Wednesday, October 7, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
THE LODGE IN SISTERS
is now Hiring for:
Caregiver/Med Tech (PT/FT)
Requires maturity and a
responsible attitude and the
ability to establish confidence in
the residents regarding their care
needs or administer medications
and treatments. Wages DOE.
NOC/Evening.
$500 SIGN-ON BONUS.
Culinary Assistant (PT)
Responsible for quality of dining
service during meals for the
community. Wages DOE.
Morning/Evening.
Contact us @ 541-904-0545.
Temporary Full-Time
Volunteer Recruitment &
Retention Coordinator
Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire
District is seeking qualified
applicants for the position of
Volunteer Recruitment &
Retention Coordinator. View
informational packet and
application online at
www.sistersfire.com/
employment/. Closes Monday,
October 12 at 5 p.m.
Bird Gard LLC, the world leader
in electronic bird control, is
seeking an experienced
Purchasing Agent. Employment
will be part-time or full-time and
will be based in the company9s
facility in Sisters. The ideal
candidate will have excellent
attention to detail, strong
organizational skills and the
ability to communicate well with
vendors and fellow employees.(
To apply please email
info@birdgard.com to request a
job application and formal job
description.
803 Work Wanted
Home Health Professional
Strong medical, domestic, and
personal care experience.
Please call 541-420-0501.
Commentary...
Protecting your marriage in stressful times
By Norene Gonsiewski, MSW, LCSW
Guest Columnist
By now, most of us real-
ize that the pandemic is not
going away anytime soon
and that we aren9t past work-
ing and schooling kids from
home. Within our own lives
there is much to be stressed
about and when we turn on
the news, it9s all doom and
gloom. All this uncertainty
is a recipe for relationship
disaster. If you feel like
you9ve been walking on
eggshells around your part-
ner, you9re not alone.
It doesn9t have to be this
way, though. You can even
use this time to put your
relationship first again. I
know, you have little time to
yourselves, but you can use
it wisely. Happy couples are
ones who reduce the stress
and increase the connection.
Turn off the news and
listen to each other. In fact,
make sure that every day
you turn off all screens and
spend at least 15 minutes
checking in on how each
of you is really doing.
What do you appreciate
about your partner? How is
your mood? What are you
grateful for in the midst of
this mess? What are you
learning about yourself
right now in terms of your
values, hopes and fears?
There is so much to talk
about right now in order
to grow personally and
as a couple. Partners who
listen, empathize, and vali-
date each other are more
likely to feel less stressed
during the pandemic.
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issues constructively and
in a timely manner. I
imagine that there are very
real issues you need to talk
through. How will you han-
dle the holidays? Is your
money going to last? Can
we keep this up? Respectful
communication is the big-
gest challenge for all cou-
ples and under this enduring
stress you may be shorter
tempered. Don9t try to work
through issues in the car,
standing in the kitchen or
in the middle of chores.
Wait until you cool down
and then sit down and take
turns listening to each oth-
er9s point of view. Listen to
understand, not to respond.
Remember that you married
someone just as smart as
you and that, if you listen,
you can arrive at a win-win
solution. Under great stress
we want to blame some-
one, but whatever small
thing your partner did, you
mustn9t take your stress out
on them.
Remember: getting to
spend your time at home
with a loved one is a privi-
lege. There are plenty of
people out there who live
alone and are forced to spend
these scary times without
a shoulder to lean on. Take
advantage of your situation
and spend some quality time
with your partner. Make the
time to relax, play a game,
do a project, watch a movie,
play with the kids, get out-
side, try a new pursuit like
yoga or meditation 4 and
don9t forget your physical
connection. Intimacy and
connection are the ultimate
de-stressors. You are lucky
to have a partner to lean on,
and to kiss and caress.
Laughter and humor
are essential in staying
happy and connected. One
of the strongest contribu-
tors to relationship happi-
ness is being able to laugh
together. The humor that
makes a marriage happy
includes laughter at jokes,
funny situations, the kids9
and pets9 antics, and one
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another9s goofy behaviors.
It also includes laughing at
one another9s mistakes and
imperfections. Right now, so
many things go wrong and
instead of being annoyed
and reactive, you could
choose to laugh off the
small things. Couples who
can laugh when one of them
forgets to do a chore, drops
a carton of milk, or burps in
public are also able to use
humor to reduce the small
stresses of life. These cou-
ples can also show appro-
priate humor in moments
of greater stress in order to
connect with their partner
and subtly reassure each
other 4 it9s a way to say,
<we will make it through
this.=
Your relationship has
never been more important,
nor more stressful. Like
anything important it takes
time to maintain it. You can
rise to the challenge to come
out of this better at making
one another feel safe, appre-
ciated and close.
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