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How to Read a GHS SDS
GHS is a new global classification system for chemicals. It is used to communicate hazards on product labels and safety data sheets (SDS, formerly known in some countries/regions as the material safety data sheet [MSDS]). It has been developed through the United Nations, and applies to products used in many countries and industries.
Is this only an Ecolab initiative?
No. Many countries around the world are incorporating GHS into their national regulations; therefore, making implementation required for the chemical industry. The timelines for GHS implementation are generally dictated by individual countries as they adopt GHS. Ecolab will be rolling out the scheme across the world as each country finalizes their regulatory guidelines. While the many changes may be confusing initially, this will result in the same pictograms, labels and SDSs formats being used globally, facilitating trade as well as protecting chemical users and the environment.
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Pictograms are graphical representations of the type of hazard that a chemical product is classified as. There are a total of 9 pictograms prescribed by GHS.
What is a Signal Word?
There are two signal words in the GHS system – Danger and Warning. Signal words are used to communicate the level of hazard on both the label and SDS. If the hazard of the product is relatively low, then no signal word is used.
What are Hazard Statements and Precautionary Statements?
GHS classifications have specific hazard and precautionary statements associated with them that can be found on both the label and SDS. There is a single harmonized hazard statement that describes each hazard associated with a product (e.g., Causes eye irritation.). Each hazard also has precautionary statements which supplement hazard information (e.g., Store in a well-vented place).
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Q: AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: NullPointerException i'm trying to make a multiple choice quiz game, at the moment the SQLite data base is set up (i think) and the data for the questions are stored. However, when i try to display the question onto the screen the question does not show. i have no idea what the problem is.
Error
E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
Process: com.ninjanumbers, PID: 1603
java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'int com.ninjanumbers.Question.getAnswerNum()' on a null object reference
at com.ninjanumbers.NumGame.checkAnswer(NumGame.java:129)
at com.ninjanumbers.NumGame.access$400(NumGame.java:19)
at com.ninjanumbers.NumGame$1.onClick(NumGame.java:78)
at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:7448)
at com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton.performClick(MaterialButton.java:1119)
at android.view.View.performClickInternal(View.java:7425)
at android.view.View.access$3600(View.java:810)
at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:28305)
at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:938)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:223)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7656)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:592)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:947)
NumGame.java
public class NumGame extends AppCompatActivity {
// defining variables
private TextView textViewQuestion;
private TextView textViewScore;
private TextView textViewQuestionCount;
private TextView textViewCountDown;
private RadioGroup rbGroup;
private RadioButton rb1;
private RadioButton rb2;
private RadioButton rb3;
private Button btnConfirm;

private ColorStateList textColorDefaultRb; // default text colour for radio button

private List<Question> questionsList;
private int questionCounter;
private int questionCountTotal;
private Question currentQuestion;

private int score;
private boolean answered;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_num_game);

    // initializing variables
    textViewQuestion = findViewById(R.id.txtQuestionDisplay);
    textViewScore = findViewById(R.id.txtScore);
    textViewQuestionCount = findViewById(R.id.txtQuestionTrack);
    textViewCountDown = findViewById(R.id.txtTime);
    rbGroup = findViewById(R.id.radioGroup);
    rb1 = findViewById(R.id.radioButton1);
    rb2 = findViewById(R.id.radioButton2);
    rb3 = findViewById(R.id.radioButton3);
    btnConfirm = findViewById(R.id.btnConfirm);

    textColorDefaultRb = rb1.getTextColors(); // gets colour of the radio button

    // creates a new instance of the data retriever for the data base data
    QuizDbHelper dbHelper = new QuizDbHelper(this);
    // this line also creates the data base when called for the first time
    questionsList = dbHelper.getAllQuestions();

    questionCountTotal = questionsList.size();
    Collections.shuffle(questionsList); // randomises question order

    //textViewQuestion.setText("hello"); // ToDo: fix the display text bug

    showNextQuestion();

    btnConfirm.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            if (!answered){
                // handles an answered question (checked radio button)
                if (rb1.isChecked() || rb2.isChecked() || rb3.isChecked()){
                    checkAnswer();
                    // handles an unanswered question
                } else {
                    Toast.makeText(NumGame.this, "Please select an answer.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                }
            } else {
                showNextQuestion();
            }
        }
    });

}

// logic for displaying question
private void showNextQuestion() {
    // resets the colour of the radio buttons
    rb1.setTextColor(textColorDefaultRb);
    rb2.setTextColor(textColorDefaultRb);
    rb3.setTextColor(textColorDefaultRb);
    // unselects buttons
    rbGroup.clearCheck();

    // starts at 0 and increments each time a question is used from the list
    if (questionCounter < questionCountTotal) {
        currentQuestion = questionsList.get(questionCounter);
        // updates the screen and displays the next question and options
        textViewQuestion.setText(currentQuestion.getQuestion());
        rb1.setText(currentQuestion.getOption1());
        rb2.setText(currentQuestion.getOption2());
        rb3.setText(currentQuestion.getOption3());

        // increments the question count
        questionCounter ++;

        textViewQuestionCount.setText("Question: " + questionCounter + "/" + questionCountTotal);
        answered = false;
        btnConfirm.setText("Confirm");
    } else {
    //finishQuiz();
        textViewQuestion.setText("hello");
    }
}

// checks if a answer is correct or not
private void checkAnswer() {
    answered = true;
    RadioButton rbSelected = findViewById(rbGroup.getCheckedRadioButtonId());
    int answerNum = rbGroup.indexOfChild(rbSelected) + 1;

    if (answerNum == currentQuestion.getAnswerNum()) {
        score++;
        textViewScore.setText("Score: " + score);
    }

    showSolution();
}

private void showSolution() {
    // sets radio buttons to red
    rb1.setTextColor(Color.RED);
    rb2.setTextColor(Color.RED);
    rb3.setTextColor(Color.RED);

    // displaying the correct answer
    switch (currentQuestion.getAnswerNum()){
        case 1:
            rb1.setTextColor(Color.GREEN);
            textViewQuestion.setText("Answer 1 is correct!");
            break;
        case 2:
            rb2.setTextColor(Color.GREEN);
            textViewQuestion.setText("Answer 2 is correct!");
            break;
        case 3:
            rb3.setTextColor(Color.GREEN);
            textViewQuestion.setText("Answer 3 is correct!");
            break;
    }

    if (questionCounter < questionCountTotal){
        btnConfirm.setText("Next");
    } else {
        btnConfirm.setText("Finish");
    }

}

QuizDbHelper.java
public class QuizDbHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper{
// defines constants
private static final String DATABASE_NAME = "NumberNinjas.db";
private static final int DATABASE_VERSION = 1;

// holds reference to the data base
private SQLiteDatabase db;

public QuizDbHelper(Context context) {
    super(context,DATABASE_NAME, null, DATABASE_VERSION);
}
// creates the table
@Override
public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase db) {
    this.db = db;
    // SQL commands to create table
    final String SQL_CREATE_QUESTIONS_TABLE = "CREATE TABLE " +
            QuestionTable.TABLE_NAME + " ( " +
            QuestionTable._ID + " INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, " + // bug was here, game crashed because the sql creary was wrong and when the "_id" value was added the "Integer" query was concatenated with it
            QuestionTable.COLUMN_QUESTION + " TEXT, " +
            QuestionTable.COLUMN_OPTION1 + " TEXT, " +
            QuestionTable.COLUMN_OPTION2 + " TEXT, " +
            QuestionTable.COLUMN_OPTION3 + " TEXT, " +
            QuestionTable.COLUMN_ANSWER_NUM + " INTEGER" +
            ")";

    db.execSQL(SQL_CREATE_QUESTIONS_TABLE);

    // calls the function that fills the table with data
    fillQuestionsTable();
}

@Override
public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {
    // deletes database and creates it again if the table already exists
    db.execSQL("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS " + QuestionTable.TABLE_NAME);
    onCreate(db);
}
// fills the table with data

/***
 * This is where the questions are added.
 *
 * future improvements can be to make these questions randomly generated
 * instead of hard coded questions
 */
private void fillQuestionsTable() {
    Question q1 = new Question("A is Correct", "A", "B", "C",1);
    // calls add questions function and adds a question
    addQuestion(q1);

    Question q2 = new Question("B is Correct", "A", "B", "C",2);
    // calls add questions function and adds a question
    addQuestion(q2);

    Question q3 = new Question("C is Correct", "A", "B", "C",3);
    // calls add questions function and adds a question
    addQuestion(q3);

    Question q4 = new Question("A is Correct again", "A", "B", "C",1);
    // calls add questions function and adds a question
    addQuestion(q4);

    Question q5 = new Question("B is Correct again", "A", "B", "C",2);
    // calls add questions function and adds a question
    addQuestion(q5);
}
private void addQuestion(Question question) {
    // creates an new instance of the content value class and sets its identifier to cv
    ContentValues cv = new ContentValues();
    // retrieves the data and implements it to the data base
    cv.put(QuestionTable.COLUMN_QUESTION, question.getQuestion());
    cv.put(QuestionTable.COLUMN_OPTION1, question.getOption1());
    cv.put(QuestionTable.COLUMN_OPTION2, question.getOption2());
    cv.put(QuestionTable.COLUMN_OPTION3, question.getOption3());
    cv.put(QuestionTable.COLUMN_ANSWER_NUM, question.getAnswerNum());
    db.insert(QuestionTable.TABLE_NAME, null, cv);
}
// retrieves the data of the database
public List<Question> getAllQuestions() {
    List<Question> questionList = new ArrayList<>();
    db = getReadableDatabase();
    // creates a entry point for the system to retrieve data
    Cursor c = db.rawQuery("SELECT * FROM " + QuestionTable.TABLE_NAME, null);

    // reading the table and allocating data to question class objects
    if (c.moveToFirst()) {
        do {
            Question question = new Question();
            question.setQuestion(c.getString(c.getColumnIndex(QuestionTable.COLUMN_QUESTION)));
            question.setOption1(c.getString(c.getColumnIndex(QuestionTable.COLUMN_OPTION1)));
            question.setOption2(c.getString(c.getColumnIndex(QuestionTable.COLUMN_OPTION2)));
            question.setOption3(c.getString(c.getColumnIndex(QuestionTable.COLUMN_OPTION3)));
            question.setAnswerNum(c.getInt(c.getColumnIndex(QuestionTable.COLUMN_ANSWER_NUM)));
            // creates question object for each entry in the database and adds them to the question list
            questionList.add(question);
        } while (c.moveToNext());

    }
    c.close();
    return questionList;
}

sorry for the large amount of code i just have no idea what is wrong with it.

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Runway 14L/32R closure give us the great opportunity to shot the daily traffic with different angle of view and position. Seen here lining up from M10 on runway 14R.
F-GMZE(544) Runway 14L/32R closure give us the great opportunity to shot the daily traffic with different angle of view and position. Seen here lining up from M10 on runway 14R.
Although this carries Air Mediterranee titles it is now registered to Hermes Airlines, a new Greek operator.
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This A321 is now displaying the AirFrance new colors.
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Unusual to see A321 operating into Manchester for Swiss on the Zurich route.
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We all loved to spray on the wall, and we definitely received lovely comments from the locals.


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Nutter pushes soda tax termed 'DOA' by councilman
by Troy Graham, Jeff Shields, and Kristen A. Graham, INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS, Posted: June 14, 2011
While Mayor Nutter was touring classrooms and stumping for a soda tax to raise millions for city schools Tuesday, Council members back at City Hall already were declaring his plan dead.
At least six of 17 members met in President Anna C. Verna's office Tuesday afternoon to discuss how to help the school district fill a $629 million budget gap - but without hiking taxes.
Anti-soda tax rally
"I do not believe we can get the votes for a tax increase," said Councilman W. Wilson Goode Jr.
Nutter nonetheless plans to continue the fight, taking his plea for a soda tax directly to residents with a live, citywide address on 6ABC Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Nutter spokesman Mark McDonald discounted that the battle was over. Most Council members "realize that something very substantial needs to be done," he said.
"These kinds of very difficult issues are very fluid," he said. "They tend to solidify at deadline, at the time something absolutely needs to be done."
That time is fast approaching - there are just two Council meetings left until the summer recess, although one more can be added on June 30. Council must pass the municipal budget by then or the city won't be able to spend money.
Nutter has proposed two options to aid the schools - a 10 percent property tax hike and a two-cents-per-ounce tax on soda and sugary drinks. He has been pushing the soda tax as the most likely option.
Council plans to reconvene a committee meeting Thursday to consider voting out a tax proposal. The soda tax may have to emerge from that committee meeting to have any chance at passage.
Many Council members, however, are making alternative plans.
"Both taxes are pretty much DOA," said Councilman James F. Kenney, usually a Nutter ally. "We'll try to do as much as we can to get as much help as we can for the district."
If Council can't be moved on the soda tax, that would mark another significant defeat for the mayor. Council has turned him back on several major proposals, including previous plans to close libraries, enact a soda tax last year, and end the DROP pension program this year.
Nutter is sticking to this strategy: The state is more likely to help if the city comes up with some of the funding.
State Sen. Vincent J. Hughes (D., Phila.), the highest ranking Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, said he spoke with Senate and House Republican leaders over the weekend.
"Each one of them said that there is only one guarantee in this situation - that if the city doesn't add any new money to the table, don't expect Harrisburg to add any new money," Hughes said.
The city must act fast, he said. The state's budget deadline is June 30, but Hughes said his colleagues are likely to pass the budget early.
"I do know we're running out of time here in Harrisburg," he said. "The next couple days will be a very important time for the city."
School Superintendent Arlene C. Ackerman has asked for the city to pitch in an additional $102 million to help restore items in the district's $2.7 billion budget like small class size, accelerated schools, early childhood services, counselors, and nurses.
Not getting the money would be devastating for schools, the mayor said. He attempted to illustrate the consequences Tuesday during visits to five schools, a tour he dubbed "Vote for Students."
"I think Thursday is a real judgment day, a real decision day for children," the mayor said. "It all comes down to do you support children, or not?"
Bridesburg Elementary, where 70 percent of the students live below the poverty line, stands to lose all of its art and music funding and more than half of its gifted and talented funding next year. The school also will have to do without many of the support staff that principal Jim Serpiello said has enabled the school to meet state standards every year.
"For a small school, that's devastating," he said.
Kathy Deputy is the mother of a student in the special education which is slated for a five percent cut. She worries what the cuts will mean for her boy, who has thrived.
"Without funding, how can our school survive?" she asked.
Nutter also went to Baldi Middle School in the Northeast, Logan Elementary in Logan, the Girard Academic Music Program in South Philadelphia, and Powel Elementary in West Philadelphia. Those schools also stand to lose big - Logan, for instance, will lose all of its funding for reduced class sizes, and a third of its money for school nurses. Powel will lose its allocation for its English as a Second Language program.
Council members who met in Verna's office said they were exploring whether they could give the schools some of the city's $51 million fund balance - its cash reserves - as well as possibly making other cuts to the city budget and directing the funds to the schools.
The Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority, the state-appointed agency that oversees the city's five-year budget planning, has repeatedly warned against raiding the fund balance.
PICA Chairman Sam Katz said Council is left with few choices, all of them bad. He did not criticize Council for talking about tapping into the fund balance, but warned that it could come back to haunt the city.
"There could be a price to pay next year," he said. "It could come sooner than that."
City Finance Director Rob Dubow said taking $30 million from the fund balance - as proposed by Councilman Bill Green - would require $20 million in cuts, including eliminating a new class of police recruits and laying off 52 probation officers.
An additional $10 million would have to come from other areas, "potentially including laying off police officers, deactivating fire companies, reducing facility hours at recreation centers, reducing homeless shelter beds, reducing positions at libraries or other cuts in core services," according to a memo Dubow shared with Council.
The city would have to provide that money to the schools every year, Dubow noted.
A similar standoff happened during last year's budget, when the Nutter administration proposed a $64 million fund balance and Council reduced it to less than $43 million. Nutter and Dubow promised cuts and followed through - starting the "rolling brownouts," or temporary closures of fire companies, and the cancellation of two Police Academy classes.
A coalition fighting the soda tax also staged a rally at City Hall Tuesday, with delivery trucks circling the building and blaring their horns.
Five Council members lent their support, including Councilwoman Jannie L. Blackwell, the education committee chair and a former teacher.
The coalition of the soda industry, store owners, and Teamsters has argued that the tax would be a "job-killer," with shoppers buying their soda outside the city.
Harold Honickman, the owner of Canada Dry Delaware Valley Bottling Company in Pennsauken, has been a leading opponent.
"The problem is it's a discriminatory tax against the poor and the middle class," Honickman said.
The coalition helped defeat the mayor's attempt to pass a soda tax last year, when it was proposed as an antiobesity measure. Honickman said he met with the mayor three weeks before the May 17 primary election and was told that there would be no new taxes.
Contact staff writer Troy Graham at 215-854-2730, tgraham@phillynews.com or @troyjgraham on Twitter.
Inquirer staff writer Marcia Gelbart contributed to this article.
Posted: June 14, 2011 - 8:16 PM
Troy Graham, Jeff Shields, and Kristen A. Graham, INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS

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South Asia was the birthplace of two of the world's great religions: Hinduism and Buddhism. Today, South Asia also includes a large Muslim population, and many followers of other religions. While Pakistan and Iran are both Islamic republics, each represents a significant branch of that faith; Iran is predominantly Shia, and Pakistan is mostly Sunni. In the east, Bangladesh and India share a border with Myanmar. Bangladesh is mainly a Muslim country, while most Indians are Hindu. Most people in Myanmar are Buddhist. Sikhism is a major religion in the Punjab region on India's northern border with Pakistan.
In this unit, we explore and analyze the diverse physical, cultural, political, and economic characteristics of South Asia. First, we will look at the physical geography of the region, paying special attention to its climate, and the Indian monsoon in particular. Then, we will explore the region's population growth. Balancing natural capital and population growth remains a major issue in the region. South Asia is highly populated, with about 1.5 billion people across a wide range of ethnic and cultural groups. We will close out this unit by analyzing its globalizing forces, and then taking an in-depth look at the countries in the region.
summarize the physical geography of South Asia;
explain the dynamics of the monsoon and how it affects human activities;
describe how European colonialism has affected South Asia;
explain why rapid population growth is a concern for the countries of South Asia;
discuss how and why Kashmir is divided and its importance to the region;
summarize the main environmental concerns of the states of South Asia;
outline the main environmental issues that confront Pakistan and Bangladesh;
discuss the history of why East Pakistan became Bangladesh;
summarize the main economic activities and economic conditions in India;
describe how British colonialism affected India; and
discuss the religions of South Asia and India, specifically the origin and migration of Buddhism.
MapCheck: South Asia
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Can you name the mountain ranges, rivers, and countries marked on this map of South Asia?
9.1: Introducing South Asia
Introducing the Realm: South Asia URL
This section introduces the physical, cultural, and economic characteristics of the nations of South Asia, the dynamics of the monsoon, and how it affects human activities. It also explores how European colonialism has affected the region culturally and politically.
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9.2: The Peripheral States of South Asia
The Peripheral States of South Asia URL
This section introduces the physical, cultural, and economic characteristics of the peripheral regions and states of South Asia, including Kashmir, Bhutan, and Nepal, and explores the environmental challenges that afflict the region.
9.3: Pakistan and Bangladesh
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This section introduces the physical, cultural, and economic characteristics of Pakistan and Bangladesh, and explores why East Pakistan became the country of Bangladesh.
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How to drink responsibly at football games | Engle, Kauffman & VanHorn, P.C.
You do not want a day of fun to end with a DUI arrest. The best rule to keep in mind is to not drink anything during a game. You do not have to become intoxicated to enjoy yourself, and here are other tips for staying out of legal trouble.
Beaver Stadium only sells beer and wine occasionally with possible plans to sell it regularly in the future. If you are able to buy a beer in the stadium or bring your own to have at the tailgate, you will want to stop drinking once the first quarter ends. This should give your body enough time to remove the alcohol from your system.
If you plan on tailgating every home game this season, then you and your group should have designated drivers each time. Switch who receives the designation so that everyone gets opportunities to get rowdy. At the very least, someone should be responsible for coordinating rides with a local taxi company or Uber.
In addition to avoiding a DUI, you should also watch out for accidentally violating the state's open container laws. Drivers cannot have any open containers of alcohol in their private vehicles at any time. While tailgating, you should not allow people to consume alcohol inside your car. This could put you in trouble later if someone leaves behind an empty beer bottle on the passenger seat, and a cop sees it later.


It's hard to believe that people were still swimming in the ocean over the weekend. Waking to discover a wintry blast blanketing us this morning, an extra layer pulled on, a gentle prod to polish those boots and a timely reminder to put the winter duvet on the beds.
Long weekends away are good for the mind and body, and a wonderful excuse to catch up with friends and family. In New Zealand we're spoilt for choice for destinations close to home. A car journey of less than three hours is perfect for a weekend away. Any longer and you lose too much time travelling; and the kids start to ask "are we nearly there yet" way too many times.
When you are travelling with children, inevitably someone gets hungry, wants a toilet stop or simply needs to run around for quarter of an hour so it makes sense to plan ahead to ensure there is somewhere child friendly along the way to break up the trip.
Heading for Mount Maunganui last Friday we stopped twice on the way down (once on the way back). Getting out and having a photo taken holding up the giant L&P bottle was something we did as kids too.
The Goldfields Railway train was pulling in as we stopped for lunch at Waikino Railway Cafe so luckily we bet the lunch rush. It's an old-fashioned place with homely fare: thick toasted sandwiches, freshly baked scones, home-made bacon and egg pies and quiches. The aroma of logs burning in the open fire warmed what would have been the station's waiting room, crammed with tables and chairs it made for a cosy welcoming place.
If you have more time, walking or cycling along the paths through the Karangahake Gorge would make a fun family day out. Finish with a swim in the natural pools underneath the bridge at Karangahake Domain carpark (near Waikino Station).
For what to do over a long weekend at Mount Maunganui, look out for Wednesday's post.


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"Play to your strengths. Keep improving what you're already good at doing. Stop trying to be someone you're not."
1. What should you pay me for?
2. Who do I work best with?
3. How do I like to resolve conflict?
4. What's my perfect day?
5. What is the opposite of your perfect day?
6. What kinds of people can you not tolerate?
7. What is the best & worst things that someone has said about you? This isn't about criticism but rather to help direct each of us to our 'sweet spot'.
1. I'm really good at creative thinking, organizing, decorating, developing new systems, planning, researching & sharing information.
2. I like to work with people who trust me, who are organized & follow through, who give me autonomy & feeback, who I can learn from, and also with teams of collaborative people while working independently.
3. I like to collaborate and compromise in order to resolve conflict but am challenged when working with people who are loud and combative. I'm not good at staying quiet when I see a problem.
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5. The opposite of a perfect day is full of loudness, chaos, and disruption as well as unproductive meetings.
6. I cannot tolerate people who micromanage, who are loud, dismissive, condescending, refuse to discuss compromise or don't trust an employee or co-worker to make decisions on their items of responsibility. I need calm conversation and communication otherwise I feel threatened instead of heard.
7. The best things I've been told are that I'm dedicated, reliable, passionate, intelligent, creative, and friendly. The worst is that I talk too much as,I do tend to get excited and passionate about things but that just made me feel as though my experience, opinion and contribution weren't of any value.


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I am not ashamed to admit that I have to be organised, with regards to my little girl I need to know what furniture I've got, what's on order and what I've got left to buy and I don't see that as a problem. I only have 13 weeks left until I'm due and a maximum of 11 weeks until my Maternity leave kicks in and I want everything sorted by the time I leave work. That might sound like a long time but when you consider I've now known about being pregnant of 22 weeks and it has flown by at the speed of light, it's scaring the hell out of me. I thought writing up Sophie's Wishlist of what we still have left to get will help me refocus on what we have to buy and I can budget the next two months pay to get all of these things. We're quite fussy and know what we want for our daughter so I thought a Mothercare Wishlist would be a fantastic idea now more and more family and friends are asking us what we might like for her as it includes the bigger items that I've listed below plus some little extras such as a Piggy Bank and Playmat.
Highchair - It appears that I have won the battle of the highchair and James has agreed to the Stokke Tripp Trapp + Baby Set. I want it in white as we're hopefully changing our dining set at some point in 2016 and white will go with everything. It also looks super clean and lovely and can be accessorised easily with the inserts. We'll obviously need to get the Baby Set for Sophie to begin with but I love that this can grow with her until she's old enough to sit at the table with us.
Changing Bag - I was in two minds about changing bags until recently, did I need a specific "changing bag" or would just a big shopper do? Do I get the one to match my pram? I've decided now on a specified Day-tripper Deluxe Satchel from BabaBing in "Berry", I know we wanted to keep major purchases gender neutral but I'm a girl too at the end of the day and the deep berry will match the grey of our (intended) pram beautifully. James has given me the green light to get berry too, it's not quite as feminine as some of them out there.
Breast Pump - I'm really keen to get the Medela Swing with Calma Breast Pump, I'd like the double one but I'm not sure that we can stretch to the extra expense and I only want to express a maximum of two bottles a day. I've read reviews on other brands and this one always, always comes out on top in terms of functionality and comfort for the Mother. I've seen a couple of offers on this and think it may be my next "big" purchase once the January payday finally rolls around!
Co-Sleeper - From day one we've been adamant on Co-Sleeping, I think it's going to be a god send when breastfeeding and after reading numerous posts from Mum's who wish they'd found out about it sooner, we knew it wasn't up for debate. I love the Chicco Next2Me Co-Sleeper as it looks quite sleek and comes with the mattress already. As our bedroom is grey and white already, it has to be in the Silver Grey colour of course.
Mobile - Again I've been umming and ahhing over what type of mobile to get her, when we first started trying we visited a boutique shop in Uphill Lincoln and saw a beautiful Moomins Mobile however, obviously the Moomins are white (not very stimulating) and I'm not sure how you'd set it to twirl etc and give her something to look at. After searching the internet for what seems like hours I've found the Musical Mobile White from Vertbaudet which isn't garish and tacky but will do the job and hopefully help to soothe her.
Sling - Another recent affirmation for me has been to use a sling. We have a dog, Max and where we like to walk him is not pram friendly. We know that Prams come prepared for all different types of terrain but our particularly favourite spot also involves a little stream that we love to splash about in and locally the best place to walk him in along the river bank, neither are suitable for any type of pram at all! Therefore I want to be able to pop Sophie in the Ergobaby Four Position 360 Sling (so eventually she can enjoy the countryside too) and stomp out with wellies and Dog in tow.
And that's it! We should have everything once this wishlist is completed, we purchased the rest of her nursery furniture, mattress and bouncer on Monday and I'll be doing a post on that as soon as it's all built and looking lovely. The only other thing is the curtains but the ones we were desperate for have now been discontinued so I'm scowering the internet day and night for these or an alternative that we like as much!


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Hitler in Dublin, Ireland.
Many people think that Hitler committed suicide on April 30, 1945. This is not true, he actually died on May 20, 1956 in a traffic accident aged 74 in Nidwalden, Switzerland.
But before I am getting a whole bunch of emails and comments saying how wrong I am ,please allow me to explain. I am talking about an A.Hitler, but not Adolf. The Hitler I am referring to is Adolf's half brother Alois.
Alois was born out of wedlock on January 13 1882. His Father Alois Hitler Sr, had an affair with Franziska Matzelsberger. Alois Sr was married at the time to Anna Glasl-Hörer but when she died 6 April 1883 he married Matzelsberger, Alois Jr then got the surname Hitler.
On August 10, 1884 at the age of 23. Alois's mother died. Alois Sr married his housekeeper Klara Pölzl. Adolf Hitler was the son of Alois Sr and Klara.
Alois Jr left home for, Dublin, Ireland, in 1896, aged 14, because of the to increasingly violent arguments with his father and the strained relationship with his stepmother Klara.
After working as an apprentice waiter, he was arrested for theft and served a five-month sentence in 1900, followed by an eight-month sentence in 1902.
In 1909 he attended the Dublin Horse Show where he met Bridget Dowling and her father William/ Alois claimed to be a wealthy hotelier touring Europe ,but in fact, he was a poor kitchen porter at Dublin's Shelbourne Hotel.
Alois dated Bridget at various Dublin locations and soon they were talking about marriage. On 3 June 1910, the couple left for London, where they would live in Charing Cross Road for a while. Her father threatened to charge Alois with kidnapping but accepted the marriage after Bridget pleaded with him.
The couple settled at 102 Upper Stanhope Street, a boarding house in Toxteth, Liverpool and, in 1911 they had their only child, William Patrick Hitler.William Patrick would eventually join the US Navy, after failing to secure a place in the British Navy, where he took up the fight against his uncle's army.
Alois abandoned his family. just before the start of WWI. He returned to Germany, remarried in bigamy, and pretended after the war that he was dead. His lie was later discovered, and he was charged with bigamy by the German authorities in 1924. He escaped conviction due to Bridget's intervention. Bridget raised her son alone with no support from her husband from whom she was eventually divorced.
Posted bydirkdeklein September 15, 2018 March 12, 2019 Posted inDublin, History, Hitler, Hitler's Family, Pre WWII, World War 2Tags:Alois Hitler Jr., Dublin, History, Hitler, Hitler's Family, Ireland, Pre WWII, William Patrick Hitler, World War 21 Comment on Hitler in Dublin, Ireland.
The Origin of Nazi Evil
I was struggling with a title for this blog, I initially wanted to call it the Origin of Evil, but I don't think that would reflect the truth.
If you look at the eyes of the woman in the picture, you might think they look familiar, and you would be right. The woman is Klara Pölzl Hitler, the mother of Adolf. Her eyes although lighter still bizarrely have a striking resemblance to her son's eyes.
Klara was born to Johanna and Johann Baptist Pölzl. Klara's mother gave birth to 11 children, of the 11 only 5 survived, 2 sons and 3 daughters.,this is all verified, Now here is where it gets a bit vague.
Johanna Pölzl(nee Hiedler or Hüttler) was the Daughter of Johann Nepomuk Hiedler(or Hüttler) and Eva Hiedler. Johann Nepomuk was the brother of Johann Georg Hiedler, who is the most likely candidate to be Alois Hiedler's biological father, but that was never confirmed because Alois was born out of wedlock with the name Alois Johann Schicklgruber. Johann Georg Hiedler. Legally Johan Georg was Alois's stepfather but it is widely believed he was actually the biological father too. Alois took the bane of his Stepfather but due to a clerical error the name Hiedler, became Hitler. This would mean that Adolf Hitler's parents were cousins.
Alois was married twice before marrying Klara, he had 2 children with his second wife, Alois Jr, who was initially illegitimate,(Alois had an affair with Alois Jr"s mother while still married to his first wife)and Angela. Alois Jr's second wife died,due to a lung disease at the age of 23
Klara Hitler's 6 siblings weren't the only one to die at a young age, She herself had 6 children, 4 of whom died. Only Adolf and Paula survived.
Gustav Hitler (1885–1887), died of diphtheria
Ida Hitler (1886–1888), died of diphtheria
Otto Hitler (1892–1892), died of hydrocephalus
Edmund Hitler (1894–1900), died of measles.
I know this is probably quite a bit too take in but this is so intriguing. So many of Adolf Hitler's family died and he survived,I just wonder what if the cards were dealt in a slightly different way.
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Posted bydirkdeklein July 7, 2018 Posted inAdolf Hitler, History, Hitler's Family, Holocaust, Pre WWII, World War 2Tags:Adolf Hitler, History, Hitler's Family, Holocaust, Pre WWII, World War 21 Comment on The Origin of Nazi Evil
Happy Birthday Herr Führer-May you rot in hell.
In psychology there is a hypothetical question that regularly comes up "If you could go back in time, knowing what you know about Hitler, would you kill the baby Adolf?"
You don't have to answer that question to me, you can answer it to yourself. I will however give you my answer/ I would, without even blinking an eye.
Something that has always intrigued me is the notion that although I strongly believe no one is born evil, Hitler may just have been the exception. Now this is not a scientific proof but just my own theory, his evil presence or karma for the lack of a better word. may already have effected his own family.
Adolf Hitler was born on 20 April 1889 in Braunau am Inn, a town in Austria-Hungary (in present-day Austria), close to the border with the German Empire. He was christened as "Adolphus Hitler". He was the fourth of six children born to Alois Hitler and his third wife, Klara Pölzl. Three of Hitler's siblings—Gustav, Ida, and Otto—died in infancy.
On the morning of 3 January 1903, Hitler's Father Alois went to the Gasthaus Wiesinger (no. 1 Michaelsbergstrasse, Leonding) as usual to drink his morning glass of wine.
He was offered the newspaper and promptly collapsed. He was taken to an adjoining room and a doctor was summoned, but Alois Hitler died at the inn, probably from a pleural hemorrhage.
When Alois died in 1903, he left a government pension. Klara,Adolf's Mother, sold the house in Leonding and moved with young Adolf and Paula to an apartment in Linz, where they lived frugally.
In 1906, Klara Hitler discovered a lump in her breast but initially ignored it. After experiencing chest pains that were keeping her awake at night, she finally consulted the family doctor, Eduard Bloch, in January 1907. She had been busy with her household, she said, so had neglected to seek medical aid. Dr. Bloch chose not to inform Klara that she had breast cancer and left it to her son Adolf to inform her. She died on December 21, 1907 age 47.
Henri Ford was a great admirer of Hitler and vice versa. In 1938 Henry Ford received the Grand Cross of the German Eagle from Nazi officials. It is also alleged that Henri Ford sent a personal cheque of $50,000 to Hitler on his birthday for several years.
The picture below is of Goering, Keitel, and Himmler wishing Hitler a happy Birthday on April 20th, 1941. Just over 4 years later they would thankfully all be dead.
On 20 April, his 56th birthday, Hitler made his last trip from the Führerbunker (Führer's shelter) to the surface. In the ruined garden of the Reich Chancellery, he awarded Iron Crosses to boy soldiers of the Hitler Youth, who were now fighting the Red Army at the front near Berlin.
At his last public appearance on April 25,1945 he Hitler decorated more members of the "Hitler Jugend"
Posted bydirkdeklein April 20, 2018 Posted inAdolf Hitler, History, Hitler Youth, Hitler's Family, Holocaust, World War 2Tags:Birthday, Henry Ford, History, Hitler, Hitler Youth, Hitler's Family, Holocaust, World War 2Leave a comment on Happy Birthday Herr Führer-May you rot in hell.
Leo Rudolf Raubal, Jr-Adolf Hitler's nephew
Adolf Hitler had no children, although it is claimed that he did have a son called Jean-Marie Loret. He was was born illegitimately in 1918 in Seboncourt as Jean-Marie Lobjoie. His mother was Charlotte Eudoxie Alida Lobjoie (1898–1951), daughter of Louis Joseph Alfred Lobjoie, a butcher, and his wife Marie Flore Philomène (Colpin) Lobjoie. According to the birth registry of his home town, Loret's father was an unidentified German soldier during World War I. Adolf Hitler had stayed in the localities of Seclin, Fournes, Wavrin, and Ardooie during the years 1916 and 1917, and, according to eyewitnesses, he supposedly had a relationship with Charlotte Lobjoie.
Leo Rudolf Raubal Jr (1 October 1906 – 18 August 1977) was a teacher, soldier and manager. He was a son of Leo Raubal (Sr.) and his wife Angela (Adolf Hitler's half-sister) and one of Adolf Hitler's nephews
Like his younger cousin Heinz Hitler but unlike cousin William Patrick Hitler, Leo Raubal was a "favorite nephew of the leader", and Hitler liked to spend his time with him.However, according to William Patrick Hitler, Leo did not like his uncle Adolf and blamed the latter for the death of his sister Geli. This, however, cannot be confirmed, with Leo saying in 1967 that Hitler was "absolutely innocent", according to historian Werner Maser.
Before the war, he became a manager of the Linz Steelworks. In October 1939, he was drafted into the Luftwaffe and was a lieutenant in the engineering corps. He looked similar to Adolf Hitler and sometimes served as Hitler's double during the war.[3]
He was injured in January 1943 during the Battle of Stalingrad, and Friedrich Paulus asked Hitler for a plane to evacuate Raubal to Germany. Hitler refused and Raubal was captured by the Soviets on 31 January 1943.
Hitler gave orders to examine the possibility of a prisoner exchange with the Soviets for Stalin's son Yakov Dzhugashvili, who had been captured by the Germans on 16 July 1941.Stalin, who was not very fond of Yakov,refused to exchange him either for Raubal or for Friedrich Paulus, and said "war is war."
Raubal was detained in Moscow's jails and was released by the Soviets on 28 September 1955, and returned to Austria.
He lived and worked in Linz as a teacher. He died during a vacation in Spain. He was buried on 7 September 1977 in Linz.Leo Raubal Jr. had a son Peter (born in 1931) who is along with Elfriede's (Leo Jr.'s sister) son, Heiner Hochegger, and William Patrick Hitler's three sons the closest living relative to Adolf Hitler. Peter Raubal is a retired engineer who lives in Linz, Austria.
So the fate of the survival of Hitler's bloodline rests in the hands of just five family members: the two sons (Peter Raubal and Heiner Hochegger) of Adolf Hitler's half-sister Angela Hitler, and the three remaining sons (Alexander, Louis, and Brian Stuart-Houston) of Adolf's half-brother Alois Hitler Jr.
So far they have no children and, as stated, and they have a pact,to intend never to have children.
Posted bydirkdeklein January 9, 2018 Posted inAdolf Hitler, History, Hitler's Family, World War 2Tags:Adolf Hitler, History, Hitler's Family, World War 21 Comment on Leo Rudolf Raubal, Jr-Adolf Hitler's nephew
Aloisa Veit: Hitler's cousin who was gassed.
A member of Adolf Hitler's own family was one of those killed in the Nazi campaign to wipe out the mentally ill, according to two historians.The woman, named as "Aloisia V", was the great grandchild of Hitler's great aunt – his second cousin, once removed.She was related to him through his father's family, the Schicklgrubers.
She was gassed to death on 6 December 1940, at a mental institution in Austria, historian Timothy Ryback said.
Medical files show she suffered from schizophrenia, depression, delusions and other mental problems, he said.
The documents, discovered at the Vienna institution where she was treated, reveal that Nazi doctors diagnosed her as suffering from "schizophrenic mental instability, helplessness and depression, distraction, hallucinations and delusions."
She told doctors she was haunted by ghosts and the presence of a skull. She spent most of her time chained to an iron bed.
At one point she pleaded in a letter to be provided with poison so that she could kill herself. "I'm sure it would only require a small amount to free me from my appalling torture," she wrote.
Aged 49 when she died, she was one of thousands of mentally ill people – considered sub-human by the Nazis – killed or sterilised in a euthanasia programme meant to eliminate them.
https://dirkdeklein.net/2016/04/08/forgotten-history-the-t-4-holocaust-victimsthe-killing-of-the-disabled/
But Mr Ryback, a US historian who heads Germany's Obersalzberg Institute, said he and colleague Florian Beierl had come across several "cases of either physical or mental disabilities" in Hitler's own family.
It is unclear whether Hitler knew about Aloisia's condition, and her fate, the researchers said.But the Gestapo had labelled Aloisia's line of the family "idiotic progeny" in a secret 1944 report.
Aloisia was the great-grandchild of the sister of Hitler's paternal grandmother, meaning she was part of the Schicklgruber side of the family, Mr Beierl said.He said the Schicklgrubers were close to Hitler's family – and that Hitler's father helped get Aloisia's father a job as a civil servant in Vienna.
Mr Beierl said many of the Schicklgruber family "crashed into suicide and mental illness", until eventually "the entire line died out".
The historians say they have no conclusions on whether mental illness affected Hitler himself, but said they would hand their findings to an expert on hereditary diseases to see what his assessments were.
Posted bydirkdeklein September 2, 2016 Posted inHistory, Hitler, Hitler's Family, Holocaust, Mental Illness, World War 2Tags:History, Hitler, Hitler's Family, Holocaust, Mental Illness, World War 21 Comment on Aloisa Veit: Hitler's cousin who was gassed.


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It's probably not a good sign when the doctor is so surprised. Then again, it was a pretty impressive catch.
I had great reflexes and coordination as a kid. I played musical instruments, I juggled, and I played sports. Since I don't do those things anymore, no one would know that I still retained a lot of that coordination.
Of course, I know it. It comes up occasionally. There have been several near misses on the road that I'm sure would have been accidents if I wasn't so quick to hit the break or jerk the wheel. Sometimes I catch in mid-air something that I dropped.
Today's catch was much less dramatic. I'd finished my rheumatology appointment and I was asking my doctor how her Thanksgiving was. She's been my rheumatologist for over 10 years, so chatting like this isn't unusual. She'd stepped away from her desk and I'd turned toward her. Out of the corner of my eye I saw her stethoscope begin to slide off the desk, bringing the papers underneath with it.
I turned, lunged, reached out, and grabbed it just as it was about to completely slide off the desk. She was impressed and amazed. Ok, maybe I was a bit amazed too.
The thing is, there's a lot I can't do anymore. I know it. She knows it. But we need to remember that there's a lot I still can do. I need to focus on that.
I can't use a pen to write several paragraphs, but I can type. There's a lot I can't remember, but a lot that I can. I can't walk 5 miles but I can usually walk down the street. Sometimes these victories feel hollow, but they're super important. Because like the things I've already lost, I'll miss them when they're gone.
My reflexes might not save me every time, but they're still pretty damn good, so I'll appreciate them while I've got them!
What about you? What abilities do you still have that you're grateful for?
I was listening to this really fantastic podcast about getting organized and it got me thinking. How much am I really trying to do?
They said that no one should have more than 7-8 projects at any given time. A project might be redesigning this web site (something I've thought about, but….) or knitting a scarf. That's different than tasks, which are the small bits that make up a project, like finding a new web site theme, reading about how to transfer the site to a fancier host, finding a knitting pattern, or buying yarn.
Ok, that sounds fine. But 7-8 projects is a lot. I figured I should have less, maybe half that. April said that most people have dozens, or even hundreds, of projects on their to do lists, but most can't handle more than 7 or 8 at a time. I knew I had a lot of projects on my to do list, but I figured wasn't trying to do that many at once.
Or so I thought. Oh boy. I had at least a dozen. I decided to put a bunch off until later. I made a list of 8 projects, then listed out my tasks.
That was over a month ago and everything was going great. Until this week. I admit I was struggling to juggle all of those projects before, but now it just feels completely impossible. 8 is too many, but it's hard to put any of them aside when they're all things I either really need or really want to do.
Should I stop working on the projects that might earn me some money? That isn't really an option. I could skip the favor that I promised I'd do for a friend. But I'm 90% done and I promised her 10 months ago. I'd really love to finish already! Or should I skip buying pants? I only have 1 pair that fits, and that might be ok in some climates, but not here in Boston.
But then I have a bigger project. I'm moving. This is a great news. I'll be in a lovely apartment in a nice town. I'll have all sorts of amenities and I'll get a dog. The thing is, first I have to change my address in a million different places, sell a bunch of furniture, hire movers, get boxes, and pack! It's overwhelming. It's the equivalent of 3 projects.
And that's probably why I haven't worked on that favor I promised to help my friend with and I haven't bought pants (though in fairness, I tried shopping for pants twice and couldn't find anything either time, so I did try,) and I haven't done a thing for 3 of my other projects in the last couple of weeks, either. I'm struggling to keep my head above water here.
And yet, I don't have a full time job. My health isn't great but it's fairly stable right now. I don't have a significant other or kids or even a pet to take up my time. That isn't to say I don't have good reason to feel a bit overwhelmed, but maybe it isn't as difficult as it seems. Maybe I need to take a step back and reexamine things.
I have a lot going on. Appointments are taking up time and energy. But in between those, I need to find a way to fit in some of the projects I've prioritized. They're on my priority list for a reason, so I need to find a way to do them. Because I know I'll be happier when I do. And less overwhelmed and anxious.
This overwhelm and anxiety is not good for my health and I know it. It even causes me to get less done! Talk about being counterproductive.
Still, I need to be realistic. And that's why, until I've moved and unpacked, I'm removing a couple of projects from my list. 8 is too many, especially if preparing to move is one of them.
But I still plan to buy pants.
What about you? Do you get overwhelmed by what seem like a reasonable number of projects and tasks? How do you handle it? How do you choose what to set aside and what to focus on? Please comment so we can give each other ideas!
Update 2 days later: After giving this more thought and considering the lovely comments by Lorna J. and Ms. Mango, I made a couple decisions. First, I'm categorizing my projects as big, medium, and small. Big is moving. Small is putting a disability-rights bumper sticker on my car. Next, I'm keeping the small ones, but I'm doing them asap and getting them off my plate. I'm moving a couple of the bigger and medium ones off my list. They'll have to wait until later.
That leaves me with something that feels a bit more reasonable. I did one little thing today: I put the bumper sticker on my car. So little. So easy. But that sticker has been sitting on my table for months! I'm relieved to have that done! I just needed the push. Another small one is an errand that will be done tomorrow. A very large project that I've been working on for a while should be done by Sunday (2 more days!) at the latest. And once these things are all done, I'm not adding anything else to my list until after I move.
That will leave me with just 3 projects: moving, buying pants (unfortunately that can't wait, but I'm going to try and do it tomorrow along with the other errand), and working on a project that I care a lot about. I'll still have smaller things: knitting and physical therapy and cooking and other daily stuff. But the "projects" list will finally be reasonable! Thanks for the support and encouragement!
For the past 2 days, a lot of my friends have been writing and posting on Facebook about self-care. These last 2 days have been incredibly stressful for many of us. We're scared, we're uncertain, we're worried. And that's precisely why we need to take care of ourselves. All of us.
But when you have a chronic illness, self-care takes on different dimensions. And in some ways, I think it makes things easier for me, because I already know what to do.
When I was first diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, the doctor told me to avoid stress. I laughed. Oh wait, was he serious?
Over the years, though, I've learned how to do it. It's not that I completely avoid stress, but I manage it better. I've learned not to sweat the small stuff as much. When I do feel stress, I know what will calm me. I address issues head-on so they don't nag at me. I take deep breaths. I distract myself. I put things in perspective. And generally, it works.
I also know what to do when it comes to physical self-care. I know that I need a lot of sleep and that I need to eat certain foods while avoiding others. I know that I might need to take extra supplements or raise the dose of a medication. I know how to rest while awake.
It turns out, I know a lot more than I thought I did! And I bet you do, too.
This week is more stressful for some people than for others. But we all experience stress from time to time, so it's important to learn how to read our bodies and to figure out what will work to counteract that stress.
I am watching my friends cry, hug, and attend vigils. I did the first two. I can't do the last. The vigils would help me emotionally for sure, but not physically. And on balance, it's better to skip them, even though I'd really rather attend.
Last night when I found myself crying alone in my apartment, I texted a bunch of friends until I found someone who could talk. We had a long chat on the phone and in the end, I felt much better. Today I visited with another friend and got great conversation and a few good hugs. I don't usually hug people during flu season but again, on balance, it was worth it.
We all need to find our balance.
I want to believe everything will be ok, but I know it won't. As a queer person, I see difficult times ahead on many levels. As a Jew, I see anti-semitism increasing already. As a woman, I worry about an increased risk of sexual assaults, not to mention further legislation that affects my body. And as a chronically ill disabled person, I worry about losing my health insurance and my disability benefits. As a person, I worry about the future of our country and the hatred that this election has bred. Among so many other things.
So that is why I am about to step away from my computer, put on a happy, silly movie, and knit. Because for me, that's the perfect form of self-care.
How are you taking care of yourself? What works for you to handle stress? Please comment and share!
As a final note, I want to say that I'm not looking to start a political debate about how the election turned out. This is about handling feelings and stress. That's all. Hateful comments will be deleted, because that's part of self-care, too.
My doctor ran through my symptoms. How's x? How's y? And what's new with z? Standard stuff. And to each one I said I was doing much better these days. Stable. Feeling ok.
So then why do I still feel so limited?
My pain is lessened to the point that I can completely ignore it – as long as I stay within my limitations, of course. No riding a bike or lifting heavy babies.
The nausea is gone. This is the best thing in the world!
My period sucked big time, but that's over and I won't have to deal with it again for 2 more months.
Even my fatigue isn't as bad.
So why can't I work a full time job? Why can't I take a really long walk? Why can't I travel? Why can't I clean my apartment?
And the answer is, it's not enough.
I'm feeling so much better than I was a few years ago, but I still have a long way to go. My friends take a walk and I can't keep up. I have a fun afternoon and need to lie down to rest partway through. I cook dinner, and I'm in pain from standing and fatigued from the activity.
I'm excited for the progress. Really. And also frustrated at my continued limitations.
Will I ever see further improvement? Am I kidding myself if I keep trying?
I don't know. But it sure beats the alternative: giving up.
There's no better option. I have to keep trying. And even though it's not enough, better is still better. And I'll take it.
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