Instead of being stressed out by the season. Take steps to be in control. Delegate the things that stress you out the most. If food or baking aren't you thing. Let someone that loves that stuff do it. If you a better planner than a doer. Do what you are best at! The holidays can be a stressful time. Different family dynamics. The holidays are supposed to be about family and friends; not the trivial stuff.
Every family or individuals situation is different. If money is tight, there are a lot of things that don't cost money to do. Have a movie or game night for the holidays. What better way to spend a day after a meal then enjoying each others company. If spending time with your family is stressful then get a bunch of friends together for the holidays.
Meal planning can be divided between friends and family. It's unrealistic to expect one person to do everything. Seniors can be hit the hardest. Depending on their financial situation. Some seniors live in poverty pretty much; because their medication eats up a majority of their income. Some medications can run as much as $300 or more a month for one medication. Medicare does not cover everything. Re-gifting things that you have never used might be an option if people are open to it.
The season is not about giving gifts although the retail industry would have you believe it. Some people like to give their time to shelters. If that's not your thing, then find a tradition of your own to start or just enjoy being with friends. Just remember there are no rules. Just take a break and relax.
Penny J. (MN, USA)
Raven Hawke, Llc
info@ravenhawke.net
www.ravenhawke.net
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Friday, December 22, 2017
Monday, February 8, 2016
Technology Friend or Foe?
I know technology has done a lot of good things. There are also equal arguments that it has done not so great things too. I do know that if you pay cash for things your not so likely to have identity theft. Is it inconvenient? Depends on the person. Some like to have real money on hand others like plastic.
I'm not a fan of having it shoved down every ones throat whether they like it or not. That screams control issues! With the added technology it does take less workers to do somethings. It also gives employers an excuse to outsource positions to save money. There are more cyber crimes with the new technology too.
Your constantly having to chase new technology to keep up in the job market and with the tools arena. The return on investment doesn't seem to add up for the individual. The winner seems to be the companies that produce the technology. I see technology being used more and more as an enslavement tool. I don't see it freeing up much time for free time. It seems that in a lot of ways we are returning to the 1920's and 30's; in the work mentality of working our employees like they're machines instead of human beings.
Instead of there being more progress in how we treat people. It seems like there is more and more disconnect from interaction. I see less relationship between parents and they're children. I see more brain dead parenting where the parents let their children run at will. Instead of teaching their children boundaries and respect. They let them roam like animals at will.
More people are tuned into computers and internet and less into talking to friend and family face to face. This makes it easier to tune out at will.
Penny J.
Raven Hawke, Llc (MN, USA)
www.ravenhawke.net
info@ravenhawke.net
I'm not a fan of having it shoved down every ones throat whether they like it or not. That screams control issues! With the added technology it does take less workers to do somethings. It also gives employers an excuse to outsource positions to save money. There are more cyber crimes with the new technology too.
Your constantly having to chase new technology to keep up in the job market and with the tools arena. The return on investment doesn't seem to add up for the individual. The winner seems to be the companies that produce the technology. I see technology being used more and more as an enslavement tool. I don't see it freeing up much time for free time. It seems that in a lot of ways we are returning to the 1920's and 30's; in the work mentality of working our employees like they're machines instead of human beings.
Instead of there being more progress in how we treat people. It seems like there is more and more disconnect from interaction. I see less relationship between parents and they're children. I see more brain dead parenting where the parents let their children run at will. Instead of teaching their children boundaries and respect. They let them roam like animals at will.
More people are tuned into computers and internet and less into talking to friend and family face to face. This makes it easier to tune out at will.
Penny J.
Raven Hawke, Llc (MN, USA)
www.ravenhawke.net
info@ravenhawke.net
Friday, August 14, 2015
Conversations Left Unsaid
There have been many times that I've wanted to have a conversation with someone later on. Only to find that later never came because the other person died before I could have that conversation. People think that because someone is younger than someone else that they will out live them to have that conversation later on. This is never the case.
The thing is that you wanted to have the conversation with them because you wanted their perspective that no one else could give. It might have been about a past event that happened before you were ever born. These are personal conversations that we can't just have with anyone. This happened with a cousin who died quite quickly, so I was unable to ask her about a trauma that had happened to my great-grandmother. It happened to my best friends brother who committed suicide.
When these thoughts come it's best to talk to them that moment to schedule a time to have these conversations. You never know what's just waiting around the corner.
Penny J. (MN, USA)
Raven Hawke, Llc
www.ravenhawke.net
info@ravenhawke.net
The thing is that you wanted to have the conversation with them because you wanted their perspective that no one else could give. It might have been about a past event that happened before you were ever born. These are personal conversations that we can't just have with anyone. This happened with a cousin who died quite quickly, so I was unable to ask her about a trauma that had happened to my great-grandmother. It happened to my best friends brother who committed suicide.
When these thoughts come it's best to talk to them that moment to schedule a time to have these conversations. You never know what's just waiting around the corner.
Penny J. (MN, USA)
Raven Hawke, Llc
www.ravenhawke.net
info@ravenhawke.net
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