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really kick in when one picks a place to   Aug. 6 – Birthday Bingo
                                               start and just keeps rolling! Once you   (Bring a $1 wrapped gift )
                                               start using them to reclaim your space
                                                                                 Aug. 13 – Create a personalized Craft
                                               you will feel empowered! You will no
                                               longer feel that your possessions have   Aug. 16-20 Under the Stars
                                               got the better of you! Additionally, when   Wind Chime (Be sure to visit
                                               you declutter you may come across   Summerfest starting August 20)
                                               sentimental items that give you a chance
                                                                                 Aug. 23 – Homemade Banana
                                               to revisit old memories. August, with the
             ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY                                            and Berry Smoothies

                                               insufferable heat and humidity it always
                      ĂŝůLJ  ĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ            brings, is a perfect time to set up three   Aug. 27 – Fiesta Friday
                       RN on Call              boxes for keep, donate, or sell and to   Celebration for our Seniors
                                               fill a couple of trash bags with broken

                  ,ŽŵĞ  ŽŽŬĞĚ DĞĂůƐ͕                                             (with tacos, games, and prizes)

                   ^ŶĂĐŬƐ Θ  ĞǀĞƌĂŐĞƐ          and unusable stuff that no one would
                                               use. (One man’s ceiling is another man’s   Aug. 30 – Make and take
                 >ĂƵŶĚƌLJ Θ ,ŽƵƐĞŬĞĞƉŝŶŐ
                                               floor, but please don’t donate broken   snack container
                   >ŝĐĞŶƐĞĚ ƚŽ WƌŽǀŝĚĞ         or stained articles to Goodwill or the
                    ĂƌĞ ĨŽƌ >ĞǀĞůƐ ϭ͕Ϯ͕ϯ                                         For more information please contact
                                               Samaritan House.) Once it’s all sorted
                     DĞŵŽƌLJ  ĂƌĞ                                                 Pam Keating, Senior Center Program
                                               out, you may be able to save money   Planner, at 410-479-2535.
              ^ƉĞĐŝĂů  ŝĞƚ Θ  ŝŶŝŶŐ  ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ  by not having to Covid shop online!
              WŽƐƚͲƌĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ   When you need something, look in your
               ǁŝƚŚ  ŽĐƚŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ dŚĞƌĂƉŝƐƚƐ     freshly organized designated storage   Federalsburg Senior Center
                    ĂŶĚ ŵƵĐŚ ŵŽƌĞ͘͘͘           area, you may have a spare!       Summer is here and the members at the
                www.arcadia-living.com         For those who have worked remotely,   Federalsburg Senior Center are back
                                                                                 and enjoying many seasonal activities.
                   Arcadia of Denton           there is the very personal issue of one’s   We’ve decorated water bottle bags, sun
                     701 S. 5th Ave            work space. Does a tidy desk create a   visors, tee shirts, and a summer fl oral
                  (Formerly Gables at Caroline)  thought pattern of conformity to the task
                                                                                 arrangement for the home.
             Come Home to Arcadia              at hand? Does one’s highly organized   For this month of August, we will be
                                               work space create a calm and focused
                                               environment? Or does your highly   painting a water theme on canvas and
             A 2010 study in the scientifi c journal   cluttered work space proclaim the mark   making a summer themed grape vine

            Personality and Social Psychology   of creativity? Reportedly, Steve Jobs   wreath. The seniors are very active and

            confirms that the constant flow of cortisol   and Albert Einstein thrived with their   enjoying this summer and the many free

            contributes to headaches, irritability,   messy desks! There is a 1901 picture   health coaching, nutrition, and exercises

            high blood pressure, intestinal problems,   of Mark Twain seated at his messy   being offered at the center. Come join

            heart disease, low libido, suppressed   desk that indicates his exceptionally   us on Tuesday’s and Thursdays for the
            immunity to disease, and difficulty   creative thinking was a messy process!   programs and craft s.
            recovering from exercise. Th is pre-Covid   I have a friend whose desk looks like a   August Birthdays: Bernet Jones 8-4;
            study also reported that subjects who   paper explosion, but he knows where   Daisy Bolden 8-5; Glaneice Camper
            described their homes as cluttered   everything is and he is, frankly, brilliant.   8-7; Vernetta Conaway 8-7; Mildered

            had more diffi  culty transitioning from   Then there are those who make a mess   Bryan 8-15; Roberta Ross 8-30.
            work to home environments. Interesting   while working but tidy up at the end of
            point, as so many are transitioning   the day.  Ultimately, it comes down to   Caroline Medical Adult Day Care
            from working remotely full time, not   your personal work habits!  But if you   by Carole Friend LMSW
            to mention leaving home to shop in   still have catalogues and magazines from
            stores and start socializing! Stress   2019 buried because of that one article   Caroline Medical Adult Day Care is
            induced Cortisol may spike for those   you want to keep, it might be time to get   excited about all the great activities
            who are making the change from being   those three boxes out and start digging!   planned for our favorite time of the
            house bound to entering stores and   Reminder: August 21 is National   year. More than ever, we are looking
            restaurants, attending social events, or   Senior Citizen’s Day! Here at the   forward to being together enjoying a
            resuming volunteer positions. Reducing   Caroline Senior Center, we celebrate   great fun filled August. Likewise, we
            stress in the home environment may   our Seniors every day with activities   are looking forward to Summerfest!
            very well help reduce the stress of all   at 10:30 am and lunch at noon ($2.50   Please remember to stop by the Caroline
            these transitions!                 donation).  For the month of August we   Medical Adult Day Care booth, play a

            De-cluttering involves decision-making   have the following planned:  game-win a prize and please introduce
                                                                                 yourself; we enjoy meeting new friends.
            and problem solving skills. Th ese skills
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