This past month has been very stressful for both Glenn and I. There were times I was wondering if we could handle just one more thing in our lives. Now with all that has been going on, it hasn't been life threatening or any thing like that but just little stressful life situations.
A few days ago I decided to just sit back and look through some magazines that I have not had the time nor the energy to look at. While looking through Whole Living Magazine I am across this article, boy did it hit home. The article reminds you to work with your marriage and remember it's not just about you, you have a partner that might be having just as hard of a time as you. This article gives you 5 steps to build a happy, lasting marriage.
1. Create Rituals - Researchers found that the shared emotional investment in the ritual made the couples feel a closer bond.
2. Be a Daredevil - so go ahead and pursue some exciting activities together.
3. Sleep (well) Together - the better you sleep the more positive you are about life.
4. Support Each Other - When a spouse felt supported even in daily obligations, he or she was significantly happier in marriage.
5. Build your Career - A dual-career marriage is OK!
Just thought I would share these five strategies with you, if anything reading this reminded I am not the only one feeling the stressful situations that life throws at you from time to time.
Hope you enjoy reading my blog, Betty
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
The Month of January!
I have come to realize I can't wait for the month of January to be over. Why you might ask, I really can't give you one reason or the other but it is just how I feel. I "googled" "the month of January" just to see what was said about this long cold month. It really is a pretty busy time of the year as history states. So take a look at some little snippet's of what time has to say about JANUARY....
Most of the world uses the Georgian calendar, which has January as the first month of the year. It is named for Janus, a Roman god. Roman legend has it that the the ruler Numa Pompilius added January and February to the end of the 10-month Roman calendar in about 700 B.C. Pompilius gave the month 30 days. Romans later made January the first month. In 46 B.C., the Roman statesman Julius Caesar added a day to January, making it 31 days long. The Anglo-Saxons called the first month Wolfmonth because wolves came into the villages in winter in search of food.
In the northern half of the world, January is the coldest month. Nature is quiet and the birds travel less. The woodchucks and bears sleep day and night, in hibernation. The plants are resting, waiting for the warmer temperatures of the Spring. In the southern half of the world, January is the warmest month. Animals are very active, and plants are growing.
Information taken from World Book Millennium 2000
Also did you know that;
Gold discovered in California, January 24, 1848.
The snowdrop is the flower for the month of January. It often blooms in the snow.
Fairy-tale collector Jakob Grimm born January 4, 1785.
Cicero, Roman statesman, born January 3, 106 B.C.
Thomas Paine published his Common Sense, January 10, 1776.
I bet by now you are wondering where I am going with this post. You might say I am trying to show myself that January is as important as any other month of the year and I need to respect that fact. So for those of you that choose to use this month as a "catch all" for your current state of mind; sad, crazy, weird, or just plain bored with life take a second look and ask yourself "really should I be blaming it on the month of January"..? That's what I did, so now on my daily walk I am watching the crocus and the snowdrop flowers poking their stems out of the frozen ground only to turn their buds towards the winter cool sun. So guess what, they only do this in January (normally). That tells me if they try that hard every year to push their way through frozen ground just to enjoy the month, then maybe I need realign my thoughts...
Hope this helps, have a great day and thanks for reading my blog,
Betty Jo
Facts about JANUARY
Most of the world uses the Georgian calendar, which has January as the first month of the year. It is named for Janus, a Roman god. Roman legend has it that the the ruler Numa Pompilius added January and February to the end of the 10-month Roman calendar in about 700 B.C. Pompilius gave the month 30 days. Romans later made January the first month. In 46 B.C., the Roman statesman Julius Caesar added a day to January, making it 31 days long. The Anglo-Saxons called the first month Wolfmonth because wolves came into the villages in winter in search of food.
In the northern half of the world, January is the coldest month. Nature is quiet and the birds travel less. The woodchucks and bears sleep day and night, in hibernation. The plants are resting, waiting for the warmer temperatures of the Spring. In the southern half of the world, January is the warmest month. Animals are very active, and plants are growing.
Information taken from World Book Millennium 2000
Also did you know that;
Gold discovered in California, January 24, 1848.
The snowdrop is the flower for the month of January. It often blooms in the snow.
Fairy-tale collector Jakob Grimm born January 4, 1785.
Cicero, Roman statesman, born January 3, 106 B.C.
Thomas Paine published his Common Sense, January 10, 1776.
I bet by now you are wondering where I am going with this post. You might say I am trying to show myself that January is as important as any other month of the year and I need to respect that fact. So for those of you that choose to use this month as a "catch all" for your current state of mind; sad, crazy, weird, or just plain bored with life take a second look and ask yourself "really should I be blaming it on the month of January"..? That's what I did, so now on my daily walk I am watching the crocus and the snowdrop flowers poking their stems out of the frozen ground only to turn their buds towards the winter cool sun. So guess what, they only do this in January (normally). That tells me if they try that hard every year to push their way through frozen ground just to enjoy the month, then maybe I need realign my thoughts...
| snowdrop |
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| crocus |
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| yellow crocus |
Hope this helps, have a great day and thanks for reading my blog,
Betty Jo
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