Need some advice on staying balanced and managing stress through the holidays? Perhaps you spent too much this year and need to plan for better budgeting in 2018? Here are some archived Mouthing Off blog posts to help keep you on track.
Staying balanced through the holidays
For many, the holidays bring memories of frosting sugar cookies, spending precious time with family near and far and looking forward to a bright new year. Unfortunately for others, the holidays can look and feel very different. They may spend the season in solitude, or their holiday obligations may bring on unnecessary stress. I know for me, the holidays have been more difficult to celebrate since losing both my mother and father. Those of us who have lost close family members may find if painful to take part in the same holiday traditions once celebrated.
Indiana University ASDA chapter “adopts a family” for the holidays
While other D2s, preparing for boards, would not even consider leaving their halls without their dental decks, members of the Indiana University School of Dentistry’s ASDA chapter have taken time out to deck the halls of a local family in need. Working in conjunction with the Marion County Department of Child Services, IU ASDA’s Community Service Coordinator, Sonia Dhingra spearheaded an effort to provide assistance for members of the community who, without the efforts of numerous organizations throughout the greater Indianapolis area, would have gone without this holiday season.