Karen's Weigh
Sunday, February 27, 2011
More Snow
We had another storm go through on Friday, and finally got to take a few more pictures today. Here are a couple:
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Snow in Southern California
These pictures were taken just a couple of miles from our home. A lot of the snow had melted by the time I got up and was on my way to take pics!
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Kristy as Art
I liked this picture so well, i decided to play with it and make it into an ink drawing!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Hat with "Flower"
Just finished a hat for my sister Kristy, (it was suppose to be a Christmas present). I kinda made up the hat by just doing a plain knit stitch and decreasing it as I got to the top. The flower is a Drops pattern, only I left the last row of peddles off... I think it was going to be a little too big if I had left it on. Anyway, Kristy liked it at the size it is.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Good For Your Health
We need to remember how often we need to exercise like this:
They teach this at Stanford University.
The last lecture was on the mind-body connection - the relationship between stress and disease.
The speaker (head of psychiatry at Stanford) said, among other things, that
one of the best things that a man could do for his health is to be married
to a woman, whereas for a woman, one of the best things she could do for her health was to nurture her relationships with her girlfriends. At first everyone laughed, but he was serious.
They teach this at Stanford University.
The last lecture was on the mind-body connection - the relationship between stress and disease.
The speaker (head of psychiatry at Stanford) said, among other things, that
one of the best things that a man could do for his health is to be married
to a woman, whereas for a woman, one of the best things she could do for her health was to nurture her relationships with her girlfriends. At first everyone laughed, but he was serious.
Women connect with each other differently and provide support systems that help each other to deal with stress and difficult life experiences. Physically this quality "girlfriend time" helps us to create more serotonin - a neurotransmitter that helps combat depression and can create a general
feeling of well being. Women share feelings whereas men often form
relationships around activities. They rarely sit down with a buddy and talk
about how they feel about certain things or how their personal lives are
going. Jobs? Yes. Sports? Yes. Cars? Yes. Fishing, hunting, golf? Yes. But
their feelings? Rarely.
feeling of well being. Women share feelings whereas men often form
relationships around activities. They rarely sit down with a buddy and talk
about how they feel about certain things or how their personal lives are
going. Jobs? Yes. Sports? Yes. Cars? Yes. Fishing, hunting, golf? Yes. But
their feelings? Rarely.
Women do it all of the time. We share from our souls with our friends,
sisters/mothers, and evidently that is very good for our health. He said
that spending time with a friend is just as important to our general health
as jogging or working out at a gym.
There's a tendency to think that when we are "exercising" we are doing
something good for our bodies, but when we are hanging out with friends, we are wasting our time and should be more productively engaged-- not true. In fact, he said that failure to create and maintain quality personal
relationships with other humans is as dangerous to our physical health as
smoking!
So every time you hang out to schmooze with a gal pal, just pat yourself on
the back and congratulate yourself for doing something good for your health!
We are indeed very, very lucky. Sooooo, let's toast to our friendship with
our girlfriends. Evidently it's very good for our health.
sisters/mothers, and evidently that is very good for our health. He said
that spending time with a friend is just as important to our general health
as jogging or working out at a gym.
There's a tendency to think that when we are "exercising" we are doing
something good for our bodies, but when we are hanging out with friends, we are wasting our time and should be more productively engaged-- not true. In fact, he said that failure to create and maintain quality personal
relationships with other humans is as dangerous to our physical health as
smoking!
So every time you hang out to schmooze with a gal pal, just pat yourself on
the back and congratulate yourself for doing something good for your health!
We are indeed very, very lucky. Sooooo, let's toast to our friendship with
our girlfriends. Evidently it's very good for our health.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Garden Flower Art
Took pictures of a few flowers in my yard yesterday and decided to mess with them digitally. I tried some effects I've never tried before. Such as layering two or three different filters on top of one another. I really liked the way they turned out!
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