im looking to start my own annual summer olympics. Nothing crazy, but still challenging. i live right on lake Ontario and have plenty of parks and areas to hold the event. my friends and i are always up for the next physical Challenge. im thinking something along the lines of a multiple stage Competition where points are earned for placing in each event. like a 5 day event 2 stages a day or something like that. definitely a summer Olympics. PLEASE HELP WITH DIFFERENT STAGE IDEAS!!!
At my cottage in the summer we always hold a mini summer olympics type thing with my cousins. It’s not usually that organized but some things we do are a swimming race (swim out to our raft and back) a sprint, a long distance run, a long bike ride (you could probably do a triathlon too if you have a lake or river near by to swim then bike then run), a trampolne competition (we have a trampoline at our cottage I don’t know if you do) and a few other little things to give my younger cousins a chance like a ring toss and relay race and stuff (we also play a soccer game). What we do is we make little medals for each event out of paper and string and reward hem at the end.
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What events should i put in my personal olympic competition?
what should i do about this difficult situation with my boyfriend.?
its complicated ,but my relationship is on the line.Me and my bf i believ are soulmates and we do love each other,but there are so many factors in the way.I want to overcome them ,but im wondering if they are too hard.
firstly ,hes had to move 200miles away to do gigs with his band.He gets lots of groupies.His mum hates me,she hates everyone though!lol!
He is younger than me and i dont like his lifestyle,he likes the rock and roll lifestyle on the road and i like being at home in front of the tv with my mug of hot chocolate.
he likes loud ,i like quiet.
his friends are all rock and roll and really young,my friends dont like him.the list goes on.
if u think i should end it and just give up ,please tell me straight.
but i believ love is the driving force in life and i love him with all my heart and when we’re together alone,i know we can make it.i only see him weekends and we are drifting because of the external circumstances ,especially the distance problem.
i dont wanna ever be with any1 else,cuz our love is pure and true.
please can u advise me on what to do to get over these huge obstacles,constructive advice would be greatly appreciated,because two lives are on the line here.i think we’d die without each other,but i know he has to go on tour with the band ,to earn his living and i may not see him for months.its putting a huge strain on us and neither of us can be happy at the moment because of the circumstances ,but we’re so happy with each other.i cant go on tour with him,as i cant travel .
please help if u can.
i wasnt asking for judgement sweetie pie,just help to see a way forward,because we are on the brink of a break up.u offered me no constructive advice on how to make it work or whether to end it ,you just whinged,how is that helping anyone.i appreciate your relationship was difficult ,but u could offer some advice on what may help others.
Well opposites do attract. Me and my boyfriend have been together for many years, and we are the opposite, if u dont like it, and he is not willing to change for you then u make the choice if u still want to be with him. Cause you cant change him and his ways. If u love him and want to be with him then u will try to deal with the things you dont like about him. I say try to work it out. Relationships are all about compromising and communication. Talk to him and see how he feels about all of this.
Is my 15 yr old daughter under too much pressure? Am i being too harsh on her?
Well, my daughter (lets call her Lilly) has been going through some stuff lately. She WAS homeschooled, but then it grew to be too much for her. Come to find out, she was wanting to be homeschooled so bad because 1. she doesn’t fit in at school. The school she attends is full of rich snobby kids that don’t like anyone who isn’t like them. and 2. the girls are cruel there. They bully her. I am not at liberty to change her school though, because of her father. He is very demanding, controlling, and tempermental. Its sad. I remember one time, he began yelling at her simply becuase she was acting like a mature adult (yes! An adult at 15 years old.) and talking to the BOTH of us face to face about her wanting to be homeschooled. While he yelled at her, she held her face down, as if she was trained this way. She has come home from his house many a’ nights bawling or not saying a word, clearly upset. I cannot afford to pick a fight with him though, because i am a single mother of 3 who can barely afford to pay the bills, let alone hire a lawyer. Lilly knows that we are hurting for money, and has been asking me to take her to apply for a job. I was cleaning up her room a little one night for her (she fell asleep early) and found her diary, and in it she wrote that she was trying to get a job to help provide for us. It broke my heart. My daughter should not have to help me earn a living. Its my job, not hers. She’s a good student and kid, nd i feel bad when i have to make her stay home to watch the other 2 kids for me since the father of the other two cannot be a good man and take his own kids. She cleans house, does dishes, and basically acts like a little mom. She shouldn’t have to. When my son steps out of line, he gets multiple warnings. When she puts her baby toe ON the line, she gets grounded by her father. I…don’t know what to do. She is miserable, but trying to be a good sport about it. She is under so much pressure that she has begun to lose weight. She WAS a healthy size 5 in junior’s pants, but now they don’t fit her. Too big. SHe also has expressed wanting to take acitng classes, because she claims she loves it. I don’t know. I don’t really have time for that. I, on top of all of this, have Chrons’ Disease. All 3 of my kids, including Lilly, are at risk for it. She sees how it affects me.
Worst of all, one night we were driving home from her dads and talking about her day at school, how she sat alone again and got food thrown at her, etc. I was NOT feeling good at ALL, and out of frustration, told her i didn’t want to hear about her day anymore if all she could do was complain. I broke her heart. I did NOT mean too. But i did. And i can’t fix it. We hardly talk anymore, and when we do its cordial rather than family-like. She, after me telling her (so rudely of myself) to be quiet, simply said, "I just…thought you honestly cared." Then stormed off to her room, at 7PM, and went to sleep.
What do i do?! I’m a horrible parent, and i am trying. But nothing i do comes out the way i want it to. Please, help.
On top of all of this, we just found out yesterday that she is "Lactose Deffieicent". May not sound like a blow to the stomach to you, but to us, its horrible.
We’ll first of all, calm your nerves. I feel that you are a great person, with some unfortunate circumstances, like myself. I have hypoglycemia, and an underactive thyroid and I can be one evil b, but thank God my son is still a toddler, and oblivious to my conditions right now. First of all, see if they have any schools that she can take acting classes in, even a community college. Maybe she can get a scholarship or something, but it is important for her to pursue her dreams because she really deserves it. Maybe she could you tube a skit, and catch the eyes of somebody in that business, you never know. Try to demonstrate more patience, she needs to have someone to talk to about her frustrations, so thank god for that journal. She may be depressed, so just provide your motherly support and don’t snap on her. As for her dad, she just needs to keep her distance from him because he is negative and evil. Apologize to your daughter and do something fun together, like go to a museum or something, it doesn’t have to ve expensive. YOu need to give yourself a break more, get some fresh air, stop worrying for tommorow, because tommorow will tend to itself. Just take everything one step at a time. And if you need someone to talk to, I’m a single mother, and I will be glad to e-mail with you. Good Luck!!!
I’m really disgusted over how antisocial, callous and pathetic some of those shoppers are, waiting outside of the stores in their pajamas, sleeping bags, blankets etc. to be first in line, pushing, barging and running over others, pushing other people out of their way, fighting people for sale items, taking other people’s sale items from their buggies, being outright nasty to young high school students trying to earn a living and just being selfish by hogging everything without thinking of others ( you should think of yourself and others as well ) by depriving them of what they want, snubbing worthy causes such as Toys For Tots and other children charities for small, needy, poor struggling children.
One of the only good reassuring things about this holiday is knowing not everyone is like that.
I also read an article about how holiday shopping is going to be like this year and urged people not to be rude to the young high school students as cashiers trying to make a living because Karma has a way of giving back what you gave.
http://ca.lifestyle.yahoo.com/holidays/gift-guide/articles/e/gadgets/hg_braun/11/attention-holiday-shoppers-don-t-take-it-out-on-the-kid-working-cash/1
karma is in full swing as we write this.society has forgotten itself.
its every man for himself,in my 44 years alive,i have never seen people act like this.i call it the sand box,every KID in it, wants the most toys.ever notice,when he gets all the toys, no one wants to play with him anymore..understand the tao,this gets you through life..
I have suffered clinical depression, anxiety disorder and agoraphobia my entire life but was too proud to admit it for many years and didn’t want to be a burden on the Government, relying on benefits. I continued to work, though it was a great struggle.
Over the last few years my condition has got worse and worse and now I’m unemployed, living in a flat on my own and often feel suicidal. I feel like a failure and useless. I tried to kill myself twice but it didn’t work and I’m glad of that.
I have been on ESA benefits since February and had a medical assessment in July. My GP wrote to tell them I couldn’t attend because I was too unwell and asked for a home visit. They refused but did send a taxi for me as I feel unable to cope with public transport.
A few weeks after the assessment they sent a letter saying I’m fine, and fit to work. This eally confused because I was tearful and so anxious at the assessment, and they noted this but said I am still fit to work.
I’ve appealed, as advised and there will be a tribunal in November. I am unable to attend the tribunal because of my agoraphobia. I’m terrified of being in strange places or around strangers. I know it’s pathetic and it makes me feel even more of a failure. I have written to the tribunal explaining my situation, my condition and how it affects me, but from what I’ve read on the internet, my appeal will probably fail and I will lose my benefits.
I don’t know what to do when/if that happens. I want to be well enough to earn a living but at the moment I find it hard to even get out of bed or to get dressed. I’m so down. I was told that if my appeal fails I will go onto Jobseekers allowance but will have to attend interviews and go to the Jobcentre. I don’t know how I could do that without having a severe panic attack. I’m literally a prisoner in my own home.
I feel like killing myself because if I was normal I would be able to work and have no problems go out, seeing other people, going to strange places, etc.
I can’t afford a phone line or credit on my mobile so I’m unable to call the CAB and rely on the internet.
Is there anything I can do to prove to the Benefits office that I really am ill and I’m not a benefit cheat? I just don’t know what to do and I’m so afraid of how I’m going to be able to pay the bills and buy food after the tribunal.
Please can anybody help me or give me some advise?
Hi you need help & badly contact mencap.They should be able to put you in contact with the right people to help you.My heart goe’s out to you.The say learning disabilities ignore that they will help you.
Good Luck
http://www.mencap.org.uk
Do you agree with the truth?
Libertarianism is the only political philosophy that truly embraces freedom. They embrace both personal and economic freedom. Conservatives want to legislate morality and shove their morals down our throats. Examples include the banning of gay marriage, prostitution, anti-sodomy laws, etc. Liberals want to tax rich people and enact burdensome regulation on business owners in an effort to punish their success. They want to give money to bums who are too lazy to earn a living. They think they know how to spend your money better than you do.
Bottom line: liberals assault economic liberties and conservatives assault personal liberties. Anybody disagree with me?
If I’m wrong, then tell me where.
Libertarians believe in a massive police state to protect the wealth and privilege of the capitalist elite. Their commitment to true freedom is a joke.
College Financial Aid for AIDS-Disabled Persons?
As a person with AIDS, my ability to do the physical skills involved in my previous careers has been totally eliminated. I’d like to go back to college (not a 1-2 yr. voc.-tech thing) to learn how to write professionally (one of the few professions that might fit in with chronic fatigue syndrome!). Living below the poverty-line on SSDI, rather than being able to earn a living, sucks!
So: Does anyone know of any SPECIFIC programs that might be oriented my way? (Social Security has been- extremely- less than helpful.) Thank you!
Have you tried public VR? Receiving SSDI and living below the FPL would automatically make you eligible to receive vocational rehabilitation services which includes tuition remission for in state colleges and universities. Working full time does not necessarily need to be the goal to qualify for VR services, working part time is just as good. Make sure you get info from a certified public benefits specialist as to how earnings will affect your SSDI so you don’t end up with an overpayment.
What do think of my "Secret Formula for Happiness"?
Secret Formula for Happiness
(1)View your private history as the only history that matters.
–Your private history includes the small handful of other people who are close to you.
–Pay no attention to the Big Old World and its issues, conflicts, celebrities, events, shows, propaganda, movements, etc. (exception: if you line of work, how you earn a living, truly necessitates that you pay attention to those things.)
(2)Make yourself as lovable as possible.
–Since being loved is such a key part of happiness, make it as easy as possible for other people to love you.
–You don’t need the whole world to love you and want you in their lives. But you do need a few.
–Therefore, make yourself as lovable as possible in all dimensions of being human:
-Personality (have a sweet personality, not a difficult one, even if the difficult one seems to be more the "real" you; it is not the real you)
-Character (develop a track record of being trustworthy, loyal, faithful, decent in your dealings with other–that doesn’t mean you have to reveal everything to everyone, just that you won’t withhold information or "spin" information in a way that others will find unfair or shocking)
-Physique (don’t being fat is 100% unnecessary, don’t carry around fat, since it just makes it harder for others to love you and want you)
-Manner of dress
-Grooming, hair style, etc.
(3)Focus on giving goodness to others.
–What you give, you get.
–This does not mean setting yourself up as the slave or servant of everyone else as a means to get them to like you. No!
–But find a few people who really like you and get in a cycle or circle of exchange of love and goodness with them that lasts and lasts all your life and all of their lives.
(4)Expect mostly good things to happen to you.
–Believe and know that life is mostly a self fulfilling prophecy.
–If you expect good most of the time, you get it most of the time. And vice versa.
(5)Remember that there are ticks, mosquitoes, and sometimes even mountain lions in the woods.
–Being optimistic won’t keep ticks for trying to suck your blood or mountain lions from trying to eat your flesh.
–I.e., you must keep your defenses up too. You must have the ability to be tough, as needed. Just don’t make the error of being tough to everyone all the time, which prevents others from loving you.
–I’m really talking metaphorically here. I’m talking mainly about people who are dominated by envy, lust, anger, vainglorious pride, vindictiveness, desperation, sadism, laziness, gluttony, addictions, avarice, etc. Most of people who are so dominated are pretty good at hiding these things, or at hiding the ugly aspects of these things. But if you get involved with such people, they will "bite" and hurt you eventually.
–Many children’s stories and fables are meant to communicate this warning (e.g., Little Red Riding hood; the story of the scorpion and the frog crossing the river)
(6)Live mostly in the present.
–If you spend too much time planning for, preparing for, worrying about the future, or too much time analyzing or regretting the past, you miss out on life, which is always happening in the "now."
(7)Don’t be responsible. Be powerful.
–"Responsibility" is a ethical precept for Servants, not for Masters.
–Those persons with superior power (the "Masters") always want those below them ("Servants," employees) with less power to "respond" (be response-able) to their commands and demands. Sometimes you must do this just to survive. Children certainly must do this. But as soon as possible, as much as possible, adopt a "Master" orientation to life, and seek exercise your power, your ambition, your will, to get and keep what you want, what makes you happy, rather than always just complying with demands and commands from others. They issue these demand and commands not to make you happy, but to make themselves happy (even if they pretend that they are doing it as a service to you).
somewhat agreeable. not a bad way to go i suppose except for #7 in part. Getting and having what you want will NOT keep you happy! I may satisfy for a moment but short lived. Unless the "what you want" part is or can become LOVE of Love (God), Love for others, Love for self; and in that order! Then all will be well with the pursuit of your desire in my opinion.
What do i do about my daughter?
Well, my daughter (lets call her Lilly) has been going through some stuff lately. She WAS homeschooled, but then it grew to be too much for her. Come to find out, she was wanting to be homeschooled so bad because 1. she doesn’t fit in at school. The school she attends is full of rich snobby kids that don’t like anyone who isn’t like them. and 2. the girls are cruel there. They bully her. I am not at liberty to change her school though, because of her father. He is very demanding, controlling, and tempermental. Its sad. I remember one time, he began yelling at her simply becuase she was acting like a mature adult (yes! An adult at 15 years old.) and talking to the BOTH of us face to face about her wanting to be homeschooled. While he yelled at her, she held her face down, as if she was trained this way. She has come home from his house many a’ nights bawling or not saying a word, clearly upset. I cannot afford to pick a fight with him though, because i am a single mother of 3 who can barely afford to pay the bills, let alone hire a lawyer. Lilly knows that we are hurting for money, and has been asking me to take her to apply for a job. I was cleaning up her room a little one night for her (she fell asleep early) and found her diary, and in it she wrote that she was trying to get a job to help provide for us. It broke my heart. My daughter should not have to help me earn a living. Its my job, not hers. She’s a good student and kid, nd i feel bad when i have to make her stay home to watch the other 2 kids for me since the father of the other two cannot be a good man and take his own kids. She cleans house, does dishes, and basically acts like a little mom. She shouldn’t have to. When my son steps out of line, he gets multiple warnings. When she puts her baby toe ON the line, she gets grounded by her father. I…don’t know what to do. She is miserable, but trying to be a good sport about it. She is under so much pressure that she has begun to lose weight. She WAS a healthy size 5 in junior’s pants, but now they don’t fit her. Too big. SHe also has expressed wanting to take acitng classes, because she claims she loves it. I don’t know. I don’t really have time for that. I, on top of all of this, have Chrons’ Disease. All 3 of my kids, including Lilly, are at risk for it. She sees how it affects me.
Worst of all, one night we were driving home from her dads and talking about her day at school, how she sat alone again and got food thrown at her, etc. I was NOT feeling good at ALL, and out of frustration, told her i didn’t want to hear about her day anymore if all she could do was complain. I broke her heart. I did NOT mean too. But i did. And i can’t fix it. We hardly talk anymore, and when we do its cordial rather than family-like. She, after me telling her (so rudely of myself) to be quiet, simply said, "I just…thought you honestly cared." Then stormed off to her room, at 7PM, and went to sleep.
What do i do?! I’m a horrible parent, and i am trying. But nothing i do comes out the way i want it to. Please, help.
**On top of all of this, we just found out yesterday that she is lactose deffiecent.**
You know what is wrong, and you have to stand up and change the situation if you want a positive outcome.
You are divorced.
Her father does not live with you.
It sounds like he has shared parenting, and controls your house
when he does not even live in it.
You need to switch your daughters school and deal with
his attitude later.
Your child’s well-being is far more important than his reaction.
He can not withhold child support.
If he tries to take you back to court for changing her school,
then go and explain to the Judge why you did it.
The Judge will understand that the child was being bullied at
school.
Apologize for the day that you yelled at her and said that you
did not want to hear about her day.
Tell her that you were feeling ill and acted poorly.
She sounds like a good girl. She just needs proper guidance,
a parent that will stand up for her.
You can be that parent.
It is time to get your Crohn’s disease under control.
http://www.medicinenet.com/crohns_disease/article.htm
You can also deal with her lactose intolerance and change
her diet to adjust.
http://www.medicinenet.com/lactose_intolerance/article.htm
You might consider counseling to help you deal with that ex
of yours.
He sounds like a real hard pill to swallow.
You can do this…I have faith in you.
You are not a bad mom, you just have a lot on your plate.
Best wishes
so,so,so! Vietnam!!!!!!!!?
Do most people in vietnam-
live in rural or urban areas?
how do the majority earn a living?
what type of economy is there?
PLEASE HELP,I HAVE EVERY OTHER ANSWERS BUT CANT FIND THESE ANYWHERE! I HAVE ONLY ONE SHORT LINE TO WRITE THE ANSWERS ON SO DOESNT HAVE TO BE LONG ANSWER!!!!!!!!
thank you so so so so so so so so much!!!!
plus we can get creative and make a brochrue what should i put in it?
and where in vietnam should you visit?
The majority of the population in Vietnam reside in the countryside (rural areas).
Most earn a living by farming, exporting, and small businesses. People usually set up their business right at home. Also, the country is one of the largest rice exporters in the world.
If I had the opportunity to travel to Vietnam, I would definitely visit NHA TRANG. It’s beautiful. Just google some images and you’ll see.
Good luck!