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صفحه 50 | شماره 78 | آبان 1393 Months of the Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Across: Down: 1. July, August, ________ 2. The third month of the year 3. Has 28 days; 29 in a leap year. This month is 4. Named in honor of Saint hard to spell! Augustus 7. May, ________, July 5. A month to give thanks 8. Spring flowers begin to grow during this 6. The last month of the year month Hanukkah, Christmas, and 9. Halloween comes during this month several other religious 10. First month of the year; has 31 days ceremonies are celebrated 12. Independence Day is the fourth day of during this month this month 11. Abbreviation: Apr 1 Banking Down: 1. Money lent on the 2 condition that it must be 3 returned in the future 2. Money placed in a bank account 4 3. An institution for receiving, 5 lending, exchanging, and safeguarding money and, in 6 some cases, issuing notes and transacting other financial business 5. A person employed by the 7 bank to receive or pay out money over the counter 7. Loose paper currency Across: 2. This is a debt that will be subtracted from the balance of your account 3. The sum total of credits minus debits. Basically, this is how much money you have in your account 4. Any medium of exchange. Typically in the form of coins and paper currency 6. This is a sum of money from which a person may withdraw 7. A written note that directs a bank to pay money to another person or company. You use a ________ when you want to buy something without a credit card or cash صفحه 51 | شماره 78 | آبان 1393 Outstanding tasks. Our mental to-do lists can sit Getting caught up in small annoyances. As we go 3 in the back of our mind, nag at us, and bring down 8 about our busy lives, small annoyances—incorrect our mood. But you don’t have to complete every charges on a phone bill, cable service on the fritz, outstanding task to improve your mood. Studies have the car stalling—can become exaggerated and ruin found that just making a plan for tackling tasks is our mood. To restore it, get perspective and remind sufficient to eliminate the mental nagging and improve yourself of the big picture. Use the one year question: your mood. So decide when you’ll do the task, set a Is this something you will remember in a year? If not, reminder on your phone or put up a post-it, and watch it’s not worth getting annoyed about. To balance your your mood lighten. mood further, do a quick gratitude exercise: Make a list of 5 things you’re grateful for that really matter— Brooding. Many of us can get stuck replaying your kids are healthy, you have a good job, you have 4 upsetting scenes that occurred days, weeks, or friends who care, etc. even months ago. When an upsetting short film keeps playing in the back of your mind, use distraction Hunger. This one is pretty obvious but it’s amazing techniques to reduce the intensity and frequency. 9how often we forget to consider it. Being hungry Studies show that even a two-minute distraction impacts our mood far more than we tend to realize. If (such as doing a crossword or playing Candy Crush or it’s been a while since you last ate...have a snack. Sudoku) is sufficient to disrupt the distressing thought and restore your mood. Exhaustion. This also falls in the obvious-but- 10 often-neglected category. Children aren’t the Having a low self-esteem day. Like the proverbial only ones who get cranky when they’re tired. When 5 bad hair day, sometimes we just wake up feeling we don’t get enough sleep it significantly impacts our bad about ourselves, for no apparent reason. Our thinking, creativity, and especially our general mood. self-esteem tends to fluctuate but it is also important If you can, take a 15-minute power nap. Even a brief to prop it up when it is low. Therefore, when your nap can be sufficient to recharge your batteries and self-esteem is in a slump, do something to make bump you out of the doldrums. you feel good about yourself. Work out and release some endorphins; wear something you feel good in; plan something you’ll look forward to doing; or call someone who truly appreciates you and makes you feel good about who you are. Fearing failure. We can worry about an upcoming 6 marathon, a presentation at work, or an important exam for days or even weeks beforehand. To get out of that fixation, focus on things that are within your control: Beefing up your road work, creating support among colleagues by being supportive and encouraging of their work their work and study more. Feeling disconnected. We can get so caught up in 7 life we neglect our emotional and social needs and begin to feel disconnected from the people around us. To move past this feeling, give a loved one a call or take a break and play with your pet. Studies have also found that even brief social interactions with acquaintances can improve mood. 10 Quick Ways to Get Out of a The key is understanding why you’re really down. BadWe all get into bad moods—and, eventually, Mood we snap out of them. The main reason we have trouble extracting ourselves from them more quickly is because we can’t shake a bad mood if we’re not aware of what’s causing it. The next time you get into bad mood, don’t just wait for the dark cloud to lift. There are steps you can take to improve your mood, and the first is to figure out what’s causing it. Here are 10 common causes of bad moods—and what you can do to banish them. Guilt. Feeling even mildly guilty can have a huge Small rejections. Rejections are an extremely 1 impact on our mood. Forgetting someone’s 2 common emotional injury, especially in the birthday can make you feel bad even if you age of social media. When you post your vacation apologize. The best way to resolve guilty feelings is pictures on Facebook or Instagram and no one to atone for your actions. If you still feel bad about “Likes” them, it can sting. However, since you don’t the missed birthday, take a few minutes to send a know the circumstances, it’s important not to take cute and funny apology card, e-card, or small gift. things personally. People often check social media They will appreciate the gesture and you will feel on the fly; while waiting for the elevator (or the better as soon as you click send. doctor), stuck at a traffic light (or in a meeting), or while sitting on a bus. If someone close hasn’t responded, you can assume they were too busy to do so, and send them a text or message asking them to take a look at your pics if you’re eager to share (or get the response you want). صفحه 54 | شماره 78 | آبان 1393 1. Wear a Hat with a Brim A hat with a brim can be your best friend during a rainy run. It will keep the rain off your face, so you can see, even in a downpour. 2. Dress in Layers if It’s Cold If it’s very cold and rainy, you may need to wear a couple of layers. The most important layer is the one closest to your body. Make sure it’s a technical fabric such as polypropylene or CoolMax, which wick water and sweat away from your skin. Your outer layer should be a wind- and water-resistant jacket or vest. Don’t wear a waterproof rain slicker because it will trap moisture and heat. 3. Don’t Overdress This is one of the biggest mistakes runners make when heading out for a rainy run. Wearing more layers will not keep you dry. Unless you’re running with an umbrella over your head, you will definitely get wet. If you have tons of layers on, you will just be wearing more wet, heavy clothes. Dress for the temperature, as if it were a dry day. 4. Use a Garbage Bag If you have to wait outside in the rain before the start of a race, a big trash bag with armholes and a neck hole cut out can help you stay dry. You can take it off and throw it to the side once you get moving. 5. Be Visible Select an outer layer that’s light-colored or has reflective strips, since running in the rain often means poor visibility. 6. Wear Old Running Shoes at the Start If you’re running a race, keep your race shoes and socks in a plastic bag while waiting at the start. You can check your old shoes in your gear check bag, and put on your race shoes and socks right before you head to the starting line. If it has stopped raining by then, you’ll be able 10 Tips for Running to run the race in dry shoes and socks. 7. Prevent Chafing If you’re running long, spread Body Glide or Vaseline on parts of your body where you in the Rain would normally chafe or get blisters -- such as your feet, inner thighs and underarms.