STRONGER TOGETHER NEWSLETTER VOLUME 12

Peabody PLAN: GET INVOLVED THE POWER OF MUSIC ON THE BRAIN Would you like to be featured in the next publication of Sing, hum, clap, sway, dance and bounce to the beat: Stronger Together? We’re It’s all good for mood, memory and more! looking for hidden gems such as... Researchers have found that of music help adults recover from music can improve sleep, sharpen brain injuries and diseases and to ∙ Photos memory, reduce stress, and ease the symptoms they cause. For ∙ Recipes stimulate thinking skills - all great example, many adults who suffer ∙ Craft/DIY Ideas for maintaining brain health. You’ll a stroke lose their ability to speak. ∙ Poems/Essays get the mood-boosting benefits Oftentimes, however, they can still ∙ Art Work no matter your music preference - sing, and music therapists can help ∙ Trivia whether it be jazz, blues, rock, pop, stroke survivors regain their speech heavy metal, country, pop or rap. through singing. Similarly, many If you think your ideas should adults with Parkinson’s disease When you listen to music, the sound be featured, submit your struggle to walk, but music and waves translates to nerve impulses dance can strengthen movement content to: that travel to several areas of the [email protected] and improve gait. For those with brain, including those that release dementia, caregivers and therapists dopamine, a neurotransmitter that use music to trigger memories. A plays a role in pleasure, which in song from someone’s childhood, for turn makes you feel better. example, can help the patient recall Studies have shown that a higher people and places from that time in percentage of people who engage her life. in music self-rate aspects of their Though more studies are needed IT ISN’T WHERE quality of life and happiness as to confirm the potential health excellent or very good. They also benefits of music, why not reap YOU CAME FROM. report lower average levels of the brain benefits that music anxiety and depression. IT’S WHERE YOU’RE could provide by singing, dancing, Music also encourages social playing musical instruments, or GOING THAT interactions, promote movement simply listen to new and familiar COUNTS. and improve mental well-being tunes today! which are associated with reduced risks for cognitive decline and improved brain health. The power ELLA FITZGERALD July 17th is World Day

Human emotions are common among all of us – and so are Stay ! Emoji, a Japanese expression, roughly means “picture word” are digital icons used to represent an idea, emotion or just to ACTIVE replace a word through electronic means. WATER FUN Did you know? CUP RACE ∙ The first ever emoji was created by in 1999 as part of a team working on a mobile internet platform in Japan where he distributed the first 175 pixel emoji’s. ∙ was founded in 2014 by Take 2 plastic cups, cut a hole at bottom of each cup. ’s Jeremy Burge, a year after the word String each cup onto a piece of rope and hang each cup was officially added to the Oxford Dictionary. parallel to one another between two trees or poles. Use ∙ Emojipedia.org keeps track of all the emoji updates a water gun to propel each cup down the string. First one across all platforms and operating systems to the other side wins. ∙ The 17th was chosen because this is the date displayed in the Calendar Emoji on the Apple keyboard SUDOKU

Fresh Guacamole ∙ 3 avocados - peeled, pitted, and mashed ∙ 1 lime, juiced ∙ 1 teaspoon salt ∙ ½ cup diced onion ∙ 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro ∙ 2 roma (plum) tomatoes, diced ∙ 1 teaspoon minced garlic ∙ 1 pinch ground cayenne pepper (optional) 1. In a medium bowl, mash together the avocados, lime juice, and salt. 2. Mix in onion, cilantro, tomatoes, and garlic. THANK YOU! 3. Stir in cayenne pepper. We’d like to give a big shout-out of thanks to all our residents 4. Flatten top surface smooth and refrigerate 1 who have been so diligent in keeping themselves and their hour for best flavor, or serve immediately. neighbors safe during these past months. We’re not out of the woods yet, so please keep up the critical work of social Tip: Choose avocados that are blemish-free and have distancing, hand washing and all other precautions issued by a slight give when squeezed lightly. the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While we’d love to give all our valued clients a handshake, pat on the Options to add: cumin, jalapenos back or a hug, for right now we’ll settle for a virtual high five in gratitude for all you do… and for being a part of the Peabody Companies family.

Peabody Properties | Peabody Resident Services | Peabody Real Estate | Peabody Miami GRAMMAR TIP OF THE WEEK Comma before “and”. Emoticon A comma is used before an “and” only if it is used to separate two independent clauses or if it is used to separate the last item Hair Clips in a list of three or more things. For example: ∙ The menu included a large variety of vegetables – green beans, cabbage, tomatoes, peas, eggplant, and spinach. ∙ She is great, and I admire her. Transform the cute emoticons from your phone When you have a list that contains only two items, don’t use a into wearable fashion statements! Wear them on comma before the and. For example: July 17, World Emoji Day! ∙ She is great and works hard. ∙ My dog Charlie is cute and smart. What you’ll need: ∙ 1/8 yard of wool felt (yellow, red and black) ∙ Hot glue gun CLEVER STORAGE HACKS ∙ Metal hair clips ∙ Scissors Stop investing in bins, boxes, and nifty little units that promise to ∙ Ribbon tie up all your loose ends. Use what you already have on hand to ∙ Fabric marker (optional) organize your life. Here is a list of the most clever hacks! ∙ Hang chip bags from wire shelves with plastic pant hangers. Directions: With your chips suspended in the air, you open up space to ∙ Cut out circles for the heads from the yellow store other things underneath the bags on the actual shelf. felt. ∙ Attach storage bins on the inside of bathroom or kitchen ∙ Cut out small hearts from red felt for the cabinet doors. eyes and a smiley face mouth from black felt ∙ Use lazy susans to prevent pantry corner dead space. This is a -- you could either cut them out freehand great way to store your spices and condiments. or draw them first with a fabric marker. Hot glue the shapes to the yellow circle. ∙ Put small appliances on rolling plant stands so you don’t get ∙ Open the snap clips and slip ribbon in tired of bending down and shuffling through rows of pots, pans, between the top and bottom. and other gadgets. ∙ Close the clip, and then add glue to the top ∙ Use a hanging closet organizer for an instant shelf to store of the clip. Fold the ribbon over the glue to board games, towels, cleaning products, etc. secure it in place. ∙ Hang a silverware organizer on the wall to store jewelry by ∙ Add hot glue to the wide end of the clip adding a few mug hooks to display the bling. and stick the back of the emoticon face to ∙ Stack hand weights in a wine rack to clear up floor space. the clip. Allow the glue to dry. ∙ Store holiday ornaments in egg cartons. To make other designs, follow the same steps. Cut out the desired eye/mouth shapes from felt ∙ Use tension rods to create slots to and glue in place on the yellow circles. store baking sheets vertically. ∙ Separate tiny items like paper clips and push pins with silicone cupcake liners. ∙ Use a kitchen sink sponge holder to store condiment packets in the fridge, or use it for makeup brushes and soap Riddle me this ... in the bathroom. Q. ∙ Store linens and sheets under the What is always in front of you mattress, just fold them nice and thin. but can’t be seen? ∙ Use shower curtain rings as carabiners

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We put the HOME in housing. THE SELF-QUARANTINE RULES FOR EVERY NEW ENGLAND STATE

Planning a road trip? Before you travel, Rhode Island if they provide proof of a negative make certain to research each state’s Anyone visiting from an area that’s still COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of self-quarantine rules since they vary under a stay-at-home order or similar arrival. Visitors from New Hampshire, state to state. Below is a brief outline. type of restriction must self-quarantine Vermont, New York, Connecticut, for 14 days. and New Jersey are also exempt. Massachusetts Others are asked to sign a Certificate Out-of-state visitors must self- Vermont of Compliance,” which indicates that quarantine for 14 days. Travelers from Visitors from counties with fewer than they’ve received a negative COVID-19 Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, 400 active cases of COVID-19 per one test result, will quarantine in Maine for New Hampshire, Maine, New York, million residents can travel to Vermont 14 days, or have already completed a and New Jersey will be exempt from without self-quarantining. Travelers can quarantine in Maine. The form must the rule since these states has seen a find out which spots meet that criteria be provided during check-in at all significant decline in cases and new at https://accd.vermont.gov/covid-19/ Maine lodging, campgrounds, seasonal hospitalizations. restart/cross-state-travel. All others rentals, and overnight camps. must complete a 14 day self-quarantine Lodging establishments must let or a seven-day self-quarantine followed Connecticut travelers know about the self- by a negative COVID-19 test. Connecticut joined forces with quarantine rules during the reservation New York and New Jersey and are and check-in process. Out-of-state travelers booking lodging permitting free travel between and must sign and complete a Certificate among the states. All travelers entering New Hampshire of Compliance saying they have met all Connecticut from a state with a positive Out-of-state visitors are asked to self-quarantine requirements. test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 self-quarantine for 14 days or take a residents or higher than a 10 percent COVID-19 test. Lodging establishments Maine test positivity rate over a seven-day are asking visitors to sign a document Visitors are exempt rolling average, shall self-quarantine stating that from the mandatory for a period of 14 days. they self- 14-day self-quarantine quarantined for 14 days.

RESIDENT RESOURCES MASSACHUSETTS - SPECIFIC DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT HOTLINES: Sign up for text message alerts ∙ Send COVIDMA to 888-777 ∙ Envíe COVIDMAESP al 888-777 In Massachusetts, call SafeLink at 877.785.2020 For non-emergency questions and help: call 2-1-1 ∙ Deaf and hard-of-hearing callers can reach SafeLink via video Questions about nursing home or rest home care: call 617.660.5399 relay service using the main number 877.785.2020, or by TTY Check your symptoms online via Buoy: www.buoyhealth.com at 877.521.2601. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: 800.232.4636; www.cdc.gov National Domestic Violence, 24/7 Crisis Hotline: 800.799.7233 Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Sexual Assault, 24/7 Crisis Hotline: 800.656.4673 National Helpline: 800.662.HELP (4357); www.Samhsa.gov

TTY 711 or MA: 1.800.439.2370 | RI: 1.800.745.5555 | FL: 1.800.955.8771 | NJ: 1.800.852.7899 RIGHT TO REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: Peabody Properties, Inc. will consider a reasonable accommodation, upon request for qualified people with disabilities when an accommodation is necessary, not just desirable, to ensure equal access to the development, its amenities, services and programs. Reasonable accommodations may include changes to the building, grounds, or an individual unit; changes to policies, practices, and procedures; and mitigating circumstances. FAIR HOUSING/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY INFORMATION: Peabody Properties, Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, disability, familial status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran/military status, receipt of public assistance, ancestry, age, gender identity or other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law in the access or admission to its programs or employment or its programs, activities, functions or services VAWA (2013) VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENS ACT REAUTHORIZATION: Peabody Properties and HUD provide protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking and sexual assault. This is true for women and men and is true for persons affiliated with the victims who experience imminent threat.

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