Ooops. I've been recouping from trying to get Cooper's holiday costume just right for his big picture... you can see HE WON!!!! Sorry, no posts for a while.
Starting November 25 we will have 5 weeks of great Holiday suggestions on WEEK-TV Live at 5. Remember, I'm on every Wednesday at approximately 5:20p.
Hoping we will have a big surprise announcement for 2010 related to a WEEK television segment. Watch for more information in the coming weeks.
The Women's Lifestyle Show is only 17 days away.. and now for the big announcement! Our celebrity for 2009 is Dancing with the Stars... CHERYL BURKE
An interesting report related to your diet... this may lower your depressive symptoms.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33182342/ns/health-mental_health/
We just went over 10,000 views on our blog and the counter reset itself again.
Let's go for 20,000!
Thanks to all for reading!
Peoria’s Betty Freidan published the infamous Feminine Mystique, but would she say that women have come a long way baby? Tonight we will explore just how far women have come, or have we?
Have women’s roles really changed since the women’s movement began?
• 59% of all bachelor’s degrees and 61% of all master’s degrees are earned by women
• 4 out of 8 Ivy league schools have female presidents, as well as our own Bradley University
• As of October there are more women in the work force then men for the first time in history
• Women now hold more management and supervisory positions, and women’s pay is actually increasing faster than men’s.
These things are all wonderful, but the topic of tonight is about happiness. So ARE women happier today, than when Betty wrote her infamous book?
• Newest studies of 50,000 show that women’s happiness levels have actually dropped (study by Stevenson & Wolfers)
• This is irregardless of how much money they make, how healthy they are, or if they are married or not, or have children.
• 6 major studies on happiness have shown the exact same results and women are shown to not be as happy as men as they age.
• Women begin their lives happier and more fulfilled than men, and then gradually they become less happy.
• The change over age is somewhere between 41-47 when women decline in happiness vs. men.
So this is a dramatic discovery. What can women do to increase their happiness ratio?
• First you must be aware, and conscious that you have the potential to find yourself in this statistical range. Awareness is the key—without it, you can’t imagine a change.
• Start today to focus on gratitude and see what you have in your life, versus what is not available to you
• Watch your negative thoughts. Our thoughts create our life, and negativity will only lead you to a life of unhappiness
• Make time for yourself. Too many women are unbalanced and make no time to find their own inner joy and don’t allow themselves time for renewal.
• Want to learn more things you can do to increase your happiness ratio? Join me & WEEK at the Women’s Lifestyle show on Saturday October 24 at 11am and come to my seminar on happiness and learn over 100 ways to Come On and Get Happy!
First born child? The middle child? Perhaps you are the baby of the family? Can you tell a lot about a person just by knowing where they fit into a family due to their birth order? Our 2-part series will investigate if our birth order defines us in our behaviors, our marital and our job selection?
What are the typical family roles defined by birth order?
ü First born. The oldest child who is typically characterized as the “responsible one.”
ü The scapegoat. Typically the second born child who is the one who acts out, or is labeled as the troublemaker
ü The middle child. This child is usually the quiet one or the lost child
ü The mascot. The baby of the family who is the protected one.
What are the typical characteristics of the first born?
ü First child who is over-responsible achiever
ü Type A personality
ü Good student, workaholic who takes on more than assigned
ü Needs to be in control
ü Typically marries someone who they can care for or manage
What are the characteristics of the scapegoat?
ü The second born who acts out and many times is the complete opposite of the first born
ü Cuts classes, gets poor grades, early pregnancy, attains negative, attention
ü Rebellious, prone to use of drugs or alcohol
ü Good with physical activities
What are the characteristics of the middle child
ü Quiet, invisible
ü Avoids conflict, isolates
ü Feels lonely, afraid, emotionally withdrawn
ü Follower
ü Many times depressed and has few friends
What are the characteristics of the mascot
ü The baby of the family who is generally immature and fragile
ü Many times the clown , charms family members and others
ü Can be high strung and hyperactive
ü Not taken seriously
Do these roles fit for all families?
Generally these are guidelines. There are excepts if there is a big gap in ages of the children, or if a family is blended. Exceptions also are found if there is a boy born first, and then a girl… and then the roles tend to change with the girl being the responsible child and the boy becomes the scapegoat.
Gina: So you see your birth order can determine your characteristics and the roles you take in your family and your life. Next week, Dr Joy will continue this subject and you’ll learn how our birth order affects who we marry as well as the careers we seek.
