Newsies Newsletter

January 2020

New Year Resolutions

Setting new year resolutions can be a great way to kick start the new year on a high note! A new year resolution is

a promise you make to yourself to encourage a small or large change in your life. It can be anything from drinking

more water to learning a new skill like cooking or jewelry making. New year resolutions should be realistic, positive

and meaningful to you so that you stick with it!

Positive new year

resolution ideas:

• Cut down on drinking pop and

sugary juices

• Get a gym membership and start

working out regularly

• Take a cooking class and learn how

to make a new recipe

• Be kinder to yourself, practice

more self-love and care

• Limit your screen time (spend less

time looking at your phone,

computer, tablet and/or TV)

• Smile more!

• Start a meditation practice

• Take up a new sport

• Eat more fruits and vegetables

• Volunteer

• Reduce your plastic waste

• Spend more time in nature

• Floss your teeth daily

• Drink more water

• Save up money to travel or buy

something special

• Keep your house and personal

space tidy

• Make more time for friends and

family

• Remind yourself what you are

grateful for daily

Becoming a

Mindful Shopper

and Consumer

Do you ever stop to think about why you are

buying something? That in itself is the key to

becoming a mindful shopper and consumer.

Taking those extra couple of seconds to think

about why you are purchasing something, if

you need it and what purpose it serves you.

We are living in a time of over consumers,

mindlessly shopping for materialistic goods

without understanding the impact it has on

our environment and life. Did you know it

takes 7,500 liters of water to make ONE pair

of jeans? That’s a lot of water!

Here are some easy tips to becoming a

mindful shopper and consumer:

1. Create a list of what you need before you go

shopping and don’t buy what you don’t need!

2. Try fixing what you already own instead of

throwing it out and replacing it.

3. Shop second hand!

4. Donate your unwanted clothes and household

items.

5. Purchase items with less packaging.

6. Shop for local produce.

7. Remember that cheap is not always better!

Sometimes spending a few extra dollars on

higher quality products saves you money in the

end.

8. Look for cruelty free, Fairtrade and organic

items when shopping.

Options Holiday Market

A big thank you to everyone who donated gifts and

goodies to the market, helped with the set up/take

down, worked the till, served hot chocolate and

shopped! It is because of you that our annual holiday

market was a huge success!

We look forward to having our market again this year!

Kathy welcomes her

new grandson Koda to

the world!

Koda was born on

December 31st at 3:08pm,

weighing 6 pounds 5

ounces.

Congratulations to you and

your family on this exciting

news!

Above is a picture of Shawn working extremely

hard on a commissioned art piece of Moraine

Lake while at the Day Program.

Shawn’s artwork has been displayed around the

world in New York, Paris, Beijing, Switzerland,

and more!

His artwork has been featured in articles and

interviews with Metro News, Telus, CBC and

Breakfast Television.

If you would like to learn more about Shawn and

his incredible journey visit his website at

https://www.shawnbelanger.com/gallery.

Artist Spotlight

Chicken Salad Sandwich

This is a perfect recipe to try for those of you who

are new to cooking! We recommend making extra

chicken salad to keep in your fridge for a quick

and easy meal on the go!

Ingredients

- Chicken breast

- Celery

- Carrots

- Mayonnaise

- Salt & pepper

- Bread (for sandwich)

Directions

1. Cook your chicken breast in oil on hot pan

2. Let your chicken rest and cool

3. Dice celery and carrots

4. Shred chicken once it has cooled down

5. In large bowl mix together shredded chicken, diced vegetables

and enough mayonnaise to hold the ingredients together

6. Add salt and pepper to taste

7. Toast bread and spread a good amount of chicken mixture

onto one side

8. Enjoy!

Outdoor Adventures Class

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 New Year’s Day

2 3 4 National Spaghetti Day

5 National Bird Day

6

7 National Take the Stairs Day

8 9 10 Houseplant Appreciation Day

11

12 National Pharmacist Day

13 Make Your Dreams Come True Day

14 Dress Up Your Pet Day

15 National Bagel Day

16 17 18 Winnie the Pooh Day

19 National Popcorn Day

20 Penguin Awareness Day

21 Squirrel Appreciation Day

22 National Blonde Brownie Day

23 National Handwriting Day

24 Global Belly Laugh Day

25 Chinese New Year

26 Australia Day

27 Chocolate Cake Day

28 Fun at Work Day

29 National Puzzle Day

30 Day Program Closed Staff Development Day

31 Inspire Your Heart with Art Day

January 2020

Quote

Morning Morning Morning Morning Morning

• Art

• Sensory

• Newsies

• Achieve &

Believe

• Fitness @

SLC

• Art

• Sketch It

• Sensory

• Everything

Art

Afternoon Afternoon Afternoon Afternoon Afternoon • Music Sing

Along

• Yoga

• Dance

• Academics

• Sewing &

Textiles

• Music Sing

Along

• MasterworX

Music

Therapy

• Dubasov

Dance &

Wellness

All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day

• Cooking

• Outdoor

Adventures

• Good

Works

• Trico Fitness

& Rec

• Women’s

Group

• Trail Blazers

• Cooking

• Trico Fitness

& Rec

• Old Souls

• Wellness &

Yoga

• Good

Works

• Bowling

• Women’s

Group

• Men’s

Group

• Fri-YAY

• Swimming

@ SLC

Quote of the Month:

“What the new year brings to you will depend a

great deal on what you bring to the new year.”

- Vern McLellan