely with the volunteers in town is what Daugherty liked most about her experience.

“I remember the wonderful people I worked with,” she said. “The people you work with make your job. Even if you’re a volunteer, it’s still a matter of the people you work with. Our group was fun, and we had a good time together.”

According to Daugherty, during her time with the committee she saw positive attitudes toward recycling in town, though it can be hard to get residents to commit the time.

“It isn’t that people feel it isn’t a good idea, it comes down to how easy you make it for people. It’s just that it’s one more thing to worry about,” she said. “Fighting for that little bit of time is hard, because there’s a lot of people fighting for it and these families are human.”

One of the activities Daugherty has taken up in recent years is painting, a hobby she started after she wasn’t able to do another artistic venture she enjoys.

“I was a singer and my voice reached the time when it wasn’t public,” she said. “I like the colors, the bright colors and I like the feeling that I can do something. The painting I don’t do well, but I am a lot better than when I started, so that is satisfying.”