October 29, 2015 / como / 0 Comments
Family Guy is a silly television show that makes fun of pop culture and life in general crossing the line without any remorse. Family Guy does not take itself too seriously but get serious with a well-planned Family Guy theme party for the ultimate fan.
Family Guy Party Invitations
Use Family Guy pictures printed on card stock and send to the party guests. A popular invitation choice is the This Calls For A Sexy Party with Stewie and a group of girls.
Family Guy Party Supplies & Decorations
Print out various Family Guy pictures and hang posters on the walls. Use Family Guy toys and other memorabilia items throughout the party.
Decorate the party with Family Guy colored party supplies and decorations. The party table with tableware items can include the aqua colored shirt and orange hair of Lois cups, plates, napkins, and other cuttery items.
For a more extreme approach to the party, recreate the Family Guy living room. Use the color scheme, the pictures on the wall, the drapes, and other detailed items. Place violet fabric over the couch, blue paper on the walls, and a blue and orange circle rug.
Create a Family Guy banner with a line such as Giggity. Print out the letters on red or white card stock and cut out. The letters can be placed together with a variety of red and white ribbon once holes have been punched in the corners. Once the ribbon is placed through the holes tie closed and a Giggity banner is made. Once the banner has been completed it is ready to display and can be hung in a special location.
Other banners can be made by welcome party guests to the Family Guy party, or if a birthday party, use the traditional happy Birthday (insert name) banner. Insert the images in the letters using a photo-editing program and cut out the letters (each letter should have a different image or scene from Family Guy).
Tasty Family Guy Party Foods and Drinks: Pizza bites, chips and a variety of beverages such as milk, soft drinks and beer(adults only) will add to the party.
Most people will find that celebrating with a fun party theme will make celebrating a special occasion with family and friends a lot of fun. Family Guy fans will love a party they can call their own with other Family Guy fans. More often than not, most people will find that preplanning the party will ensure that everything has been arranged and all systems are a go for a great celebration.
October 29, 2015 / como / 0 Comments
What is your first response to being overlooked for a promotion or interviewing for your dream healthcare position and not getting it? Do you feel sad, angry or distressed? Does it produce a blow to yourself-esteem or do you view it as a reflection that somehow you are not good enough as a professional nurse/healthcare worker?
Five Techniques/Strategies that can help you cope with a career disappointment.
1.If a career setback creates more than a minimal impact on you personally, you might want to take some time for self-care in order to recuperate emotionally. Sometimes all it might take is a rejuvenating weekend with family or friends if you feel they will be supportive. I have a saying about personal relationships: -There is nothing better than a good relationship, but also nothing worse than a bad one-. If you anticipate you might be criticized or put down by certain family members/friends, it might be wise to avoid talking about the issue with them. You don’t need another assault on your self-worth!
2.Other people who may support you emotionally could be members of positive groups, such as those of a supportive church. (I call them my church family). Turning to a spiritual support system or other social group where you feel your self-worth is -fed- can be helpful for some. You might not want to get too specific about the details if you live and work in the same area as some of your group members may know some of the people at your place of employment or a potential employer, but you can ask in general for support due to a personal setback, etc. If you don’t have any of the above positive support systems available, you might consider also working briefly with a good life, career or wellness coach.
3.Sometimes just taking time for self-reflection can help you recover emotionally more quickly. Using a journal can be helpful to sort out your feelings, and can also be healing. I use a simple composition notebook, but some people like a fancy, personalized one. If you live with someone else, even a spouse, you may want to keep your journaling private. There are journals available with locks. I tend to ask myself (my subconscious) questions, such as how I feel about the career disappointment to help me focus. Then I free write the answer. Other people take time early in the morning when they first get up or just before bed to write anything that comes to mind.
4.Another effective technique for some people is just to spend some time communing with nature and/or their concept of something more powerful than themselves. Twelve step members call this their -Higher Power-, while others may use the term -God-. Remembering who we are in our essence may help some with a more spiritual background to deal with a career setback.
5.Taking care of yourself physically can also help you heal. If you tend to eat a lot of sweets for example when you feel stressed, you might want to try a piece of sweet fruit to help satisfy the craving and drink more water which helps to fill you up and also eliminate toxins. In addition, walking more or other gentle aerobic exercise can help release endorphins that can increase an overall feeling of wellbeing.
Whatever way you may choose to heal from the emotional impact of a healthcare career disappointment, viewing it as a -setback- rather than a personal -failure- may help you recover more quickly.
Disappointment is natural in a healthcare professional career, how we respond to it is what matters!
October 28, 2015 / como / 0 Comments
It is difficult to build and maintain a blended family, and over 60 percent of step family marriages do not last. Reasons for the widespread failure are tragically similar. Generally, what it boils down to is being unprepared for the complexities, challenges, and frustrations of step family life.
There is hope, though, for blended family success, and you can find it by emulating step families that are making it. When we follow patterns of success, we are more likely to achieve success.
Predictable blended family issues
There may, presumably, be a lucky few blended family partners who fall into a relationship with no conflicts. But disputes over parenting styles, money, parental and step parental responsibilities, relationship and behavioral boundaries, family rituals and holidays, to name a few, abound. Step child insolence and acting out often result in discipline and loyalty struggles.
Custody, visitation, financial support, and even jealousy between the ex-spouse and step parent, can present an ongoing struggle, as can step sibling rivalries. Daily conflict is a hard fact of life for a step family. For bio parents and for step parents, feelings of being misunderstood, disrespected, ignored, or unsupported at home can make coping with a hostile ex-spouse even harder.
And if you add never-ending legal actions over child custody and support to the mix, it is easy to understand why so many blended family partners find themselves at a loss!
Blended family advice
Websites offering blended family advice teem with informative articles, blogs that support and inspire, and hundreds of other resources for the blended family. Results of step family studies help us to learn what kinds of strategies work and which are less successful, and they serve as encouragement for struggling step parents and harried blended family spouses. These resources offer us reliable patterns of success for the modern blended family.
Patterns of success for blended families
As hard as it is to make broad statements that lay the framework for a successful blended family, studies suggest successful blended families have quite a bit in common. Blended family advice articles and blogs come from step parents and step family spouses who have been there, done that, and learned much. Here some of their suggestions.
oGet blended family advice; read, attend seminars, join support groups, do what you can to learn about blended family life.
oAcknowledge and mourn losses. Everyone in your blended family has experienced losses which lead to your remarriage, and need an opportunity to grieve and talk about them.
oHave realistic expectations. Instant love and adjustment is not realistic; it is okay not to love your step children. Your blended family will neither look nor feel like your first family. The stages of step family development must be traversed; there are no short-cuts. It can take years for all members of your blended family to feel loved and included.
oPut your marriage first, because children benefit from the model of a happy relationship. View your time alone as a necessity. Present a united front to the children; never disagree in front of them, but negotiate and make decisions in private.
oForm satisfactory step relationships. Step parents who see their role as sort of a close family friend are usually the most satisfied, leaving parenting to their spouse. Loyalty conflicts are common; keep expectations realistic and practical.
oDevelop new traditions and rituals for your blended family. Make holiday celebrations easy for children who must move from home to home. Respect the need children may have to hold on to meaningful traditions from their previous lives.
oGet support from someone who can provide sympathetic understanding of the intense feelings involved in early step family living, and offer some help on what to do next. This support could come from your church, a step family support group, or from a professional trained in step family issues.
How quickly and easily you move through blended family development stages is directly related to the support you and your spouse give each other, especially during your first few years.
Couples who are able to listen and empathize early on about jealousies, insecurities, and confusion, and understand the intense pull biological parents feel toward their own children usually have fewer deeply held fantasies and more realistic expectations.
October 27, 2015 / como / 0 Comments
None of us wants to experience fire. It is very destructive for the soul and property. Not only will you lose what you owned but you can also lose the people you love. As much as possible, we want to prevent this from happening to us.
Here are some helpful guidelines that will prevent fire from occurring:
1.Make sure the proper set up of devices that utilize flame or heat directly. This includes the heaters, cooking stoves, and electric equipments. Understand and apply the precautionary measures that came with the said devices too.
2.Install safety devices in key areas of the house. Fire extinguishers and fire blankets are very helpful when the time comes. They can prevent fire from taking over your home and your family.
3.Always attend to items with live flames. This includes candles and cigarettes.
4.When smoking, make sure that you put out the flame completely before disposing it. Do not smoke while lying down because you might fall asleep.
5.Keep the flammable objects away from potential fire starters.
Although we do our best to prevent fire from occurring, we are aware that this does not eliminate the possibility that it will happen. Several circumstances can cause fire at home even if you are careful. One is accident. Another is the negligence of your visitors or neighbors. Lightning and other natural calamities can also lead to fire.
Here are some few tips to ensure the safety of your family whenever a fire breaks:
Make sure that everyone in the house knows where the fire exits are. If you lock it for safety purposes, see to it that the key is accessible.
Conduct a fire drill. It is important that all family members know where to go when there is a fire. They should also know what to do.
Teach everyone how to use the fire devices. They should know how to use the fire blankets you have in the kitchen. If you have fire extinguishers, teach the others how to use it properly. Remember the acronym PASS when using it. This stands for the following:
oP Pull out the pin from the top of the device.
oA Aim for the base of the flame.
oS Squeeze the lever.
oS Sweep, do sweeping motions as you squeeze the lever.
Teach your kids what to do when there is a fire. First, they should find the way out. This makes fire drills important. Here are some important things to keep in mind:
oThey should not stop to pack things
oWhen the smoke gets too thick, crawl
oDo not open doors carelessly
oUse a wet cloth to cover the mouth and nose to prevent suffocation.
Stay calm. This is difficult to achieve. However, it is essential because you will make the best decision if you are calm.
We can do our best to prevent fire. However, there are still circumstances that can cause this. Although we take all precautionary measures, it is still important that we know what to do when it strikes.
October 26, 2015 / como / 0 Comments
In these hectic times, it’s hard to slow down when you are working a strict 9-5 schedule. It’s even harder when you are nurturing a family of, say, two children and you barely have time to see them during a weekday. You might even think that the kids would rather enjoy spending time with their friends more than with the family, and while this might be true for the pubescent 13-year-old, you can’t let your children forget the values of family time.
The family is an important part of your life, and it will define you for the rest of your life. Your relationships with the other members of your family will shape who you are and how you fit in with the rest of the family dynamic. There is no denying that the bonds you form with your family cannot be matched in any way with other bonds you may form, even with a loved one. The family unit gives you strength, character, and guidance to help direct your life you’ve heard many kids say they want to do what their parents do when they grow up. This is why it is important to emphasize these details to the rebellious teen who may believe otherwise it is important to set some groundwork to allow children to work with from a young age.
You cannot underestimate the impact of having family dinner every night. Numerous studies have demonstrated that children who did not regularly have dinner with their parents had a stronger tendency to abuse drugs like alcohol and marijuana, and simply did not develop nearly as strong a relationship with their family as children whose families made an effort to have a sit-down dinner every night.
Simple family activities like game night or road trips undoubtedly build healthier relationships among family members as well. You might see commercials that showcase a board game like Monopoly or Clue, and you see everyone is having fun in a silly kind of way. Admittedly, it is a commercial but it is reminding viewers that in this world of divorces and child custody battles, you cannot let the idea of family interaction and values escape your sight. A simple night of games with family ensures that even if you can’t be as happy as that family on the screen, you can develop stronger ties with your family. A road trip is even better spending a couple of days on the road takes out the ever-familiar home environment and really allows the family to grow with each other in a different setting.
Without your family, you lose a sense of identity. Setting apart quality time with your family maintains healthy relationships with family members and establishes a strong, functional family unit.