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It always feels like the holiday season comes around and many people start looking for ways to save. Who doesn’t love to put money back in their pocket?

Every year it seems like we say we’ll buy less, and then budgets are blown as supershopping ensues. However, this year is a

little different. Situations and plans are all changing at rapid speeds, so maybe it really is time to think about how less can be more. Here are a few tips on how to enjoy the holidays with minimal stress, and without breaking the bank.

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to buy for and what they’d like to receive, so feel free to make a list and check it twice. Not everyone operates according to a budget, but it’s not a bad idea to project how much you’ll spend on each person.

This year, write it down. Make a budget and stick to it. Not only is this helpful for spreading the love evenly, but it’s also much better for your bank account. Once you are done shopping for certain things,

check them off your list and record how much you spent.

As stated before, we often plan to buy fewer gifts than in previous years, but end up with more than enough presents to fit under the tree. Think outside the box. Some of the best gifts aren’t the biggest, but the most thoughtful. Stick to the philosophy of “Something to wear, something to read, something they want, and something they need,” and see how that goes. If you hate it, you can buy more next year.

Sometimes it’s hard to plan ahead in these crazy times of uncertainty, but this is one thing you should do if you can. When you shop early, it spreads out your expenses to make the process more bearable, and sometimes you can get amazing deals.

This can alleviate the stresses of lastminute shopping.

There are many local shops that need us this holiday season. Go directly to your favorite local retailer or visit a website like TruLocal.com, where you can shop online through your hometown favorites and pick up curbside. You can save on shipping, give back to your community, and find unique and fun gifts for your family.

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Do you make a particular type of pie or fudge that everyone loves? Homemade items, edible or not, can garner lots of love and appreciation from others.

Taking time out of your life to make gifts is the perfect way to trim spending this year. There’s a lot of inspiration online, but think ornaments, cookies, or even hats and mittens if you knit. Many people appreciate handmade items, and they come with a little extra love.

Maybe this year is a little different, but that doesn’t mean it has to be less joyful.

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Whatever you do this holiday season, remember the reason for the season. It’s a time to share in love and joy. Gifts are not all that matter, so don’t stress about those too much. While this year may look a little different, enjoy it. Sometimes the experiences we have that are different, and not quite what we expected or hoped for, are the best and most memorable. Happy holidays.

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Local Boy Raises Funds and Awareness for Alopecia Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing Photography / Amy Payne & provided by the Arbogast Family

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hen Ty Arbogast was 4 years old, his hair started falling out in spots.

His mom Shannon assumed he was pulling on his locks, so she told him to keep his hands out of his hair.

After six months, the hair loss mysteriously stopped. Last December, Ty awoke to a golf ball-sized bald spot on the back of his head and hair covered his pillow case.

“He was freaking out,” Shannon says.

A few days later, another spot appeared. His parents took Ty to the doctor where he was diagnosed with alopecia areata, hair loss caused by an autoimmune issue wherein the body’s immune system attacks hair follicles.

“At first I was worried that it was going to keep falling out and that it was going to get horrible,” Ty says.

Nobody knew what would happen, as Ty’s physician said the condition can happen once in a lifetime or occur repeatedly.

Furthermore, some people lose all their hair and others lose only clumps. Doctors told Shannon that once Ty hits puberty, there is a chance he’ll lose all of his hair.

Furthermore, no one knows if the condition

will change or improve. While some people remain bald forever, sometimes hair grows back and never falls out again.

Though there aren’t any treatments for alopecia, Shannon applies a steroid ointment to the bald spots. Ty also takes probiotics to try to keep his immune system healthy. To help hide his bald spots, he goes to Avon Barber Shop where Zach Short does a great job of cutting his hair to blend it and make bald spots less noticeable.

When he was first diagnosed, Ty worried about being

picked on by his peers. He learned, however, to focus his energy not so much on other people’s reactions but rather on the pursuit that he loves. His passion is go-kart racing, something he’s been doing since he was 6 years old.

“I like the thrill of going fast and passing people,” says Ty, now 10 years old and in the fifth grade.

A competitive spirit through and through, Ty competes in both club and national races. His fastest speed is between 65 and 70 miles per hour.

“What he really likes about racing is winning,” Shannon says.

It should come as no surprise that Ty aspires to race professionally one day. If that plan doesn’t come to fruition, he plans to attend Purdue University, study math - his favorite subject - and race the Purdue Grand Prix.

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“He has already met the guy who runs it and they told him to come on,” Shannon says.

He’s also met a bunch of professional drivers like Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Simon Pagenaud, Alexander Rossi, Conor Daly and James Hinchcliffe. Ty’s favorite Formula One drivers are Lando Norris and Alexander Rossi.

“Norris is really funny and really nice,” Ty says. “I like Alexander Rossi because he’s more of an aggressive driver. He passes all the time going fast.”

Ty’s driving coach, Braden Eves, is an Indy Pro 2000 driver.

Though there is no way to know when a bald spot may appear, Shannon has noticed that it tends to happen when her son is stressed - like when he has a big race coming up or has to race in the rain.

Ty’s home racetrack is at the New Castle Motorsports Park, though he also races at Whiteland Raceway Park and G&J Kartway in Camden, Ohio.

Ty’s 15-year-old sister Sydney is involved at the racetrack, and she maintains his tire pressure and helps out where needed.

“She’s one of his biggest fans,” Shannon says.

Ty has been involved in a couple of accidents. One time a go-kart landed on him and he blacked out.

“I had a lot of gear on so I didn’t even know what was going on until I was in the ambulance,” says Ty, who sustained an injured wrist, bumps and bruises, and whiplash.

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"I’LL PROBABLY LIVE [IN HENDRICKS COUNTY] FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. THOUGH I WOULD LIKE TO LIVE IN ITALY SOMEDAY, BECAUSE OF THE RACING AND BECAUSE IT’S A BEAUTIFUL, NICE COUNTRY.” - TY ARBOGAST The incident hasn’t slowed him down one bit.

In fact, he’s always been a fighter.

When Ty was 18 months old, he was diagnosed as a failure-to-thrive baby.

“He wouldn’t grow,” says Shannon, noting that although Ty is 10 years old, he’s approximately the size of a small 8-year-old. He gets picked on for his size, but being smaller gives him an advantage in racing. His size also has its challenges in racing, since it takes strength to control a 250-pound go-kart rounding sharp curves.

“He weighs 55 pounds and we have to put about 45 pounds of lead weight in it for him to weigh enough to race it,” Shannon says.

For the past two years, Ty has been doing CrossFit training with a coach in order to gain strength and speed. He has also begun jiu-jitsu training because it teaches control, critical thinking, self-discipline and self-defense.

Both activities have done wonders for his confidence.

When Ty first learned he had alopecia, he connected online with youth who also have the condition. One of them was a teenager from New Jersey who is an alopecia advocate.

He had plans to visit Washington, D.C., to speak to congressmen about insurance coverage amounts for medicine, treatment and wigs. Ty’s mentor invited him to the U.S. capital during spring break earlier this year to DECEMBER 2020

help advocate, but sadly the pandemic put an end to those plans.

Ty was inspired, however, to use his condition as a platform to help others.

When he races, he wears an alopecia shirt that he designed, and sells them to raise funds for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation.

Ty, who was born in Alabama, moved to South Carolina and then to Indiana at age 4.

“I’ll probably live [in Hendricks County] for the rest of my life,” he says. “Though I would like to live in Italy someday, because of the racing and because it’s a beautiful, nice country.”

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At 5 years old, Brett Varvel was a huge fan of the 1985 blockbuster movie “Back to the Future,” and was captivated when he first viewed the film.

“These moving pictures and sounds created all of these emotional reactions inside of me,” recalls Brett, 34.

Even as a preschooler, he was dreaming big.

One day his dad put him in the car so they could run an errand. When his dad

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ran back inside the house momentarily, Brett’s imagination went into overdrive.

“I decided it was time to be Marty McFly, so I got into the driver’s seat and pretended to turn the time circuits on in the DeLorean so I could go back to the future,” says Brett, who released the vehicle’s emergency brake. The car rolled down the driveway and obliterated a lamp post.

Luckily for Brett, his little brother Drew, now 30 years old, shared his passion for creativity.

“I’d grab a camera and my brother and I would goof around making silly music

videos or stop-motion animation videos with our toys,” says Brett, who made a short film in high school centering on his faith, which won a statewide competition.

At the awards ceremony, someone approached Brett and told him a janitor mentioned that he had peeked his head into the screening, and after watching the movie surrendered his life to Jesus.

“In that moment I felt the spirit of God say, ‘Imagine what I could do through you,’” Brett says. “As an 18-year-old kid, it was not just about following my dream of becoming a filmmaker, but making my talent matter by doing something with it.”

The Varvel brothers attended Ball State University where they both won the David Letterman Scholarship twice.

During his junior year, after Brett

proposed to his girlfriend, it occurred to him that he needed to figure out a way to pay the bills upon graduation.

Brett wrote a script called “The Board,” which he shot and released in 2008.

Though initially he had expected the film to screen in the local community, it far exceeded his expectations and ended up being distributed around the world and translated into five different languages.

He says he appreciates the storytelling aspect of filmmaking.

“The endless canvas of creativity is enthralling to me because film is the one art form that encompasses all aspects of art,” says Brett, the executive director of Indianapolis-based House of Grace Films. “You’re not limited to one medium.”

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Though the majority of the movies he has been a part of have been in the Christian genre, Brett is also drawn to other projects. For instance, “The War Within,” filmed in 2012, was not a cookie-cutter, feel-good movie, and he received critical acclaim for it. This fall he’s filming “Mayberry Man,” which will be shot partly on location in Danville, and in which he plays an A-list Hollywood actor who, after getting a speeding ticket, is sentenced to community service in the town of Mayberry.

“I play an egotistical jerk who transforms through the movie because of the people of Mayberry,” Brett says. “This has been a fun role for me to sink my teeth into.”

Growing up in the Varvel household, creativity ran in the family. The brothers’ dad Gary is an artist. Drew loved art,

music and acting, but video was where he felt most comfortable. He competed in film festivals and competitions, and winning some of them boosted his confidence. College is what solidified his passion, however. His defining moment came when a class project tasked him with creating a short film with no words.

“I loved that challenge,” Drew says. “Up to that point I’d been working with my brother or my dad hovering over my shoulder. I felt like I could stand on my own two feet and tell a story of my own.

It was a liberating feeling.”

order to pursue his dream he’d need to move to the east or west coast, Drew was intent on staying in the Midwest.

He started his career working at Grace College in Winona Lake. He was later hired by RTV6 as a creative producer, which excited him as it was an opportunity to move back home with his

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“Making commercials opened up a door to challenge me to create stories in 30 seconds or less,” he says. “It’s like making a film, but everything is condensed.”

Drew learned how to write, shoot, edit and get a segment on the air within an hour’s time.

He next worked at Angie’s List before moving on to CBS. “My time at CBS offered me the opportunity to create content strictly for advertising the Colts, which was fun,” says Drew, who secured an Emmy win for one of his commercials. Brett also won an Emmy in 2007 for directing a live television show.

“Winning that Emmy felt like crossing

some sort of finish line,” adds Drew, who now works in visual media for IU Health making primarily internal videos that train nurses and doctors.

Theater has been a big part of Drew’s life since high school. In college he focused primarily on filmmaking and directing.

In 2015 he returned to the stage to help his wife put on productions at his alma mater, Bethesda Christian Schools. In the past five years he has directed nine shows at the school. It’s all volunteer work, but he loves it.

“It’s a ministry to me,” says Drew, who also likes to participate in productions through Hendricks Civic Theater. “This becomes a place for the students to belong.”

Drew and Jamie have a 3-year-old named Medli. Brett and his wife Christina have

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six children, two of whom, Seth and Roi, passed away. Their other children are Kherington, 9, Damon, 6, and twins Reagan and Roman, born in August.

Enduring such a tragic loss proved to bolster Brett’s faith.

“I remember at 18 years old having a conversation with the Lord about how actors and directors need to draw on personal experiences from life, and I had not yet experienced anything difficult, so when I performed it was so fabricated,” Brett says.

“I said, ‘Lord, I need to go through some difficulties in order to grow as an artist and as a person.’”

Since 2014 it’s been a rollercoaster of trials, from financial troubles to the miscarriages, all of which Brett calls a “horrible blessing” that led him to where

he is today.

Though the Varvel brothers remain busy, they collaborate every chance they get.

“Every time we separate and come back together, we’ve both learned something new,” says Drew, calling his brother his best friend.

“We are each other’s default,” Brett says.

“I know how he creates. I trust him

implicitly. When we’re on set together, it’s some of the most fun times we’ve ever had as brothers.”

And those fun times are plentiful. For eight years, they videotaped weddings. In fact, they have so many funny stories that one day they plan to make a movie about their wedding videography escapades.

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and asked Drew to simultaneously catch the ball and run the camera.

“It was a terrible decision that did not go well,” Drew recalls with a chuckle.

Perhaps a brotherly autobiographical film is in order - one that includes the weddings, the baseball, and maybe even that “Back to the Future” roll down the driveway.

HENDRICKS COUNTY BANK PARTNERS WITH PROJECT A.N.G.E.L. OF HENDRICKS COUNTY Writer / Melissa Yetter Photography Provided

Leaders at Hendricks County Bank and Trust Company (HCBT) are excited to be partnering with Project A.N.G.E.L. of Hendricks County for the 2020 holiday season. Beginning November 2, the five HCBT office locations will have giving trees with angels available for sponsorship. Each giving tree will sponsor five children, and each child will have

six angels on the tree. Each angel will contain one gift for the child - these may be clothing items or toys requested by the child.

Customers and employees can take an angel, fill the request, and bring the unwrapped gift back to the office. The goal is to have all angels taken from each of the trees. Gifts should be returned to HCBT locations by the end of November, so that there is plenty for the volunteers at DECEMBER 2020

Project A.N.G.E.L. to wrap and deliver.

HCBT and Project A.N.G.E.L. (the acronym stands for Area Neighbors Giving Extra Love) are both anchored in Hendricks County, and HCBT has been serving residents and businesses in the county since 1908. The ongoing mission of the bank’s leaders is to promote economic prosperity while improving the quality of life in the community.

VISIT THE FOLLOWING HCBT BRANCH LOCATIONS FOR MORE INFO: 1 EAST MAIN STREET IN BROWNSBURG (317-852-2268) 11 NORTHFIELD DRIVE IN BROWNSBURG (317-852-6518) 1649 EAST MAIN STREET IN PLAINFIELD (317-839-2336) 963 NORTH AVON AVENUE IN AVON (317-272-7055) 23 SOUTH COUNTRY ROAD 200 EAST IN DANVILLE (317-745-0501) FOR MORE INFO ON PROJECT A.N.G.E.L. OF HENDRICKS COUNTY, VISITPROJECTANGELOFHENDRICKSCOUNTY.COM.

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While the holidays are an exciting time filled with fun festivities, they can also bring on stress, anxiety and depression. The pressure to plan the perfect holiday party, buy the perfect gifts, be around family and have a full calendar are a few reasons your holidays may feel stressful instead of joyful.

MINDFULNESS Taking a couple of minutes every day to sit still and be mindful of your state and emotions can dramatically decrease stress and anxiety. When you find yourself overwhelmed, use the 4-2-6 breathing technique. Breathe in through your nose for 4 counts, hold your breath for 2 counts, and exhale through your mouth for 6 counts.

Repeat this method for a few minutes until you feel calmer. Some individuals find journaling and setting aside time for gratitude to be therapeutic.

SEEK HELP Even before the COVID-19 crisis, about one in five Americans were affected by anxiety. Now more than ever, and especially during the holidays, there’s a heightened sense of awareness to the mental health concerns many are facing due to the effects of the COVID-19 crisis. Consider seeking help from a mental health professional if REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS you notice your mental health interfering The holidays come with many expectations with your ability to do daily tasks of selffor yourself and from others. Setting realistic care, or if you’re seeing significant changes goals for yourself will set you up for success in your behavior related to your usual and help you be in control of your holiday routine. season. Make your goals fit into your life, not the other way around.

There are many resources for help. The best place to start is with your primary care provider, who can provide a referral to a mental health professional. Depending on the type of support you need, you may be guided to virtual support platforms or to the right kind of care for your need. exercise to reduce stress and take care of your body. Simple exercises to incorporate into your daily routine can include walking in nature, taking a hike with loved ones, and playing a sport you love. Being outdoors can be tricky in the winter months, but bundling up and setting aside a few moments for vitamin D will be worth it.

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Normally winter charges me up - I love the holiday season, the cold crisp air and yes, even the snow. This year is looking a little different for me and, like many of you, I am trying to find creative ways to make Christmas, and winter overall, special, meaningful and calm.

After chatting with friends about what we could do to make

this season joyful and do so simply, we had an idea that I think is worth spreading around. We are expanding on the Advent calendar concept, but instead of the traditional treat each day until Christmas, we are going to write down a simple activity, idea or thought for each day in December that incorporates the whole family. It might be a conversation starter or a simple activity. Each morning one piece of paper will be pulled out and read. If it is a conversation starter, it will give everyone the day to think about it, and share later in the evening over hot chocolate with extra

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marshmallows. If it is an activity, it will give everyone something fun to look forward to. Some ideas include: • Think of your favorite holiday memory. What made it special?

Think of your favorite holiday treat and make it.

• Make a Christmas music playlist and research top holiday songs for the year each family member was born.

• What is your favorite holiday movie? Watch each show over the course of the month with the family.

• Stay up late to stargaze.

• Have a silly craft competition. Take all the oddball craft supplies you have laying around, and create ornaments or decorations with them.

• Have a nature craft competition. Go on a hike and gather leaves, pine cones, twigs or rocks, and create something critters would enjoy - like a coffee bar made out of twigs for squirrels.

• Think of someone you know that could use a little cheer, make them a card, and mail it to them.

• Share your memory of the best Christmas gift you ever received. Why was it special? Do you still have it?

• Have a Christmas music dance-a-thon.

• Drive through neighborhoods to see the holiday lights.

• Bake cookies - you can spread this out by baking a few different kinds on a few different days.

• You get the idea - make it simple and fun. Here’s to a happy, healthy, prosperous 2021.

Claire-Ann is a West Side Realtor helping people make Hendricks County their home. You can reach her at 317-345-6640 or caikman@callcarpenter.com.

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“People think these ​treatments are​painful, but l​asers and technology ​have come a long way,” Welsh says. “I love it when people say they feel more confident. That’s really important to me. Being a nurse by nature, I love to help people.”

skin treatment side - the rejuvenation, antiaging, and the color correction.”

Welsh’s full repertoire of services at S2 Aesthetics includes intense ​pulsed​light (IPL) ​photofacial skin rejuvenation, skin tightening, anti-aging treatment​s,​​laser hair removal​, skin prejuvenation, acne reduction, Welsh was an emergency room nurse at Riley and vascular treatment​s​for spider veins.

Hospital for Children for years. Her husband, ​ Welsh purchased a medical-grade laser that owner and chiropractor at ​Indianapolis​ treats the fairest to the darkest skin. The Sport and Spine in Brownsburg, ​uses​laser laser also does spider vein removal and laser treatment for tissue and muscle healing. One facials (non-ablative, anti-aging and skin day Welsh jokingly told him he should get an tightening). attachment for the laser so she could come in and do laser hair removal ​treatments​.

Welsh didn’t stop there, and she opted for an He took her joke seriously and suggested she look into training. Before she knew it, she

IPL attachment.

“That is the big gun in color correction,”

Welsh says. “It can treat any area of the body the face, chest, hands, arms and back.”

The IPL takes brown pigment, pulls it to the surface of the skin, and over the course of ​ about​two weeks the pigment exfoliates off the surface of the skin. While one treatment will yield ​improvement​, ​a series of ​treatments ​ is recommended​​to clients in order to achieve optimal results.

The IPL treats a variety of skin conditions such as dark facial spots, distended or broken capillaries, facial redness,​large pores, acne, fine lines, and wrinkles.

The non-ablative laser facial skin treatments are just that - less ablative than their more common counterparts. They reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, soften acne and scarring, decrease redness, ​ eliminate​acne, shrink pores, and improve skin tone. A wavelength of light triggers a skin repair response and stimulates the production of collagen, a structural protein that can be taken as a supplement to aid in skin repair and improved elasticity.

Welsh has also seen positive results for her clients from laser hair removal. Some people want the convenience of not having to shave, wax or pluck. Others have come to her with irritation, skin breakdown, hyperpigmentation, painful ingrown hairs, and hormone imbalances resulting in increased, unwanted hair growth. Welsh says her lasers are safe and effective for permanent hair reduction for all skin colors and hair types.

Welsh has four children and regularly treats her 14-year-old son Xander for acne.

“We’ve been doing treatments for a while,

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and he won’t let me skip one,” she says.

“The nice thing about the acne treatment is that it kills acne bacteria, shrinks pores and decreases redness. He isn’t taking acne ​medication,​ ​or​ using ​harsh​ skin-care products or creams. It’s a great confidence boost for him.”

One of Welsh’s clients saw a complete change in his cystic acne, and his deep, painful acne was gone within a day or two of treatment.

Welsh’s family has always spurred her on to find more natural and h​ olistic​products and services. In fact, her interest in natural skincare products, which she also makes and sells online, was sparked by her need for diaper rash cream for her daughter more than 10 years ago.

“My husband always told me to flip things over and check the ingredients,” Welsh says. “It was a curse. Once I started doing that I thought, ‘Ew, I don’t want any of this on or in my body.’”

Welsh’s mother passed away from breast cancer at the age of 42, and this fanned the flames of her interest in pursuing natural skincare products and treatments. That’s what she loves about the lasers.

“Instead of applying creams, and ​harsh or unnatural products and treatments​, we are repairing damage to the skin,” Welsh says. “We aren’t injecting anything, peeling layers off your face, using blades or doing surgery. We feel the lasers are ​a safer solution.​” It took Welsh six months to ​develop​a natural deodorant recipe, and now she uses it and ​sells her all-natural deodorant to the public​.

“I didn’t just jump into all of this blindly,” Welsh says. “There was a reason that spurred me to do it. I wanted something ​ safer​for my family.”

treatment​s​for hair removal and skin rejuvenation are long lasting. Permanent hair removal might result, while some clients may need an occasional touch-up.

Welsh says her skin treatments also are long lasting, but increased sun exposure can do additional damage and she encourages​ a good skin-care regimen as well as ​ sunscreen. Welsh feels her background in nursing, her medical training and her equipment set her apart from other hair removal and laser treatment businesses. She loves her new venture.

“I like that people come see me because they want to,” Welsh says. “At the hospital people only came to me when they were in pain or hurting, and didn’t want to be there. People come here and they’re excited. We celebrate their results and progress.”

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I try to do what I can to ensure a good night’s sleep. I adhere to all the standbys including vigorous exercise during the day, avoidance of too much caffeine, not eating or drinking several hours prior to bedtime, and reading a book or magazine article just before dozing off in order to get my eyes heavy. All of this works, by the way.

My problem is what I call the witching hour, which happens in the middle of the night, usually after I’ve had one full sleep cycle under my belt. In other words, after getting several hours of sleep, I wake up and my mind starts spinning. Let me assure you that the middle of the night is not the time you want to actively begin thinking, but my brain says otherwise, as every worry, anxiety, and decision I’ve made that day, week, month or year, taps at me like an annoying child pulling at my skirt.

the mind and reduce anxiety. I also invited tips from family and friends. My cousin Lisa has found that making a cup of herbal tea like passionflower helps to quiet the mind, enabling her to get some rest, as does engaging in meditation techniques while lying in bed.

All of this has helped, but I still wanted to consult an expert for professional suggestions on ways I and the rest of the world (because I know I’m not alone here) can curb insomnia. Jessica Neely, a licensed clinical social worker and counselor with Brownsburg Guidance & Counseling Center, has several tips for her clients:

1. Do a cool-down yoga routine before bed.

2. Stay off of electronics 30 to 60 minutes before bed.

3. Engage in a breathing exercise while lying flat in bed. Breathe in through your nose, slowly counting to four to five. Hold it in for four to five seconds. Breathe out through your mouth, slowly counting to four or five, then hold it out for another four to five I inevitably begin by stressing about whatever issue is bothering me seconds. Focusing on the counting and breathing deep (with your the most, which, these days, tends to be the pandemic. The plethora stomach raising, rather than your shoulders) helps to slow blood of what-if scenarios usually keeps my brain popping for a good flow, relax your body and distract your brain.

30 to 60 minutes. After a while, however, my mind moves on to 4. Try contract-and-release exercises. Start at your toes - tighten something else. For instance, I might spend 20 minutes dissecting as hard as possible for 10 to 15 seconds, then slowly release the a conversation I had with a colleague six months ago, or wondering tension. Do the same moving up the body - toes, calves, thighs, what happened to my seventh-grade social studies teacher. I may bottom, etc. After getting through all areas individually, do the second-guess my choice of bridesmaid dresses from decades ago same tension with the entire body for 10 to 15 seconds, then slowly or berate myself for that time I dropped my phone in the toilet. release. Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth I may wrack my brain trying to come up with a word that, at the throughout this exercise. moment, escapes me, or stew about how much my car insurance 5. Take melatonin 10 to 15 minutes before going to bed. will go up once my 16-year-old gets his license. Then I fly into a 6. Count backward from a high number. tailspin thinking about how I’ll never sleep again when my teenager 7. Count forward by 3s, 7s, etc. - any number that requires more starts driving. Then I loop back to my nightly coronavirus concerns, concentration than 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s. stressing about the monetary cutbacks our family has sustained since the start of the pandemic. And so it goes every night.

“A life hack I learned recently is that pistachio nuts have a I learned long ago to face the clock in a different direction so I don’t actually know how much sleep I’m losing each night. I bought myself one of those cooling pillows so I don’t have to keep flipping the pillow over 50 times per night in search of the cold side. I even invested in a weighted blanket, as they are supposed to help calm

therapeutic amount of melatonin in them,” Neely adds. “Eating some before bed can help with falling asleep.”

So, I’m off to buy pistachio nuts. Wishing you all sweet dreams!

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PANTRY POWER HENDRICKS COUNTY FOOD PANTRY COALITION COORDINATES HELP FOR LOCALS IN NEED Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing Photography Provided

When the pandemic hit the United States last spring, questions, anxieties, and concerns increased as many families had much to figure out. How was this global health crisis going to affect them physically, psychologically and economically? For those who already suffered food insecurity in Hendricks County, worry loomed.

Thankfully, in 2006 the Hendricks County Food Pantry Coalition (HCFPC) was created. Operating under the umbrella of the Hendricks County

Community Foundation as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the HCFPC helps to meet dietary needs of residents, and offers training and education to the affiliated food pantries by working with members and other support agencies.

The HCFPC consists of 20 food pantries, three pet food pantries and one personal hygiene pantry, from North Salem to Plainfield and Stilesville to the far east side of Avon.

According to Mindy Duckett, board member for the HCFPC, at the start of the pandemic the organization’s leaders witnessed an increase in requests. Those 36 / AVON MAGAZINE / DECEMBER 2020 / AvonMagazine.com

numbers leveled off when stimulus checks arrived, and when unemployment and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits increased. Services increased again when the extra benefits ended, and rent and utility moratoriums came to a halt.

“Our pantries have increased the amount of food they are distributing to each family to help fill the gaps,” says Duckett, who is also a community wellness coordinator for Purdue Extension in Hendricks County. “Even when our numbers have leveled out, the amount of food we are giving away has increased.”

The best way to support food pantries is with monetary donations so the HCFPC can make bulk purchases of needed items and distribute them to participating pantries.

“This buying power allowed us to keep pantry shelves stocked with healthy meal components even at our highest service times,” Duckett says.

Monetary donations can be made online through the Hendricks County Community Foundation.

The HCFPC staff members are grateful for food donations, nonperishable items, as well as meat and dairy, as their member pantries have cold storage to distribute meat, eggs and dairy items.

“The most requested items besides food are hygiene and household items,” Duckett says. “These cannot be purchased with SNAP benefits but are necessities.

Families are so grateful to receive things like shampoo, toothpaste, body wash and paper products.”

Duckett says monetary and food donations are what keep the organization running, and she acknowledges that while many people have not been drastically affected by the pandemic, others have been severely impacted and are struggling to make ends meet each month.

“Our pantries have seen many new families who have never used a food pantry in the past,” says Duckett, noting that the organization’s leaders had to change how they distribute food in order to keep everyone safe.

For instance, they moved to outdoor drive-up distribution.

“As the weather turns colder and the evenings get dark sooner, we will have new issues to take into consideration for distribution,” Duckett adds. “Volunteers will be important to be able to continue these distribution models.”

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