Aging Services, Inc.

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Norman, OK 73071

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First Monday

Aging Services, Inc. Newsletter

September 2020 Volume 1, Issue 1

And sometimes against all odds, against all logic, we still have

September—the leaves turn and the weather gets cooler. The season of fall begins and

for some of us, it is our favorite time of year. It is my favorite season, but also I am

excited because this is our very first newsletter for you. I want this newsletter to be

about and for you! Do you have a favorite joke, poem, recipe, or some news you want

everyone to celebrate with you? Submit them to me at tvaughnasi@gmail.com or give

them to your congregate site manager. This newsletter will be sent to you on the First

Monday of every month, so the deadline for news is the 20th of the month. So for

example, for the next First Monday in October, I will need any submissions to me by

October 20th. I hope that you will find this newsletter to be informative, fun, and

something you look forward to reading each month. I am hoping this will be a way to

keep in contact with each other as we move through these pandemic times and

beyond. Enjoy September, notice the change in the color of the leaves, the pumpkins,

the mums. Stay safe and healthy. -Tammy Vaughn, Executive Director

Easy and Healthy Breakfast Muffins

12 Large Eggs

1 Cup Chopped Bell Peppers

1 Cup Chopped Mushrooms

2 Green Onions, thinly sliced

Sea Salt and Pepper to taste

12 TBS Salsa

Preheat the oven to 375. Crack eggs into a large

mixing bowl and whisk until fully combined. Add

mushrooms, bell pepper and onions to the eggs and

mix well. Season with salt and pepper. Coat the

muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. Evenly

divide the mixture between the 12 muffin cups.

Bake for 15—20 minutes (a toothpick inserted into

the muffin should come out clean) Top each egg

cup with 1 tablespoon of salsa.

** Turkey bacon and/or jalapenos can be added.

A bear walks into a restaurant. He tells his

waiter, "I want a grilled …. cheese." The

waiter says, "What's with the pause?"

"Whaddya mean?" the bear replies. "I'm

a bear!"

******

Exaggerations have become an epidemic.

They went up by a million percent last year.

********

I told my physical therapist that I broke my

arm in two places. He told me to stop going

to those places.

9 Daily Habits that Will Make You Happier by Geoffry James

1. Start each day with expectation. If there’s any big truth about life, it’s that it usually lives up to (or down

to) your expectations. Therefore, when you rise from bed, make your first thought: “Something

wonderful is going to happen today.” Guess what? You are probably right.

2. Take time to plan and prioritize. The most common source of stress is the perception that you’ve got too

much work to do. Rather than obsess about it, pick one thing that, if you get it done today, will move

you closer to your highest goal and purpose in life. Then do that first.

3. Give a gift to everyone you meet. Not a formal present but a smile, a word of thanks or encouragement,

even a friendly nod.

4. Deflect partisan conversations. Arguments about politics and religion just get people all riled up. Bow

out!

5. Assume people have good intentions. Imputing evil motives to other people’s weird behaviors, just adds

misery to life.

6. Eat high quality food slowly. Taste and Savor!

7. Let go of results. The big enemy of happiness is worry, which comes from focusing on events that are

outside of our control. Once you’ve taken action, focus on the job at hand rather than some weird fan-

tasy of what might happen.

8. Turn off “background” TV. The entire point of broadcast TV is to make

you dissatisfied with your life and so you’ll buy more stuff.

9. End each day with gratitude. Before you go to bed, write down at least

wonderful thing that happened. Whatever it is, large or small be grateful

because that day will never come again.

Aging Services Volunteers—THANK YOU!