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Running Your Family Like a Business?
Earlier this month a Wall Street Journal article profiled several families who are borrowing business models to optimize their households. If the idea of domestic CEO squicks you out a little then you are not alone, but the families in question have implemented a particular planning approach known as agile development. The agile method rejects top-down management in favor of flexibility, iterative processes, and ongoing communication.
The WSJ essay was adapted from Bruce Feiler's book, The Secrets of Happy Families: Improve Your Mornings, Rethink Family Dinner, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much More, out tomorrow. The families profiled by Feiler rely on prioritizing, setting measurable goals, and ongoing reassessment, all reviewed in short regularly scheduled meetings. The agile way strives towards empowerment and accountability, and these families are reporting reduced stress, increased happiness, and kids who handle their responsibilities willingly and enthusiastically.
Do you see yourself borrowing a page from the business world?
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I saw this on another forum and I'll repeat my comment from there.
Anyone who talks like this: "As David explained, "Having weekly family meetings increased communication, improved productivity, lowered stress and made everyone much happier to be part of the family team."" - I automatically side-eye.
A lot of this makes a lot of sense. One of the most common child refrains is "you don't let me do anything" or "I never get to choose" and this business model addresses both of those issues by giving kids a seat at the table that carries a vote, more a participant than guest. I see a lot that can apply to childless families too, like checking in with each other daily and taking a quick look at how you are each day.
Why do you side-eye that? It's a very normal sentence. You don't use words like "communication" and "productivity"? I do, all the time. He's not talking to children; he's talking to adults, and about a business process that he understands at a different level than his children. The words he's using isn't complex or overly difficult to understand.
This sounds really interesting. With an only child who is approaching adolescence this might be a way to keep communication open. Anything to reduce early morning stress sessions as well is definitely worth a try.
I haven't read the linked article yet - I will - but in this article (on AT) it seems that "top-down managment" is being mentioned as something in opposition to things like flexibility, allowing kids choices, ongoing communication, measurable goals, prioritizing. I think you could call how my family runs as top down management, and yet the members of my family do communicate all the time. We adults display a lot of flexibility each day as we deal with what is actually reality (we were behind schedule for leaving for school) as opposed to what the ideal was (everyone doing everything in a timely fashion, leaving on time). Our kids have manageble goals (as far as I can tell) and they get to make their own choices (pick out clothes for school from a limited mix-and-match selection, make your own choice of sandwich for lunch). Maybe this false dichotomy is not made in the linked article, but I wish it also weren't being made here.
I will confess that I don't know what "iterative process" means and it sounds so foreign to me I'm immediately biased against it as some sort of corporate-speak nonsense phrase used to say nothing while sounding like you are saying something. :)
Okay, I read the linked article and apparently I'm MUCH MUCH less old fashioned than I thought. The picture of top-down management described in the WSJ article sounds like hell on earth and I am having trouble accepting that any families are run that way. I mean, I can believe I guess, but it's surprising. Does anyone who actually desires to be a good parent not bother to communicate their values and the associated whys to their kids? Do they actually set goals and expectations for the kids or family as a whole with no understanding of what is achieveable or how much/what kind of effort goes into meeting those goals? It sounds more like bad parents who have never bothered to learn about child development (like, at all) or healthy family dynamics. Would people who choose to remain ignorant and assume they are right about everything be the kind of people who are reading the WSJ article anyway?
And I still don't know what "iterative process" means - I didn't see it in the article. Guess I'll have to google it. :)
One big difference - you can't fire your kids.
"Iterative process" means that though you have a method, you evaluate it as you go and anticipate you will need to make changes. Instead of putting together a complete plan ahead of time, you most likely have a framework to go by and make changes as you discover flaws in your model. I encounter this issue all the time in my work. People have a great idea of how they're going to do something, but never take into account all of the problems and questions they'll encounter on the way and can't make changes on the fly.
I think a lot of it comes from communication burnout. Parents know that sometimes it's impossible to talk with kids about anything or negotiate or get them to understand reason - they're children, and not fully formed adults, after all. So a lot of them just go with a "Do as I say" approach because they just need to get things done in so little time. This means there isn't as much of a two-way street and it's more like a boss handing an employee a set of tasks that must be completed. It's not involving kids in understanding how you do things like manage money, because the communication burnout means you just can't deal with talking to your kids at a speed they understand or dealing with a thousand questions, because you just need to get the bills paid and move onto the next task.
denisegk, iterative is the new 'in crowd' word, might as well get used it it and practice letting it roll of your tongue. I get Success magazine every month just to listen to the cd that is enclosed and this month 'iterative' must have been mentioned 30 or 40 times. I'm already sick of it.
but the definition goes like this:
*iteration (N)
*iterative (adj)
These words have a strong association with mathematics and computers. An "iteration" is like a step, an application of a formula or something. "We went through 15 iterations before we were satisfied."
*reiterate (V)
It's a verb, and it means "to say something again (for emphasis)"
"She reiterated to me how important it is to pay attention while driving."
Let me reiterate: I'm sick of this word no matter how many times it goes through iteration.
It's kind of overused, like synergy. I once heard synergy used about 10 times during one presentation. My definition of an interative process is different than yours, obviously. Yours is more accurate, while mine is more along the lines of what I'm used to when people talk about iterative processes. There's a built in assumption that every process has flaws and we have to be aware of them and make changes as we go.
I'll be sharing this w/my hubby to see what we can incorporate into our own family. Our kids are 4 and 5, so now would be a good time to get started.
I won't be putting this into practice since my cat is hopeless at chores. My reaction is that this could work - having witnessed and been subject to many approaches to parenting and having read pretty widely on the subject and having been a step-parent, I don't think that there's much that can get screwed up. Good luck all you breeders - the world is counting on you.
Each day is an iterative process - just saying.
Thanks Pi. You know, I think I was forgetting that I have a very different life than many people. Because I have a delicate constitution (to use a Lady Violet Crawley term) when it comes to mental health, my life and thus my family's life is very constrained. None of us are overcommitted or over-scheduled or running all over the city every day. I would lose my mind. We actually have a lot of quiet down time. But you've reminded me that for many folks "over-" is normal and possibly inescapable, and no doubt they *are* burned out and just trying to get things done to survive day to day.
I see your comments here all time, and I've been curious for a while: what do you do?
My family actually did this. "Meetings" were dreaded times for me, and frequently gave me panic attacks. I don't recommend this, it feels so inhuman.
I read that article in the WSJ (on paper!) and scoffed at first. Then I read it again and wound up clipping it for future reference. One more tool in the parental toolbox can't hurt, but every person and every family is so different and there are no easy answers!
Pi, the reason is was so overused on this month's Success cd is because several of the interviewees were suggesting that 'iterating' become part of our daily process. Small changes to improve our lives every day is what they were suggesting. I'm just a plain talk kind of person and thought why not just say that.
It's a good idea after all.
I think the article would go down much easier for some if they didn't apply the business metaphor. That said, it's a WSJ article which targets business-people, so it makes it easier for their target audience to process. I'm pretty sure you can take the same advice, change the jargon, and make it more appropriate for a different audience.
I was a consultant for a while (no longer), but used to avoid words like iterative or synergy -- not because they weren't useful, but because they put clients off. That said, I learned later that other words (or phrases) that I used were very consultant-y like: "touch base," and "reach out." [Although I blame that on AT&T/Bell "Reach out and touch someone" ads...]
C'mon, you really think the objection is to "big words"? Hardly. It's the same reaction I'd have to any business who refers to their employees as "team members", which IME is a red flag. Because family isn't a business and doesn't need "branding", and to be honest a lot of these ideas he's pushing as brilliant new strategies only employed in the business world aren't actually anything terribly new when it comes to families - they didn't invent chore checklists and family meetings.
I also don't agree that this is in any way a typical family in the US. Stay-at-home mothers are now the exception rather than the norm (and have always been an upper and middle-class phenomenon anyway), so I feel like the audience for this sort of family management is smaller than he thinks.
I grew up in a large family and we had family meetings like this frequently. We also had one-on-one meetings with our parents where we set monthly goals in various areas and discussed the failure/success/progress of the previous month's goals. We always had chores, we had relative freedom with how to spend the money we earned, etc. I don't think this idea is revolutionary or new, but I think when it's done the right way could be incredibly helpful for both the parents and the children.
I love this. Thank you for the link.
I do agree with others that nothing in practice seems much different than anything that's been done for generations - it's just using terms familiar to parents in the corporate world and framed in models vetted in the business world. So much of it pings true when I think of what has worked well in my family (vote-first think-later family meetings to decide vacations, pulling everyone in to make decisions regarding funeral arrangements or long-term care, having the quarreling children come up with their own resolution, etc).
It seems that a lot of the things that make a healthy family make a productive business. Could it be that business looked at how families operated first?
I was happy to see this article in circulation because it basically describes "positive discipline," a non-punitive form of discipline, which emphasizes the importance of communication, encouraging kids to problem solve, and family meetings. My kids are only 1 & 3, but we are in the practice of having a weekly family meeting. It is empowering for our 3 year old to be able to have his "joys" and "concerns" heard, as well as work on problem solving. (Most of his concerns are over his 1 year old brother: taking his toys, etc.)
It's all a matter of how you actually implement something like this. We practice a modified version of the business model at our home and it works really well. My husband and I set aside time each week (same time and day, so we can schedule around it if needed) to have our "family meetings." We use this time to discuss upcoming major expenditures (e.g. how to budget for the new furnace we expect we'll need by next year; how we're doing with saving up for our next vacation), plan meals for the coming week, look at the calendar to remind ourselves if we have any get-togethers coming up with family or friends, etc. Our kids will participate when they are older (they're 1 and 2 now).
Our days are so full with work, kids, and just living life that it's sometimes hard to focus on the big picture. It's been so helpful to have this dedicated time to evaluate our current situation, and make plans for the future.
I haven't read the article, but I don't understand family meetings. 1. No one at work likes meetings, they are rarely productive, and people rarely are in a position to take responsibility for something (always tasked to ask), 2. What about just having conversations over dinner and breakfast?
I like the general idea of this, but I don't think it needs to be so rigid.
I would have loved the opportunity to talk to my parent about things out in the open, in a bit of a safe space, and know that there would be debate and discussion, and then move on with the day and week. In fact, I yearned for it.
Much better than the panic inducing "Come here" / "I need to talk to you" unexpectedly. Or discussing a hot topic over a nice dinner, ruining it. As a quiet introvert, I just hid all of my problems instead because I didn't want to voice them and ruin something, or have to argue over others. I still do. Just because I don't like to be the one to bring things up.
I would drop them if they weren't productive though. I think something as simple as "we're going to talk about _____" on Thursday would be fine.
I shared this with my husband who's in IT and he asked "what about the standing meetings?" Apparently a big thing in agile software businesses is to make everyone stand during meetings and conduct them in someone's cubicle or a hallway and just generally avoid the conference room. I'm sure these families aren't forcing their kids to stand in place for 20 minutes each week, but it was funny to imagine. I wish the article *had* shared what /whether they had tried anything from the business model that turned out to be a negative.
Families having meetings reminds me of the family in a movie with Charlotte Gainsbourg: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478724/ . I was a fan of the gavel.
I like this idea!!! Growing up my mother would complain we behave like hotel guests, but really, we had no saying in almost anything (from smaller things like meals to bigger ones like classes we took), and I felt disconnected. One very gross memory; there wasn't a bed sheet changing day, and I remember realizing one day that I had been using the same set without washing for months - my mom was very busy, my dad is old school, my sister and I were a bit lazy and with a lot of schoolwork.
I really like this idea as a layout, I'm not sure I would implement it this way. However, I've already tackled weekly meals in a similar fashion and it's really working.


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I really appreciated everyone's great advice for our camping trip last weekend. I thought about all that you guys wrote as I packed up and while we were at the campsite.
The Stone Mountain campgrounds are very nice. Although, Michael found it to be crowded and not just because of the Cub Scouts. He said it was like a tent city.
I liked the pavilion with the giant fire pit/grill area where we had dinner. The kids had a fantastic time running around like maniacs on the greens outside the pavilion and on the playground. It's all very kid friendly – even my kids couldn't get in trouble there.
We did have running water and electricity at the tent site, but we didn't need it. There are bathrooms all around the campground, and they were actually pretty clean and didn't smell funky at all.
Overall, the trip was extremely relaxing once we got there. (It was stressful trying to make sure your remembered everything you needed.) It was beautiful weather to be outdoors. (We didn't camp on the rainy Friday night just the 45 degree Saturday night.) It was also great to spend time with our kids and to get to know the other families in our school. But there were some complications:
Here's what we did wrong:
It got down to 45 degrees that night. We all had on a bunch of layers and we slept in hats and coats so it wasn't terrible. I left the campsite at 7:15 a.m. to walk our dog and get the girls from my mom. Michael said "Hurry back. Don't leave me here." He was ready to go.
Overall, I think it went pretty well and Michael even sent me a link about camping on Cumberland Island this spring.
So how do you think I did? What were your rookie mistakes? Have you ever camped at Cumberland Island? Give us advice if you have.
(I may post a second topic later today since we talked about this so much last week.)
October 27th, 2009
9:45 am
You were warned several times about the air mattress…
Glad you had fun.
October 27th, 2009
9:49 am
I love camping. I love my wife. I don't love taking my wife camping. I mean, its great that she's there, but all I need for a 20 mile, two night hike, can fit on my back. What she needs to camp next to the car is 10 times that amount.
October 27th, 2009
9:51 am
Jesse took me camping for the very first time 3 years ago. I will never go again…..and I had an air matttress. I lost my camping virginity at Stone Moutnain as well. And Michael is absolutely right. It is indeed a tent city. If it weren't for the "facilities" they have there…it could have easily passed for a commune of some kind. I was totally creeped out the entire time. I am not a nature girl anyway. I was doing this because it meant the world to Jesse and the kids. So I sucked it up and flashed a huge grin everytime they looked at me. It was important to them that I enjoy this….so I lied like a rug. BUT I HATED IT WITH A FIREY PASSION!!!!! My air mattress deflated in the middle of the night. I was laying on what was quite possibly the pointiest rock EVER…..it was freezing…I heard every syllable of every conversation the people around us were having….and I didn't pee the whole time we were there. Everytime I visited the "bathroom", someone was in there taking a giant dump. Now…I know thats what the bathroom is for. However, I do not care to hear the plop-plop of strange turds. Its disturbing. By the time morning rolled around…I had packed up what I could on my own. Jesse took the hint and he attended to the tent…we also had a "porch"…not very porchy. Then the kids wanted to do the paddle boats. I am afraid of birds….freakishly so. And because Jesus gets a huge kick out of seeing me have a fit…He sent a flock of them to our boat to take a crap. I was actually paddling with my hands to get back to that stupid dock.
Now the kids are wanting to go again. Jesse knew how this would turn out for me. But the kids remain clueless…I think. Or maybe they are more deviant than I realize. But I simply cannot face another camping adventure. I am getting too old to do things that make me so stinkin miserable.
October 27th, 2009
10:12 am
Before you go to Cumberland, you might want to try a few local state parks, just to get some more camping experience under your belt. My parents love to camp and some of their favorite places are Fort Yargo (just up 316), Tugaloo State Park (Lake Hartwell) and High Falls State Park (just South of McDonough). All are very beautiful, relatively inexpensive and have good facilities.
October 27th, 2009
10:21 am
jesse's girl, tell them to go without you. They will have a better time if you aren't there anyway.
I have camped at SMP before as well, and it really is too crowded for my tastes.
October 27th, 2009
10:23 am
My son loves to camp and he loves camping with his dad. It is one of their father/son things and I am all for it. It's not for me. When they set up campsite at the Ritz Carlton or the Four Seasons – I am so there!
October 27th, 2009
10:23 am
Glad that you survived with only a few problems. Did your son have a good time?
October 27th, 2009
10:25 am
We went to the BSA camp site weekend before last. I hated every single damn minute I was there.
Camping SUCKS.
October 27th, 2009
10:26 am
I agree….camping is so not my thing. Roughin it to me means a Motel. Like Motel 6…or one with the doors on the OUTSIDE. Yes…I am a total Hotel snob. I embrace it….I own it.
October 27th, 2009
10:27 am
You definitely need more camping experience before doing Cumberland Island. You have to pack your stuff in on Cumberland -not drive your loaded car in -and you need your own tent that you're very comfortable setting up, cooking implements, etc. Give some state parks a try and go up to N. Georgia and camp on National Forest land -but NOT in a campground to get used to no toilets, etc.
October 27th, 2009
10:33 am
I love to camp, but then again, I'm very outdoorsy…..I don't let too much bother me……bugs don't scare me, spiders don't either……
We were camping once when I was about 10 years old, at Flaming Gorge. We had a family of skunks that set up camp right next to us….STINKY!!!!!
I think that is the worst experience I have ever had camping…….I have always wanted to go up to the "Hike Inn" outside Dahlonega……
October 27th, 2009
10:35 am
Oh, you're doing Cumberland Island?
Get a tent. A MUCH smaller tent.
Actually, get two. One small one for you and your husband, and one small one for the kids.
You cannot hike with a big tent
October 27th, 2009
10:39 am
"It was stressful trying to make sure your remembered everything you needed." – and you live 10 minutes from Stone Mountain and were going for only 1 night?
You did not say if you were going to go camping at Cumberland Island, but if you are thinking about it, QUIT THINKING ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW!!!!! You will have no chance, especially if you twisted your ankle BEFORE you even got there – LOL! There is nothing wrong with being a "hotel" snob. Not everyone is a camper, and some should not even try, and I believe you must proved that – no offense intended!
October 27th, 2009
10:43 am
…"While it didn't look like our tent was on a slight slope, you could tell it was as soon as we curled up for the night. Michael and the boy were rolling toward me all night long. At the very least we should have picked up our sleeping bags and laid vertical on the hill instead of horizontal"
Well, DUH!!!! Again, DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT GOING TO CUMBERLAND ISLAND – you will never be heard from again…..and they really do have rapists and bears and wild animals there!!!!
October 27th, 2009
10:44 am
"There is nothing wrong with being a "hotel" snob. Not everyone is a camper, and some should not even try,"
I kind of disagree. I think that every person should learn to camp. It should be taught at a young age. It teaches you to live with less. Car camping isn't reallly the same thing. You need to do overnight hiking really to understand. When you are going to be hiking for three days, you learn quickly that anything you bring with you increases your load. You start to really think, "Do I HAVE to have that extra change of clothes". Its a good life lesson.
October 27th, 2009
10:56 am
Imno – I disagree that everyone should learn to camp. Yes, I think everyone should go camping at least once in their life for the experience.
No, I do not like camping. I tried it – several times – as a Girl Scout, even going winter camping in Northern Wisconsin. Will never do it again. DD is a Girl Scout. I do not go camping with her. I let the other Moms who enjoy camping go camping with the troop. I stay at home. I am the Cookie Mom, however.
October 27th, 2009
11:00 am
Yes..I do need that extra change of clothes….I need shampoo and conditioner…I need a toilet that actually flushes. Camp with me one night….just one…and I will provide you with a lifetime's worth of memories that make you laugh so hard you will puke.
October 27th, 2009
11:03 am
Yes, the skills you learn when camping come in to play in real life…..If I was ever lost in the wilderness, I'm sure I can survive. I know how to build a fire, catch a fish, gut same fish, and look for and build shelter…..for a couple of days anyway….Nothing long term.
October 27th, 2009
11:04 am
Are the cookies made from real girl scouts?
October 27th, 2009
11:20 am
While camping is not my "thing", I sometimes watch those apocalyptic-type movies and wonder how I would fare if I got caught in such a situation. In that sense, I think that lmno is right, it's one of those things that, while you may not enjoy it, it's not a bad idea to at least have a knowledge of the basics. You just never know.
My husband and son went camping with the Boy Scouts once up in North Carolina at Sugar Moutain — in January. My husband, who is definitely not a natural camper, still shudders when he remembers waking up Saturday morning and finding the tent sagging under 4 inches of snowfall during the night. Nice for skiing — a bit of a bear to dig out of. He was very grateful for his air mattress, but he swears he has never been so cold.
October 27th, 2009
11:23 am
It sounds like you did ok, but it was only for one night. It doesn't sound like you would be too thrilled for long term, bare bones type of camping. To each her own, if you don't really enjoy camping then why should you force yourself to go? If I were lost out in the wilderness, I'm pretty sure I'd be S.O.L.!
October 27th, 2009
11:26 am
I was raised on camping and have always loved it. After being in ROTC for four years and watching and learning all the survial skills that comes with that, I'm sure I could survive just about anything with just a few simple tools. I do feel that most kids and adults need to learn how to camp. Put all the noise makers away, haul your load and get moving. I bet you can surprise yourself and your kids in the process.
Taking that into consideration, I don't think the honey could ever go for that, but I'm sure when the time comes to camp for scouting, you could find him out there, for at least one night.
JG: I too am a Hotel Snob and staying in a place where the doors are facing outside is a "smaller hotel." Stayed at one not to long ago for an event and it was quiet the event, but I survived.
October 27th, 2009
11:27 am
Yuki that mattress is still waiting for you at Holiday Inn
October 27th, 2009
11:35 am
Another quick story: Again, my husband and son, but we were at Yosemite. My daughter and I went horseback riding, and the guys decided to go on a 7-mile hike on a trail they hadn't done before. Unfortunately, it was still snowed-in in early July, and after almost going the entire length, they were unable to make it through two miles short of the other end of the trail, where I was waiting for them — for four hours, into the evening. No cell phone coverage. After several increasingly concerned phone calls to the ranger station, the ranger asked their age and asked if they were in good health. I allowed as how they were, and he asked if they had any Scout experience. Yep, he's an Eagle. The ranger relaxed and then said, "Oh, ok, then, they'll be fine. They might be a little uncomfortable during the evening, but if they're still lost at daylight, we'll send a ranger out for 'em." Basically, it was too dark to do any good to search for them. I was more than a little concerned, and after a few calls back and forth to the ranger station, we located them – they had sensibly circled back around, arrived at the hotel on the south side of the park and called the ranger station to check in later that evening, after being on the trail for almost 9 hours. That was a long night!
October 27th, 2009
11:47 am
Holiday Inn…I thought it was Mariott?? Please make up your mind or I will not love you long time.
October 27th, 2009
11:55 am
You pop a squat and hope for the best!
October 27th, 2009
12:06 pm
Hell to the no!
October 27th, 2009
12:08 pm
Not only do you need an air mattress, you need one of the self-inflating queen sized ones. They use regular sheets…it's heavenly. I don't mind the "car camping" like you did; but, I hate backpacking!! Why schlepp everything into the woods?? I don't get it. Additionally, some of us don't have the right plumbing for it to be fun…it's just nasty!!
October 27th, 2009
12:09 pm
Sounds great about Stone Mountain camping. We went earlier in the summer and yes we felt like it was a camping city. I could not believe how big that campground was!
I would ONLY camp at Cumberland Island if you are well adjusted to camping and very experienced. It is not an easy camping trip for a novice.
It IS an awesome camping experience at Cumberland, but you have to be overprepared to be completely in wilderness (as unbelievably gorgeous a wilderness it is) for the time you are there. You will not want to drink the water (smells and tastes like mossy seashells) so everything you need must be packed in and packed out. Including all your water. There is not even a coke machine on Cumberland so there are no convienences at all. They do sell cokes and ice on the ferry and that is it.
Just my experience. I would recommend Cumberland to everyone, but I would only recommend camping to those who understand true wilderness camping. As beautiful as Cumberland Island is, it is not for the faint heart.
October 27th, 2009
12:10 pm
How you doin?
October 27th, 2009
12:21 pm
Teresa, find a fallen tree, that has a little ground clearance, wipe it off, and sit on it to poo. You may want to dig a little hole, but at least cover it up.
As for peeing, well I have THE strongest thigh muscles, and I can squat with the best of them. You have to be very careful you don't pee on your pants…..
My dad used to take us fishing up in the Rockies, and there weren't any bathrooms, so I had to learn to go in the outdoors. This is where guys have it very easy…….
I did get busted by a man and his son once. I was squatting and they came walking down the trail. I thought I was hidden enough, but the son saw me. I thought, oh well, everyone has to pee and it's a natural thing………
October 27th, 2009
12:22 pm
YAY!!! I finally got one :)
October 27th, 2009
12:27 pm
OMG…..JJ…I now know entirely too much about you. "squat with the best of them"!!!! No thank you. I am a huge country girl….but I cannot abide with another camping experience.
October 27th, 2009
12:27 pm
Glad you had fun, Theresa, but I don't think you're up for Cumberland (and I will readily admit that I'm not up for it either). If it starts raining, you can't drive home — have to wait for the next ferry. Plus they have real critters down there. If seeing wild horses, huge spiders, and an alligator or two during the day is going to freak you out about staying in a tent that night, you may want to try somewhere else. Cumberland is a great place, though, so why not go down for a daytrip, hike around, come back on the afternoon ferry, and stay at a campground on the mainland? That way if it gets too cold or wet or whatever, you can get in the car and find a motel room somewhere along 95. Then after a bit more experience, you can try staying overnight on the island.
October 27th, 2009
12:28 pm
Yeah now send me email….nobody ever does that….I get no lovin.
October 27th, 2009
12:30 pm
So, including taking Rose and leaving early to walk the dog, how long were you actually there?
Do some warm ups before anything like Cumberland. Stay the whole time. No trips out. You might even ask the scoutmaster what he/she recommends for a gradual work-up to real camping.
As for me, personally, if God meant me to sleep on the ground He would not have given me a pillow-top mattress.
My daughter went camping Saturday night in Murphy NC in below 30 degree weather. It was very cold but she had a good time. Thank God my ex husband taught them to love camping! Their lives would be poorer without it.
Teresa, see my comment in your Friday blog about camping on St. Geo Island, FL.
October 27th, 2009
12:39 pm
Hunter you may meet Yuki in one of my room. She said she love you long time.
October 27th, 2009
12:45 pm
"Do you dig a ditch and bury it at least????????" – LOL
Again, Theresa, if you have to ask there is no way you should even think about trying to camp at Cumberland Island –
And, I, like YUKI, am a hotel snob, only my idea of roughing it is staying at a Marriott – I am used to the Four Seasons!!!!
October 27th, 2009
12:56 pm
Theresa….one thing about camping in cold weather…make sure that when you are ready to put your pj's on, you use entirely "fresh" clothes….even down to the socks and undies. It will keep you a WHOLE lot warmer because even in the cold, we tend to sweat a little bit in our clothes, which can lead to hypothermia, even with our warm sleeping bags. I am just suggesting this for future ventures. Fall and Spring camping are my favorites but the nights can be downright cold in certain areas. Besides, this isn't the most convenient for backpacking anyways.
Glad that you had a great time.
October 27th, 2009
12:57 pm
catlady…where in murphy did they camp…i work in murphy!…i live almost an hour from there way up in a mountain community…but im in murphy 5 days a week at least…theresa there is a great campground in hayesville, nc….its called jackrabbit campground….had toilet facilities etc…tent sites and rv sites..ive never camped there as im more of a rough it in the woods camper..but its a nice campground–on lake chatuge…also there is rainbow springs campground…it has all the facilities aslo but it is laid out to seem more of a wilderness experience..altho it really isnt..its close to franklin, nc…western carolina is a beautiful place to camp–and the 2 i mentioned are ones you could stand….there is fires creek..it is rustic..but it does have an outhouse..just no showers..only a very cold creek lol…
so how did walsh enjoy the trip?
October 27th, 2009
12:59 pm
It doesn't have to be a five star hotel for me to stay in, I'm happy staying in a rustic cabin, but NO tents for me..I enjoy hiking anywhere, but I'm not into sleeping with animals..
JJ, h*ll no I'm not going to catch a fish, clean it and cook it..If my husband wants to do the catching and cleaning, I'll be happy to cook it..If left up to me, I can find the nearest Kroger..The only kind of fishing that I want to do is deep sea fishing..The little ones enjoy the mtns. and all of the outdoor type things and I will do all of that with them..They haven't shown any interest in actual camping though..
Theresa, glad that you had a good time..
October 27th, 2009
12:59 pm
It's the mickey mouse club! Let's all hold hands and sing a campire song! But Yuki and Jesses Girl will have to be dialed in from their room at the holiday inn!
October 27th, 2009
1:00 pm
just for the record..im a marriot kind of hotel person..at the least..id rather camp deep in the woods than stay at a crappy motel..ugh!!! i am definately a hotel snob….but i love to camp where no man has gone!! lol
October 27th, 2009
1:00 pm
For camping warm-ups, try camping in the backyard. I know it's not the same as camping out in the wilderness, where you're far away from modern conveniences, like electricity, but at least you can get some practice in as to what to carry and not carry, how to set up camp, among other things.
There's a big difference, as you have learned, between sleeping on the floor in a bedroom, to sleeping on the ground outdoors. Even if there's a sheet of plastic between you and the ground, it's a lot different. You never know what might crawl out of the ground and into your sleeping bag. Also, while the ground may look solid and clear, a rock or stick may pop up out of nowhere, or one grain of sand may feel like a $#@%ing railroad spike jabbing you in the back. By camping out in the backyard, you'll know what to do, and more importantly, what not to do, when you go to the Bigs on Cumberland Island or anywhere else.
As for flashlights, you can buy flashlights that have lens filters for night vision (red), that fit easily over the lens. Another thing you can do is take red cellophane (saran wrap) and tape or secure it over the flashlight lens with a rubber band. Also, if you do shine it on someone, you want to do it indirectly, like off to the side, like how police officers do it when they pull someone over at night.
October 27th, 2009
1:02 pm
Ditto here -Seriously Theresa, at least give it a thought. What do you think people did before toilets? What do tribal societies do in 3rd world nations today? YES -you dig a latrine and bury it!!!!! (or a simple little hole will do). As far as pee goes -have you never copped a squat somewhere? Really? IT doesn't matter where you pee as long as it's not on or in the tent! Take a big ziploc and put used wipes and TP in it after you go. You simply must do some more camping and camping on non SP land where you have no amenities before doing Cumberland.
October 27th, 2009
1:03 pm
and yes…you dig a hole to leave your 'stuff' behind lol…
October 27th, 2009
1:05 pm
deidre_NC, we took our little ones to Jackrabbit Beach summer before last and they still ask to go there every summer..We just happened upon it and stopped..The water (where we were) was quiet choppy, but all in all it was a nice place..
October 27th, 2009
1:05 pm
Jessie's girl – I grew up with Boys…….'nuff said….I had to keep up, or it was sit at home and play dolls..NO THANK YOU!!!!! I'm definately not a girly girl……I'm feminine, but not girly girl……
And my mom had to work every other weekend, so my dad would take me and my brother hiking, fishing etc. Hell, he wouldn't let me get my driver's license until he saw that I could change a flat tire by myself. He tried to teach me how to change the oil, but I WILL NOT get under a car……that's about my one and only phobia, getting underneath a vehicle……not gonna happen….


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As many of us try to curb overspending in the current economic climate, reusing old items can be a great money-saver. Instead of buying a new set of canisters from the Container Store, why not use mason jars instead? It's not only cheaper, it's also greener. Below, we list a few ideas for reusing old things. You can find these items in thrift stores, or you might even find some of them lying around your home just waiting to be repurposed...
These porcelain glove molds ($28 from Blue Bell Bazaar) can be used to hold necklaces and bracelets.
Vintage containers (including kitchen canisters, covered dishes, and jars) can be used to organize small items.
Stacked vintage suitcases can be used as side tables and storage pieces. Click here for a few other uses.
Vintage trays make great wall decor or they work as catch-all organizers in a bathroom, bedroom, or entryway.
Vintage linen tea towels make great hand towels in the bathroom. These are $16/set at P.O.S.H.
Etsy seller FODH made wine glass charms ($25/set) out of vintage typewriter keys, but you could also use old beads, machine parts, or anything small that can be threaded with a wire.
These vintage water faucet knobs ($6 from SushiPotParts) make great decorative hooks.
Basic glass and ceramic items like bottles, jars, and even coffee or teacups can be upcycled into lighting.
Vintage baskets (like this one from Amy's house tour) make great magazine racks.
Keep a set of vintage cocktail glasses on hand to use as bud vases. This set of 8 is $48 from High Street Market.
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I've had a "thing" for valve handles "faucet knobs" since when I worked in the Bay Area refineries 20 yrs ago. They always remind me of flowers & looked so out of place as they were often painted bright colors.
Oh, I'm having a bad grammar day...
That's funny! I just bought a bunch of old faucet knobs on ebay like this. I was going to just put them on the wall in the play area for my little boy to pretend they were knobs for robots/rocketships/etc... but I might just stick them in the bathroom to hang towels on, instead.
Jenzoe---you are such a nice mother or father for doing that for your kid---any son would just love such a item to play with. Do the play thing first and then find others for the bathroom. :-)
yes! do the play thing first!!!
also, what means this "upcycling"?
$25 wine trinkets, $48 bud vases, vintage baskets...
All of the above are contrary to the article's angle, which promised tips on how to "curb overspending in the current economic climate."
Do you ever question your insanely materialistic bent, AT?
I love the water faucet knobs, they actually remind me of this ceramic accessory to keep flowers in place once you've put them in their vase. You can check them out here (sorry it's all in Swedish though, but just to see what I mean) http://www.signerat.se/website1/220.127.116.11/12/1/?item=prod_prod-s1/705&group=prod_prod_grp-s1/14
I wonder if those faucets could be used for that as well, I guess it all depends on if they rust or not. Very pretty though! =)
I like the valve handles--those are cool. But everything else is just stuff.
Etsy is a great source for cute, but I never see anything that's really very useful.
Instead of paying ~$30 for a necklace holder, one could buy some $2 rubber gloves and a huge bag for plaster for ~$15 and mold a dozen for $17.
The teacup light & valve knobs are good ideas too--I just wish this website was a little less bougiebuy and a little more d.i.y....
kittehcat, I don't know why I never thought of molding my own. I think the glove molds are a little creepy, but having dozens of them will push the creep factor to the point of awesome.
um, hello, i think the items featured were meant to be examples of how others have upcycled. not go out and buy these things right now...
i take this post as providing inspiration to go shop around your house and look at items differently... maybe i am being optimistic
agreed kittehcat and somedude, several of those hands would be amazingly creepy... especially covering the entire top of your dresser...
Oh good, now I know what to do with those PORCELEAN GLOVE MOLDS that are just LYING EVERYWHERE in my home.
I used old faucets to hold up valances in the bathroom. I mounted 5 across the top of each window, sewed wide grossgrain ribbon onto the top of the valance, and tied the ribbon to the faucets. I like it so much I did the same treatment in the kitchen using old doorknobs.
Apartment Therapy needs to check their prices at thrift stores. And then compare them to estate and garage sales. And then do a piece called "One Eye on the Trash". Oh, maybe I could write that one...
The d.i.y. necklace holder idea is great. I will have to make several just because of the creep factor.


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Save the Children is about to launch an exciting new project in two states in Northern Nigeria. The project aims to provide up to 60,000 vulnerable families with regular cash transfers to reduce poverty and improve their ability to buy nutritious food.
In order to contribute to this and strengthen the impact of our programme on children, we are looking for committed, effective and efficient candidates to fill five positions in our Child Development Programme (CDGP).\
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The Child Safeguarding (CS) role will take lead in institutionalizing child safeguarding and code of conduct into the Nigeria countrywide programme, ensure that the country programme has a clear complaints, reporting and investigation mechanisms, and monitor compliance and accountability. The role has overall responsibility for ensuring that partners, suppliers and others associated with SCI are aware of and are compliant with the child safeguarding policy.
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Safeway (SWY) Jumps on Chicago Withdrawal Plans
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Safeway
(SWY) was jumping Friday after the company said it sold four Dominick's stores in the greater Chicago area to New Albertsons Inc in line with its strategy to exit the region. The stores will be converted to New Albertsons-branded Jewel-Osco supermarkets.
Safeway shares were 6% higher at $33.47 as of 1:16 p.m. New York time.
After posting third-quarter results Thursday, Safeway detailed plans to unload all 72 Safeway-owned Dominick's stores in the area due to loss of profitability and a need to consolidate. It is uncertain how the remaining 68 stores will be shed.
"These actions will allow us to focus on improving and strengthening our core grocery business," said CEO Robert Edwards in a statement on Thursday. "We are continuing to review all of our businesses to optimize our allocation of resources, improve sales and grow operating profits."
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text: contentLE Magazine February 2001 Bioenergetic Therapy for AgingMitochondria hold the key to cellular life and death Page 1 of 2 CoQ10 fuels cellular respiration in the "energy factories" of the cell, called mitochondria. CoQ10 also protects cells and blood lipids from oxidative damage.As science begins to unravel the mechanisms of life and death at the cellular level, ongoing research throws a spotlight onto the mitochondria. The mitochondria not only sustain life by generating energy, but end life by triggering programmed cell death (apoptosis). Indeed death and degeneration begin in the mitochondria as cellular respiration declines and "cellular suicide" increases.This article examines how mitochondrial mutations, bioenergetic decline and oxidative stress can interact to bring about aging and degenerative disease. CoQ10—the mitochondrial agent par excellence—emerges as a bioenergetic/antioxidant therapy for the disease of aging. We then consider two major families of age-related disease, the metabolic syndrome (which gives rise to cardiovascular disease and diabetes) and cancer. Bioenergetic agingAging reduces bioenergetic capacity and the ability to respond to stress—in a word, vitality declines, on the level of both the cell and of the organism. This brings about a progressive decline in function and susceptibility to age-related diseases.A theory of aging that elegantly weaves together the most productive threads of aging research was proposed by Australian scientist Anthony Linnane in 1989. Linnane began by observing that mutations accumulate in mitochondrial DNA with age. Several years later he was able to show that less than 5% of the mitochondrial DNA from the muscle tissue of a 90 year old subject was intact.Mitochondrial DNA defects increase exponentially in some body tissues after age 30 or 40. The tiny package of DNA in the mitochondria is especially vulnerable because it lacks some of the systems that protect and repair DNA in the cell nucleus. More defects have a chance to accumulate in the mitochondrial DNA of cells that cannot be replaced in the heart (cardiomyocytes), brain (neurons) and skeletal muscle (myocytes). We don't know exactly how these defects develop, but oxidative stress and errors in mitochondrial DNA replication appear to be primary causes. A recent study found that the rate of one well-known mitochondrial DNA defect (the "common deletion") corresponds to the level of lipid peroxidation in the mitochondria and increases with age.CoQ10 protected mitochondrial DNA in a study of mice given a drug that generates high levels of oxidative stress. The drug, doxorubicin, causes severe lipid peroxidation in mitochondria. In this experiment, a third of the mice given the drug without CoQ10 developed a mitochondrial DNA deletion. When CoQ10 was given along with the drug only 7% of the mice developed the deletion, and when the CoQ10 dosage was increased none of the mice developed the mitochondrial DNA deletion.According to Linnane's theory, as defects accumulate in mitochondrial DNA, cellular energy production falls off (see Figure 1). In other words, it is the deterioration of mitochondrial DNA that drives bioenergetic decline as we age (see the sidebar "Mitochondrial Mutations: Cause of Aging?"). This is logical since mitochondrial DNA holds much of the genetic blueprint for the machinery of cellular respiration. When the blueprint is damaged, the cellular respiratory chain becomes defective. Many years later technology was developed to test this proposition, and again Linnane was proved correct. In 1998 he was able to demonstrate a close correlation between mitochondrial mutations and cellular energy production in individual human muscle fibers.The random mutations in mitochondria create a "bioenergetic mosaic." Cells in the same tissue produce different amounts of energy depending upon their degrees of mitochondrial damage. Some cells produce relatively little energy, some a moderate amount and some a large amount of energy. In a five year old's tissues we do not see this mosaic since energy production is high in nearly all cells. However a pronounced "mosaic effect" develops after about age 40. This occurs to a different extent in different tissues depending upon their rates of bioenergetic aging. Some tissues such as skeletal muscle appear to age very quickly from a bioenergetic viewpoint, while others such as cardiac muscle age at a moderate rate, and others such as liver tissue age quite slowly. This line of research also illustrates the fact that cellular aging proceeds at different rates in different people, since people of the same age often show markedly different bioenergy mosaics.Linnane's theory of the "universality of bioenergetic disease" holds that this mutation-driven bioenergetic decline is a major factor in the degenerative diseases and general frailty of old age. Many lines of recent research converge on the mitochondria as centers of cellular aging. If this mitochondrial theory of aging is correct, the foundation of cellular vitality lies in the mitochondria.Reversing bioenergetic declineLinnane discovered a way to restore cellular vitality by improving energy production and resistance to stress in cells without intact mitochondrial DNA. In the early '90s he devised a technique to grow cells in culture after deleting their mitochondrial DNA. These cells were unable to assemble the machinery of cellular respiration. Instead, the growth process of these cells was supported by an alternative cellular energy source called glycolysis. Glycolysis produces energy from glucose, as happens most dramatically during strenuous muscular exercise. Normally, glycolysis relies upon the electron transport role of CoQ10 in the cellular respiratory chain. Linnane's insight was that CoQ10 could play the same role outside the mitochondria, in the outer cell membrane. He therefore added CoQ10 to the cell culture so that glycolysis, instead of cellular respiration, would sustain cell growth.Linnane then extended his findings from cell cultures to lab animals. He tested his technique in rats treated with a drug that impairs mitochondrial function in a way that mimics aging. The drug halved the muscular force young rats were able to exert for an extended period, mirroring a decline in cellular bioenergetics. However, rats given CoQ10 or the CoQ10 analog CoQ10c along with the drug performed nearly as well as normal untreated rats. CoQ10 thus reversed the decline in cellular bioenergetics caused by mitochondrial impairment. Other studies by Linnane show how CoQ10 restores the capacity to respond to stress that is lost with age (see the sidebar "Restoring the Vital Response to Stress"). "Dietary supplementation with coenzyme Q10 is thus indicated as a treatment to improve the quality of life of aged individuals and to provide protection against such age-related conditions as heart failure and neurodegenerative disease." From Anthony W. Linnane et al. (1998). CoQ10 thus operates on three levels to stave off bioenergetic decline. First, CoQ10 helps protect mitochondrial DNA and the cellular respiratory chain from oxidative damage. Second, CoQ10 enhances cellular respiration, drawing maximal performance from the "bioenergy mosaic" that develops with age. Third, CoQ10 fuels an alternative energy source in the cell that helps compensate for declining cellular respiration.Programmed cell deathWhen cellular energy production declines in a mild gradual way, cells may adapt through compensatory systems such as glycolysis. However, when cellular energy levels drop more sharply, cells activate a process called "programmed cell death," also called cellular suicide or apoptosis. Programmed cell death dismantles the cell in an orderly way with minimal damage to surrounding tissue. Linnane demonstrated this effect by culturing cells with a respiratory chain inhibitor that blocks cellular respiration. Within 12 to 18 hours, the cells underwent programmed cell death.Linnane proposed that cellular suicide by energy-starved cells figures prominently in the pathology of age-associated disorders. Many lines of medical research point to widespread programmed cell death as a major factor in aging and degenerative diseases such as heart disease, cancer and neurodegeneration.Recently published studies provide the first detailed picture of how programmed cell death works. It is now established that the mitochondria regulate this process, determining whether the cell lives or dies, and how it dies. While there are many pathways to cell death, the mitochondrial "decision to die" appears to spring largely from bioenergetic failure, oxidative stress and ion flows. New research demonstrates that CoQ10 directly inhibits the key event in programmed cell death, the opening of the mitochondrial "megachannel" that sets in motion the self-destruction of the cell (see "When Cellular Energy Declines" on Page 2). Mitochondrial Mutations:Cause of Aging? Skeptics have argued that not enough mitochondrial DNA is damaged to account for the declining cellular function seen in aging. Recently published research from Caltech examines the mitochondrial DNA in connective tissue cells (fibroblasts) from individuals of all ages, including stored cells taken many years apart. The study demonstrates high levels of age-related mutations in a pivotal portion of mitochondrial DNA—the portion that controls the replication (reproduction) of mitochondrial DNA—of some individuals. For example, one specific mutation in this genetic region was shared by the majority of individuals in the study over 65 years of age, but was absent in younger individuals. In addition, the study documents seven other mutations in elderly individuals at genetic spots critical for the replication of mitochondrial DNA.Since mitochondrial DNA undergoes continuous turnover in both renewable and non-renewable cells, mutations in the genes controlling its replication could have far-reaching consequences. Broad follow-up research is needed to assess the impact of such genetic defects on mitochondrial function. It is reasonable to hypothesize that they could lead not only to a snowballing of mutations as the mitochondria replicate, but also to defects in the genetic blueprint for cellular respiration, and increased oxidative stress (due to increased oxidant generation during cellular respiration or compromised antioxidant defenses), which would in turn cause more oxidative damage to mitochondrial DNA and to the cellular respiratory chain. Such a vicious cycle is depicted in the sidebar "A Model of Bioenergetic Aging."These findings complement studies of DNA pointing to age-related disturbances in genes that control cell division (mitosis), which commonly leads to aberrant cell division and chromosome instability. More broadly, scientists hypothesize an age-related "mutator phenotype" that accelerates the accumulation of genetic mutations. In this view, DNA damage, chromosomal instability and chronic exposure to genotoxins such as oxidative stress feed back upon each other, contributing particularly to cancer development.One of the proposed causes of the mutator phenotype is inadequate DNA repair. Frequent DNA repair is error-prone, particularly when the DNA repair machinery has been compromised by DNA damage. Chronic oxidative stress could saturate (overwhelm) DNA repair enzymes. New research indicates that CoQ10 not only can protect DNA from oxidative damage, but also enhances the activity of DNA repair enzymes. This animal study found that CoQ10 enrichment protects the DNA in lymphocytes from strand breaks, and in addition accelerates genetic repair. The researchers discovered that CoQ10 enhances the activity of DNA repair enzymes in supplemented animals. Restoring the vital response to stress The capacity to respond to stress declines with age. Younger patients, for example, recover faster from a heart attack or heart surgery than older patients. Linnane examined the cellular basis for recovery from cardiac stress, in collaboration with cardiology researcher Franklin Rosenfeldt and others. They compared heart tissue specimens from patients of different ages who had undergone heart surgery. They subjected the specimens to two stresses: hypoxia (oxygen deprivation) or simulated ischemia (interruption of blood flow). Following 30 minutes of stress, they let the specimens recover for another 30 minutes. The researchers then measured the contractile tension of the specimens to see how well they recovered from stress. As expected, tissues from older patients showed significantly less recovery following the stresses of hypoxia and ischemia. In agreement with Linnane's theory, they found a significant correlation between the integrity of mitochondrial DNA and the ability of tissues to recover from stress.In a follow-up study, they incubated heart tissue in CoQ10 prior to simulated ischemia, then measured the contractile tension of the specimens. Tissue from patients seventy or more years of age recovered significantly less well from ischemia than tissue from younger patients, "but this difference was abolished by CoQ10" (Pepe S et al., 1999).Next, Linnane and Rosenfeldt demonstrated that CoQ10 restores cardiovascular vitality in old rats. They measured two good indicators of cardiovascular vitality—how much work the heart can do during simulated aerobic exercise, and how well the heart recovers from exercise stress. Linnane and Rosenfeldt removed the intact hearts of young and aged rats and subjected the hearts to simulated exercise stress. They found that the hearts of aged rats are functionally debilitated when subjected to stress, showing markedly reduced efficiency and work capacity followed by poor recovery from stress as compared to young rats. Old rats treated with CoQ10 for six weeks regained full cardiovascular capacity: their hearts performed and recovered as well as those of young rats. In particular, hearts from CoQ10-treated old rats had four times the work capacity of untreated rats following exercise. CoQ10 treatment had no effect on the performance or recovery of hearts from young rats.These studies comes as close as science can to a measurable definition of vitality. They show how the mitochondrial theory of aging explains stress response in heart tissue, and how CoQ10 restores energy and stress recovery in the aged heart to youthful levels. Mitochondrial aging depletes vitality, but mitochondrial rejuvenation may help to restore it. Continued on Page 2 Back to the Magazine Forum