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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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