| Dear Friends,
As this newsletter reaches you, I’ll be away on a little vacation- surely missing my friends and coworkers here at Friendship Center! But I also know how important it is to take time to recharge and fill my cup so that I can be able to best support my team and our beloved organization.
In a way, family caregivers are essentially running a full-time business themselves, however they are (most often) without employees, a clearly defined handbook of operations, or nights and weekends off. That’s why finding moments to rest and recharge is not just nice, it’s necessary for those supporting a loved one experiencing dementia. Rest doesn’t always have to mean a trip away or something extravagant; it might look like turning your “laundry day” into a movie day, or strolling through one of Santa Barbara’s beautiful gardens. (And if you really need clean clothes that day, there are even pickup laundry services in town I just discovered…highly recommend when you need that one extra bit of help sometimes!)
Whether it’s reading a book at the beach, enjoying coffee with a friend, or simply taking a nap, I encourage you to grab those moments of rest. Laundry and errands can wait, your well-being cannot.
Meanwhile, here at Friendship Center, we’re doing the opposite of resting: we’re moving, grooving, and making every day one with purpose. And speaking of grooving…our Halloween Disco is right around the corner! This year’s Fall Fundraiser (formerly Wine Down) will be held on Friday, October 24th at The Community Arts Workshop (aka The CAW with the big beautiful gates right there on the corner of Garden and Ortega). It’s your chance to throw on a costume, lace up your boogie shoes, and support a cause worth gettin’ down for.
I look forward to returning to my friends at FC so we can swap travel stories and share a good ol’ laugh, like we always do. In the meantime, grab your tickets to the Halloween Disco and have a great rest of your week. |
