Change – Content by Judy
Change is defined as – the act of making or becoming different. This whole COVID situation certainly has made our entire lives different in a multitude of ways. From how we stay safe, interact, work and even make purchases evolves constantly.
2020 has been the all-time master of change whether we wanted it or not! Who would have ever dreamed we would be wearing masks? In 2019 we didn’t even know what social distancing was. Also, in 2019 just what could of possibly have been meant by “mandatory stay at home”?? Or that children would no longer go to school?
Even if someone had told you that they were going to make all of this into a movie, most of us would have said it’s all too crazy and no one will ever go see that!
For us New England Patriots fans the biggest 2020 news should have been Tom Brady leaving!! Instead local and high school sports almost doesn’t exist. Fans can’t go to games. We don’t know from week to week which school is opened, and which are closed.
COVID has changed our world forever. Whether we wanted it or not! Life will never go back to what it was.
Now is the time we should be thinking about how we want our individual lives to be as we move past 2020.
What do you want your 2022 to look like? What have you been dreaming about? What did you miss the most? What did you get robbed of in 2020? My husband and I were not able to celebrate our 50th Anniversary the way we had been planning for the last three years. We were going to have a huge party with all of the bells and whistles followed by a three-week vacation to Vancouver, a cruise to San Francisco and then onto Las Vegas.
So now is the time to start planning to live the life you want. Use the present to get healthier. Find new paths to travel. Start saving, even if it’s only $5.00 a week.
Don’t be afraid to reach out. Talk to your doctor, your friends, your family. Find a therapist. Tell them how hard 2020 has been for you.
Embrace change! No matter what it will look like.
Figure out new ways to socialize. I’m doing a Zoom Paint Night where the instructor will be online, and attendees can be in person in small groups or on Zoom. A network I’m part of is planning a Zoom night where we will learn how to make a couple of drinks.
Start work on your “2020 Bucket List”. Start making the actual plan on how you will achieve those goals. Hit the ground running. Be ready to live.
Now start planning your 2022 so you will know what it’s going to look like!!
Virtual Exercise Classes
Upcoming Virtual Classes- To Sign Up email seniorcenter@oldlyme-ct.gov
MUST BE A MEMBER TO SIGN UP – ALL CLASSES MEET ONCE A WEEK
CLASS Date of First Class & Time/ Duration COST
Country Line Dancing (MON) January 4th at 2:15pm/ 6 Week Session FREE
Slow and Steady Yoga (MON) January 4th 9:00-10:15/ 9 Week Session $45.00
Sit n Be Fit (TUES) Drop in & ongoing at 10:00am FREE
Chair Yoga for Pain (WED) January 6th 9:00-10:15am/ 8 Week Session $40.00
Tap Class (WED) Ongoing at 11:00am on Wednesdays FREE
Slow and Steady Yoga (FRI) January 8th 9:00-10:15/ 9 Week Session $45.00
December Newsletter
Holiday Cheer: Yankee Swap and Ugly Sweater Contest
COME GET IN THE HOLIDAY CHEER WITH US!!
Join us for a fun afternoon Wednesday, December 9th at 12:45pm (Snowdate: Thursday, December 10th at 12:45pm)
for a Yankee Swap and Ugly Sweater Contest. Limited to 14 cars. Register early to ensure your spot. Each participant
will drop off their wrapped gift (worth approx. $10.00) to the attendee and park their car in the designated spot. For safety, all cars will be 6 feet apart and all participants will be required to wear a mask. For those of you who are not familiar with a Yankee Swap, here is what you need to know to participate. Everyone wanting to participate brings a
wrapped gift worth $10.00. If you would like to participate, but can’t afford a gift, please call (860)434-1605 ext. 240
and let us know. Be creative, it should be a gift that others would like to own. When you bring your gift. you will pick a number. 1 through however many people. The more people that come the “funner” it is! The first person picks a gift and unwraps it. Then the second person picks a gift or takes the one that the first person picked. If the second person
chooses the first person’s gift, the first person picks another gift and unwraps it. The game continues until the last
person picks a gift.
In addition, pictures will be taken of all members that wear an ugly sweater that day and will be posted for people to vote on which they like the most. If you can’t make the Yankee Swap, but still wish to enter the Ugly Sweater Contest, call us at (860)434-1605 ext. 240 to set up a time (before that day) to have your picture taken outside to be entered.
The winner will be awarded a $50.00 Gift Certificate from Flanders’ Fish Market in East Lyme CT. A special thank you to
Flanders’ Fish Market for sponsoring the Ugly Sweater Contest!!