Discover How It’s All the Same in the End
By Kathryn Kilpatrick
Wordsmiths, here’s a good puzzle for you. Complete the series of words with the same word for the entire sequence. Some are obvious; others, not so much.
Example ANSWERS
passer _ _ stand _ _ good _ _ near _ _ Bob_ _ ( by )
- loop_ _ _ _ sink_ _ _ _ peep_ _ _ _ port _ _ _ _ cubby _ _ _ _
- out_ _ _ _ _ mad _ _ _ _ _ dog _ _ _ _ _ tea _ _ _ _ _ porter _ _ _ _ _
- egg _ _ _ _ _ house _ _ _ _ _ over _ _ _ _ _ trans _ _ _ _ _ power _ _ _ _ _
- hand_ _ _ _ tire _ _ _ _ irk _ _ _ _ lone _ _ _ _ awe _ _ _ _
- gum _ _ _ _ over _ _ _ _ snow _ _ _ _ soft _ _ _ _ horse _ _ _ _
- cook _ _ _ _ year _ _ _ _ bank _ _ _ _ hymn _ _ _ _ scrap _ _ _ _
- day_ _ _ _ elder _ _ _ _ lawn _ _ _ _ after_ _ _ _ pet _ _ _ _
- pilgrim_ _ _ patron_ _ _ parson _ _ _ orphan _ _ _ short _ _ _
- home_ _ _ _ team _ _ _ _ wood _ _ _ _ needle _ _ _ _ busy _ _ _ _
- life _ _ _ _ lady_ _ _ _ spring _ _ _ _ child _ _ _ _ lace _ _ _ _
- bed _ _ _ _ _ coat_ _ _ _ _ kick _ _ _ _ farm _ _ _ _ _ news _ _ _ _ _
- suit _ _ _ _ peace _ _ _ _ use _ _ _ _ tax_ _ _ _ pay _ _ _ _
- care _ _ _ _ help_ _ _ _ home _ _ _ _ doubt _ _ _ _ wire _ _ _
- like_ _ _ _ edge _ _ _ _ street _ _ _ _ cross _ _ _ _ penny _ _ _ _
- ever _ _ _ _ rush _ _ _ _ never _ _ _ _ any _ _ _ _ further _ _ _ _
ANSWERS: Pick from these if you need a hint.
more age some hole wise book plant shoe stand house able care like less work
Quotes
If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.
Frances Hodgson Burnett, ”The Secret Garden”
Lovely days don’t come to you, you should walk to them.
Rumi
Are you occasionally annoyed by your forgetfulness? Change starts with awareness; then you can begin to modify habits that no longer work for you.
- Can’t think of a specific name/place or object? Substitute a word or describe what you are talking about. When you lessen the stress of searching for it, sometimes it will come to you. Thank someone if they help you out. Sometimes that mental “Google” search option allows you to capture the word you need.
- Decluttering and moving things around feels great; but if you do it and then move on to something else, weeks later you may wonder where you put the item. Keep a notebook to list each item and its new location. If you change your mind and relocate it, don’t forget to change your entry.
- Distractions are not your friend. Remember the 5-10 second rule. Notice – yes really notice – where you put something. Say the name of the item or the place where you put it down to yourself a few times. It really can help.
- Multitasking is really task switching. Research shows it not only takes longer, but you are also likely to make mistakes and become stressed.
- Slow down. When communicating with a person who may have some memory and/or hearing challenges, it can be helpful to slow your rate of speech, simplify sentences and sometimes write or print the details in short phrases so the person can refer back to the specifics at a later time.
Like these tips? Want more? Visit Blogs — Memory Fitness at Kathryn Kilpatrick’s website: connectionsincommunication.com.
