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Sunday, 20 November 2011
Malaysia: Bako National Park (Sarawak, Borneo)
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One of the most remote areas in Borneo, yet one of the most toured places in Malaysia. The swamp and marshes are home to bio diversity.ReplyDelete
I've been visiting countries in Asia such as Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. My next stop will be Malaysia. I would love to visit this National Park. It seems like a very enticing place. It's time to experience holidays in Malaysia just like what I had during my holidays in Thailand and Philippines.ReplyDelete
Borneo seems like a very beautiful place indeed. I am a nature lover, thus visiting this kind of place will be very rewarding. I just hope that Borneo offers great Holiday accommodation services to enjoy and relax.ReplyDelete
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Even though her eyes were clouded with cataracts, Mrs. Romero's gaze was steady, leaving no room for ambiguity. No room for argument. "I won't take insulin," she said firmly, "I don't care if I die." Period. End of discussion. At 85-years-of-age, my patient was joining the ranks of a new movement: elderly patients who refuse to take medications ordered by their doctors.Wordpress class wp-image-50711 is not supportedMarkup

Isolated incidents or the cusp of a new trend? Just how big is this issue? How many drugs are elderly persons with diabetes (PWDs) expected to take, anyway, and is that number unreasonable? And just what does the healthcare establishment do to encourage your grandparents to just "take their medicine"?
It's a surprising battle of wills that pits the fundamental issues of personal choice against the medical establishment; and maybe even against the greater needs of society, as well.
The Greying of the Diabetes World
PWDs are getting old. Well, . As a group. A double-whammy is causing this demographic shift: first, PWDs diagnosed earlier in life are living longer; and second, people in general are . As our population grows older, more and more senior citizens are being diagnosed with diabetes.
That's changing the face of diabetes care. Doctors are now thinking longer term, and making greater efforts to keep blood sugar controlled in elderly patients, than they did in the past.
The vast bulk of this grey diabetes population has type 2 diabetes, a progressive disease that requires greater and greater levels of medication over time to control. Add to this an arsenal of "standard of care" medications that are part and parcel of diabetes treatment, and seniors can end up taking quite a few meds.
In fact, many elderly PWDs take at least three blood sugar-lowing pills, plus another four standard of care drugs, depending on their doctor's playbook. That's seven prescriptions. Just for diabetes.
And unfortunately, diabetes is rarely the only condition the grey crowd is fighting.
How Many Prescriptions?!
The data on just how many prescriptions the average senior takes can be highly misleading, because there's no such thing as an "average senior." Oh, that, plus the fact that the Feds only track the percentage of people who take more than prescriptions. However, a few years back, a study by found that almost half of senior citizens take 4-9 prescriptions a month, a quarter take 10-19 prescriptions, and... are you sitting down? ...six percent of seniors take 20 or more prescriptions per month! And all indications are that prescription drug use has risen since that time, and continues to rise.
Is it any wonder, then, that some are choosing to "just say no" to more drugs?
The Revolt Against "Compliance"
The "Adherence Issue" has long been to doctors and pharmacists. Medical researchers that as the volume of medications increased, the "compliance" levels dropped. Simply put: the more people were asked to take, the more frequently meds were skipped. However, for many years these facts were viewed rather paternalistically as being a memory issue, not a choice. This lead to much hand-wringing and worry about how to help seniors "remember" to take their meds. It also led to an industry of physical solutions like pill boxes, including some frighteningly large ones that put bingo cards to shame.
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It never seemed to occur to anyone wearing a white coat that the lack of adherence was a conscious choice. And while there was no formal declaration of war, no protests, no organized resistance — one-by-one, a quiet revolution was born. Often without telling their doctors, and sometimes without telling their loved ones, seniors started making the decision not to take some, or all, of their meds.
While no statistics on this revolt exist yet, doctors we polled all said they have more than a few patients who are "non-compliant" with their medications. And older PWDs seem to top the list of these "trouble makers."
Quality of Life vs. Quantity
But why would you stop taking a med that keeps you healthy? An increasing number of seniors simply believe that their quality of life trumps quantity; and they frankly can't see how some of their meds help that quality.
A good example is seen in cholesterol-lowering meds. While doctors believe that high cholesterol is a proven risk factor for heart disease, patients can't feel cholesterol. High, normal, or low, it makes no difference in how they feel. But seniors sure can feel cholesterol medicine, especially in their wallets, and in some people in the body as well. Cholesterol meds cause body aches in many people, and some formulations raise blood sugar as well. This can make it hard for seniors to take the long view of the value of the medicine.
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Viewpoints on how to encourage med compliance, and no one has a recipe for success at this time. Several studies have shown that using mail-order pharmacies medication compliance over local pickup, and while this addresses transportation issues or forgetfulness, it doesn't address the issue of seniors choosing not to take their meds.
It's shaping up to be a battle of wills. On one side, doctors, by oath, must do all they feel is within their power to keep their patients healthy. So from the point of view of the medical provider, no volume of pills should be a barrier, given the possible outcomes of not taking your medicine. Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the doctor, in most cases, are the of the elderly, caregivers who may jump on the just-take-your-meds-mom bandwagon out of love, caring, and the desire for their parents to be around for as long as possible.
While everyone wants what's best, no one agrees on what best is. So maybe a little rebellion is a healthy thing. If nothing else, it gets us talking.
Medicines can be powerful and wonderful. They have to potential to add years to our lifetimes. But it's hard to imagine how anyone benefits in terms of quality of life from regularly taking 20 drugs. Or more.
Isn't this a matter of personal choice? Maybe, maybe not.
Some advocates argue your life is yours to live, while others point out the of not taking your medication. Letting your diabetes run amok could land you on dialysis or blind. Not taking your medication for cholesterol could buy you a heart attack or stroke. The cost of treating preventable outcomes is high, as is the follow-up care for those who become disabled by health emergencies.
Mrs. Romero felt changing to insulin was too much of a hardship for her, and she stuck to her guns. Some advocates would support her decision and argue it was her life to live, while others might point out the long-term cost to society, as mentioned above. Mrs. Romero is on oral meds that are maxed out and not adequately doing the job, but at least she's still taking them.
Personally, I think if my doc ordered me to take 20 different drugs, I'd join the rebellion, too.


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Caving into You is Book One of the Love in the Old West series.
Can two lovers from different centuries find a way to live together? Do they choose the past or the future, or is there a place in between?
Hilly Creighton never expected to find a man when she peered into a cave near Tombstone, Arizona. Clint Woodrow had no idea how he was pulled forward in time from 1881, and he has been trying to get back home ever since.
He doesn't realize that the cave is the answer—the cave and Hilly. As the fates throw Hilly and Clint back to Tombstone's wild and untamed early days, Hilly fights to survive, and Clint struggles to protect her against the harshness of life in the desert.


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Vienna was considerably a melting pot of the Austria-Hungary Empire. Population in the city grew due to immigration and Vienna became one of the six largest cities in the world in the early
20th century. Despite becoming a city with the second largest Czech population in the world, many Czechs and Hungarians returned to their ancestral countries after the first world war.
People of Vienna are a mix of different nationalities. Aside from Austrians, nearly half of the population is composed of people from former Yugoslavia, primarily Serbs. Others that live in Vienna are Turkish, Polish and German.
Although German is mainly used in Vienna, some of the locals speak other languages. Turkish is the language among the ethnic minority. Other languages spoken by ethnic minorities are Slovenian, Croatian, Hungarian, and Serbian. Young people are usually fluent in English.
Vienna people belong to different religious denominations but the biggest group are Roman Catholics. The rest are Protestants, Muslims, and others.
One important thing that you notice in the city is the well-dressed people. Fitting in this rich and proper city would need you to dress in the same fashion. Viennese people are likely to respect others who are nicely attired. People need not be ultra-conservative but Viennese prefer that guys do not show off too much muscle. But for those people who are adventurous, there are designated areas along the Danube River which the Viennese call "FKK" where you can walk around naked, much like being in the Garden of Eden!


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The Union Website League Table – How Did You Do?
I've recently published the trade union website league table for 2014. The table isn't an attempt to judge the content, design or functionality of the sites, rather it reflects how important each website is seen to be in the eyes of search engines, based on a number of standard website metrics.
I've been regularly working for and with unions for years, but since founding Infobo I've been working in the private sector as well. I've noticed one big difference between the two sectors when it comes to requests for services. In the private sector, the demand for website search engine optimisation (SEO), the art of making a website appear as high as possible in search engine results, is huge. However, unions I've worked with had little awareness of the area or the implications of getting it right.
For private sector companies, getting their products or services to appear near the top of relevant search engine results leads directly to more sales and clients, but for unions the benefit is less tangible. However, one of the key areas for unions is campaigning and influencing.
One way of doing this is by delivering a message through the union's website. The more people who come across this message and visit the union's website, the greater the influence that union has online. As most visitors to websites arrive through search engines, then search engine optimisation (SEO) provides a great opportunity for unions to increase visitors and therefore influence.
There are two key aspects to search engine optimisation (SEO):
- Configuring a website to work well and send the right signals to search engines – this is known as 'on-site optimisation'.
- Getting links to your website from other websites – known as 'off-site optimisation'.
The trade union website league table focuses on the second of these. It takes an average score from key metrics like Domain Authority and Google PageRank to reflect the quality and quantity of links to a website. Basically, it reflects how often a union is being mentioned and linked to on the web. The higher the score, the more likely the website is to appear high up in search engine results.
The most recent union website league table can be seen at http://www.infobo.com/trade-union-website-league-table-2014, while below is a summary of developments in the league table:
- Unite are the highest ranked union, knocking UNISON into second place for the first time.
- Unions that are also professional associations, such as the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and the British Dietetic Association, perform very well.
- Prospect sees the biggest improvement in the table, moving up six places.
- The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists, NUT and the British and Irish Orthoptic Society all also improve significantly on 2013.
- PCS has the largest fall, moving down seven places.
This is the third year I've carried out this research. You can also view the results for 2012 and 2013 to see how the results has changed over the last few years.


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Monday, October 7, 2013
The Myth of the Mormon Misfit
Everyone wants to believe they're different than everyone else. Or, more accurately, that they're special. That's just fact, and probably has been since the dawn of man. What might be distinct about our modern experience is the desire to differentiate ourselves, not by good luck or success, but by damage or "otherness". The mainstream is for chumps; the special exist outside the norm.
This is true of society as a whole, and becomes more intensified as the culture becomes more specific. Hence: the birth of the Mormon Misfit.
The Misfit is someone who sees the whole of the church as the mainstream, and themselves distinctly outside of it. The Misfit has something about them--two earrings, a tattoo, a shady past, no kids, career ambition, a graduate degree--that makes them feel apart from the "normal" Mormon. Because I'm a girl, and have girl experiences, I'm going to make the Misfit a girl. She sees the women in her Relief Society as cookie cutter people--"perfect", where she is "imperfect". This imperfection is worn as a badge of honor, because those things that make her imperfect also make her interesting.
Here's the fact, Misfit: you're a myth. For real. You don't exist. Look around. I know you think you are looking, but you're not. You don't know these women. You're calling them "perfect", and deluding yourself into thinking that it's a compliment. It isn't. It's a disservice. It excludes them from the rich interiority of personhood that you have allowed only yourself. They are not perfect, they are true, just like you are.
They look different and maybe they act different, and maybe they like different things, and maybe they're in a different place than you in life, and maybe they even freaking bake bread and sew, but they are just as deserving of Christ's lost sheep attention as you are.
This myth of the Misfit is an old one, and an enduring one. I attribute it's endurance to a profound lack of imagination on the part of the Misfit. Hey, Misfit, can you really not imagine a life or worries that are not your own? What it would be like to be adopted, or black in a predominately white church? Or concerned that you're letting your degree go to waste parenting your four kids, or single and not loving it? Or a Relief Society president with weighty doubts about doctrines, or the million other things that people think while the sacrament's being passed?
It has been my experience that there is only one way to cure this myth. It's deceptively simple, so listen closely. No, that's actually it: listen closely. Talk to these women you have deemed so unlike you, and really, really listen to what they have to say. Listen when they make comments in class, when they refer to their missions, or their first years of marriage, or their teenage years.
I think of my friend Julie, who might seem a bit "perfect". She's blonde, for one. She's got three boys and a lawyer husband. Once, in a comment in Relief Society, she mentioned that she used to have a nose ring, which she's since traded in for pearls. When I look at instagram photos of her big, clean, suburban house, and her mantle decorated for Halloween, I contextualize them with the image I have of her, at church after her very young husband had a very serious stroke, wearing those pearls with a hell of lot more flint and grit than any nose ring could ever evoke. She has--like the rest of us--thoughts and worries and goals and deep reserves of inner strength; which is to say, an inner life.
The fact is, Misfit, you are special. You are imperfect, and damaged, and whatever else. And so is everyone, everyone else. Don't let that make you feel less special. Let it make you feel less alone.
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I feel like you overheard my conversation with Annie this morning. So, that's kind of embarrassing. And also, thank you.ReplyDelete
Agreed! I never noticed this phenomenon more than when I was living in Provo. It was amazing how many people I was friends with went out of their way to make themselves a misfit, even sometimes swearing or breaking the Sabbath to order pizza (to name a few things: to feel and fit the misfit role. I think we've all been there in the desire to stand out and be unique. But, as you said, listening to others' stories help us to feel less alone as we navigate life.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Sarah.Delete
I too was having this conversation on Saturday, because of that dumb blog post, and then all this business with ladies vying for the priesthood. I like to refer to this as, "the only gay in the village" syndrome, via Little Britain. So many people want to feel like they are the only one. When they are clearly not, and refuse to acknowledge or accept the people around them. While I was serving in a relief society presidency last year it became more clear than ever, that everyone feels alone. Everyone feels like they don't belong. Everyone is dealing with the similar problems (especially in a singles ward) as everyone else, but they often deal with them alone, and in doing so isolate themselves, which is normal, but not necessary. That's why we are together. To lift and offer, I don't know... relief... but as I sat at the front of those meetings those women started to separate themselves. The ones who didn't care and were happy. The ones who were trying so hard to fit. And the ones who would literally remove themselves because they didn't "belong". And another thing. I'm so flipping tired of people carrying on about sewing. What a bunch of nonsense.ReplyDeleteReplies
I've had really similar experiences, Lizzy. It can be frustrating when all you want to do is shout, "open your eyes! you're isolating yourselves!"Delete
Also, your comment about sewing is my very, very favorite.
Well said, Val. Why do we separate ourselves when we feel alone already?! Fear, I suppose.ReplyDelete
And I wonder why we so often fall prey to judging others without knowing them--so easy to do and we'd never really want to admit that we would do that...but that's so often what happens.Replies
I agree, Lindsay, I think it's very often fear that makes us retreat into ourselves; fear of being misunderstood. The irony is that we have to reach out in order to be understood.Delete
Very poignant post here, and especially resonates to dudes like myself. Well said.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, dude.Delete
So you are describing me, and here comes my "but no, I really am special" argument. If you want to call it that.ReplyDelete
I'm the one with the graduate degree. I spend all day every day wrestling with the complicatedness of language and power. I've paid a lot of money, and spent four years of my life so far to better understand these issues. I've seen how anything from subtle assumptions to outright hate speech built into our language exclude people, or make them feel like less.
We are all misfits, but we can work to help more people forget that they are more often, which is a privilege that straight white middle class American males like me get to have most of the time, and others who are not like me have to deal with all the time. With the exception of Elder Uchtdorf, it doesn't feel like the GAs are making an effort to do move in that direction.
There's a great tension in everyday membership between allowing people to be who they and live how they want to live, and encouraging others to strive to be better and live "the commandments." These two noble acts are sometimes greatly at odds with each other. For example, the ways we choose to observe the sabbath vary greatly, and it's easy to judge others for not interpreting that commandment the way we do.
We are all working out how to live the commandments the best way we know how, and the church and church culture will sometimes offer generously, and sometimes impose with destructive force it's own interpretations.
The years in which leaders (like Brigham Young) would say members who did such things as marry interracially were worthy of death aren't that far behind us and we are still recovering from that.
So I would say it's not as easy as having someone having a chip on their shoulder, because feeling like a misfit can sometimes come directly from institutional policy.Replies
Lest there be a mis-reading of my essay, this is not a comment on church doctrine or its institution. This is a comment on its culture. And, quite frankly, this could be applied to any insular culture.Delete
My point is that we can choose to stop using our own perceived differences from the mainstream as a wedge between us and it. If we choose to step outside ourselves and peer into the hearts of those around us, we might feel a little less misunderstood.
I have a couple of graduate degrees, got a divorce after a temple marriage, and am now married to a nonmember. I am in the same ward I was in while married the first time. I do not live with the nonmember. I know about the culture. No one wants to discuss the bar exam, except that they did something just like that once. They didn't. And even less want to hear about my nonmember husband or inquire when or if I will live with him. I could be the president of the misfit club. I am very active in the Church and the Gospel but don't really have a calling right now.Delete
Steven, your answer so resonates with meDelete
Amazing. I wish we were neighbors.ReplyDelete
Great points!ReplyDelete
Bravo and a big "AMEN". This is wonderfully written. I'm glad I followed Deanna Munoz's link from Facebook to read it. Thank you!ReplyDelete
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I'm glad you did too. Thanks, Cindy at Rosehaven Cottage (which does sounds like the dreamiest place).Delete
Thank You Daughter. Love first and remember we will all be perfect latter. Be the best you can now.ReplyDeleteReplies
Very true, thanks.Delete
I need this today. Like, really, really needed it, because I have felt terribly alone. And I know that you're right, and I'm not. What's more, I have incredible friends who won't let me forget it. Thank you.ReplyDeleteReplies
Don't forget it.Delete
Listen closely. Exactly. Thank you so much for this!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, and thank you.Delete
Julie is on insta? I had no idea. I guess I need to go find her. 'I want to see that mantle.ReplyDelete
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Thanks, Andy/Shiloh.Delete
wait, this isn't andy, its me, Shiloh. just to clarify..... also, Cindy at Rosehaven Cottage, I don't know what that is but it sounds dreamy.ReplyDelete
Urgh, I'm gonna have to agree and disagree. And I haven't read the original blog post people are talking about, so I'm just going off your comments, and my own experiences. I completely agree that people need to be more imaginative and better listeners. I just read a great interview with Marilynne Robinson where she talks all about that. I can send the PDF your way. So I agree that on one level we are all misfits, and we need to fight that drive in ourselves. I know I've lost out on a lot of opportunities/happiness because I was bunkered behind some conception of "misfit" as a comfort zone. I'm working hard to change that.ReplyDelete
But I think the problem is clearly more than an omission of compassion on the part of the "misfit". There is discrimination in parts of the church toward cultural/educational/marriage status minorities, not to mention gender. The drive to homogenize a society, to quell a minority hegemony, is as strong as the drive to exceptionalism that the misfit hides behind. The adversary is working both ways, and to ignore that is, in my opinion, dangerous discourse.
The drive to homogenize can manifest itself in a thousand different ways. I know in Brooklyn, in the singles ward, it manifested as an undercurrent of haughtiness against the uneducated minority. My experience in Utah is the opposite.
We are all misfits, in that we are exceptional, but there are also legitimate minorities within different church cultures. And, as a minority, the psychic energy required to overcome the natural prejudice of the majority is exhausting. I can tell you that of my own experience. I've never had to work so hard to be compassionate as I do now. I imagine our ward in Brooklyn made those without graduate degrees feel the same way I am feeling now.
Any nuanced discussion of this topic I think should clearly talk about the divide between "misfit" and "minority" and include how we can all communicate and appreciate each other.
Also, and this may just be my innate toucy-feely-ness, but I think discussions of this topic need to be dealt with as compassionately as possible. Those that are in the minority in a given church culture often feel threatened, and usually have legitimate reasons to feel that way. The situation is fraught. Yes the solution is compassion and openness, but the message should be as compassionate as the solution.Replies
Aaron, you are as free to disagree with me as I am to disagree with your disagreement.Delete
I am not advocating total cultural homogeneity. Yeah, we're different. Let's talk about it. Let's engage in a functional dialogue about those ways we deviate from what we perceive to be the norm. Let's unpack where that perceived sense of "normality" comes from. Let's examine our complicity in it. But let's TALK about it.
I'd be there would be more participants in that conversation that you'd think.
Of course we should talk about it. We need to talk about it, it's so healthy to talk about it. And of course everyone is a minority in some way, (it's a relative condition) so everyone is going to have a seat at that table. That's where I agreed wholeheartedly with what you had to say. My point, more than anything, was that it's a touchy issue, with major feelings on all sides, and if were going to talk about it, we'd better lay some ground-rules. I think we should be celebrating anyone who has the guts to come out and say "I feel like a misfit. I feel especially ill-fitted to the church where I'm at."Delete
Instead of telling them they are just like everyone else (even if it's true), we should be trying to engage them, to draw them into the conversation. Because the opposite is isolation. My disagreement was less of a comment on the ability to homogenize the church (who would want that?) as much as it was a plea to understand the nuances of the situation, and to use honey to bring out those bees, if that's even an analogy. Honey for bees.
On the other hand, I am obviously a bee, and even though I didn't think your post was particularly honeyed, it did bring me out. So, there's that, Valerie. (narrows eyes, taps temple, finger point)
I second Emily's "Amen." This was great. I love that you are writing about an overlooked subculture in the church. I hear much too many voices on the reverse lately.ReplyDelete
Also, I agree that listening closely is the key to seeing people and creating more empathy, more understanding.Replies
I agree, empathy and understanding are the best keys at our disposal. Thanks.Delete
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yes and I pray since 2013, both have found you.Delete
I second Emily's "Amen." This was great. I love that you are writing about an overlooked subculture in the church. I hear much too many voices on the reverse lately.ReplyDelete
Also, I agree that listening closely is the key to seeing people and creating more empathy, more understanding.
as with a lot of the things you write, i like to picture us sitting on your couch with snacks and talking them through and then you write this wonderful thing that gets shared on facebook a bazillion times by a bunch of people who don't even know you, but i know them and because i know you, i swell with pride. clearly you don't need the part with the snacks and the couch and the talking, but it's nice to think about.ReplyDelete
anyway, this is definitely one of those.Replies
I want to sit on the couch and talk about everything with you, Annie.Delete
I think your essay is spot on as advice to those who are or feel like misfits. I remember when we first visited what became our ward in California and got out into the parking lot full of really nice cars (the Toyota Avalon was the signature car of that ward but there were also Mercedes and other higher-end luxury vehicles) and thinking, "I'm not sure this ward is going to be great for us as a student family." There was some mon-ey in the ward. It didn't take me too long to find out that every one of those wealthy Mormons had real trials, real things to teach me - that we were not really very different after all. And they were so kind and good to us.ReplyDelete
That points to the other half of this picture - what is our duty when we encounter someone who feels like a misfit? Although your advice to "misfits" is accurate, I know it is not what you would tell someone face to face if they were feeling terrible about their place or lack thereof in the church, at least not right off. You wouldn't lead with the idea that their feeling out of place was even partially their fault. You would do what the people in our California ward did - you would invite them to your home, you would shower them with love, you would make a place for them right next to you. I know you would because we were taught out of the same primer, our moms - and that is what they would do. It is what I saw Grandpa Irvine do when he met a homeless man drunk on the street. It's the Jesus way, of course.
I wanted to say all this because you're going a tiny bit viral here, I'm sure you know - and I worry that some readers are getting the wrong idea. I think you're excellent and love your writing, always.Replies
Hi, Valerie. Misfit, here. Nice to meet your blog.Delete
As I told your cousin Ana, you seem lovely and delightful and articulate. I appreciate what I understand is the intent behind your post, but I will admit, what you wrote here was painful for me. You see, I started feeling like a misfit when I began listening closely to my gay brother who, I believe, occupies a precarious place that doesn't fit well in our church right now. I know that every member has her struggles, but I truly believe that there are some who struggle more than others. A little more compassion might go a long way in helping misfit members feel like they belong.
Ana, thanks for your comments. I am the first to admit that I paint with a fairly broad brush here. This is probably not what I might say to someone who was struggling, but, I might say, in a kinder voice, "hey, you don't own feelings, everyone has them". That was my point; not that a person's feelings of alienation or clique-fatigue aren't valid, but that everyone feels them, to one degree or another.Delete
I think it's human nature to assume that if someone has what we lack--money, a strong circle of friends, a trouble-free family--they also lack problems of any kind. This is less a treatise against the misfit, and more an invitation for the misfit to turn outward, rather than further inward.
Admittedly, a strongly worded invitation.
Unknown, thanks for your comment. This particular post was in response to what I perceive as self-cultivated misfit-hood. While I tend not to caveat my writing (especially on my blog), I am not so naive or cruel that I do not realize there are those whose struggles make them stand apart from the mainstream in a very real way.
- AnonymousMay 16, 2015 at 9:51 AM
I love your blog post and largely agree with it. I have a friend that seems to fit exactly. She didn't have any obvious big flaws, but saw them in herself, and in efforts to soothe herself, resentfully judged and called several church members "the perfects," wearing her relatively small faults like a purple heart. She eventually left the church. This post is perfect for her and others like her. I just wanted to add a few points that have been touched on by "unknown" above and a couple others. Some conditions of "misfit-hood" are actually really normal and experienced at some point in life by many church members. They are also viewed by the church culture as normal, or at least not "evil," and acceptable...... things like being a poor young married couple, having a messy house, being a crappy parent occasionally, having your faith challenged, or being a doctorate level career mom, or single, or childless, etc. I am the latter two, and though I have certainly often ached for a spouse and children, and things said in church can add to that painful reminder, the pain comes from the longing, just like pain comes from any trial anyone else may have, not from being a misfit, and I still feel accepted by my fellow church members. However, there are some small groups that I really feel for and understand why they truly feel like misfits. One group is those who have survived the suicide of a loved one, especially their own child. Early church doctrine statements about suicide are condemning and deeply painful to those already suffering the deepest of pains. There are judgements also from others who don't understand mental illnesses or the whole situation and jump to judge the loved ones and the person who committed suicide and they are seen sometimes as bad people. The other group I'd say is the gay population, as was mentioned above. This is a condition they didn't choose and didn't want. It doesn't just give them a trial we can all relate to at some point and accept them anyway, it gives them a trial that gives them only two choices - act on it and be seen as perverted, sinful, unnatural, and evil, or don't and never be in love, have a spouse, have children, etc. - the deepest of deprivations. I can relate to that part of their pain. Their trial as misfit members of the church goes much deeper and harder because of the additional stigma and unacceptance we put on them. Even those who commit the sin of fornication are at least seen as normal in a moment of weakness. Gay people are labeled as there is something inherently wrong with them and their only avenue for the kind of love we all want most in this life must either be denied or they will be seen as sick and evil. My heart aches for them. They are those whose struggles make them stand apart from the mainstream in a very real way, as you mentioned. There are probably others. When the church is no longer a safe place to fall because the condition you're struggling with is met with judgement and condemnation, that could be your authentic "misfit." At that point, we as church members need to do the changing to accept and love more.Delete
I haven't read any of the comments on this entry yet, but I just have to say: WELL DONE VALERIE!!! I think I must print and save this essay of yours for future use and reference....may I, please?? (Oh yeah, this is Debbie Adams, Shiloh's mom.)ReplyDelete
I think all women are misfits in the church, to some extent. You trivialize the isolation some women feel by acting like they bring it entirely on themselves. I am currently serving as Primary President, a calling I never asked for, that's for certain, and I have never felt so acutely out-of-place as I have since I have taken this calling. It's bizarre to sit in Ward Council meetings and have people tell me how much budget each auxiliary is getting, knowing full well that no woman was on any committee to actually determine these budgets. It's surreal to attend "leadership training" that was written exclusively by men, including the lessons that are supposedly training future female leaders. (They should include a huge caveat that, as a female "leader," you are called to lead children and other women, but you will never lead other adult men like I would in a real job.) Quite honestly, I was far more content in this church when I held a very low-profile calling, if any at all besides Visiting Teacher.ReplyDelete
I didn't go looking to not fit in. I wasn't looking for it when I was sixteen and argued to my seminary teacher that husbands and wives should always be equal leaders and that one did not have "veto" power or final say over the other. I wasn't looking for it when I was in college and someone thought it would be funny/campy to show Johnny Lingo at a YSA event, after which I wrote a strongly worded lesson to Church Distribution Services about why offensive films often ought to be taken out of production and only aired with a caveat about dangerous negative stereotypes (a la Uncle Remus). More recently, I wasn't looking to feel like a misfit when I had to write an entire Primary sacrament meeting script, even though it was all I could do not to add an "s" to this year's theme "I Am a Child of God." (Nowhere in the entire year did they mention our beautiful doctrine of a Heavenly Mother.)
So you can complain that these people are simply malcontents who are looking to pick a bone with the church, but you would be wrong. More likely, they are far more sensitive to the feelings and concerns of others than you could ever imagine. It's empathy that drives misfits to feel on the fringes. It's not that they don't care about the rules; it's that they care too much about others.Replies
I am a woman in the church just to clarify. I'm happy that you feel a concern for others, and that is why you feel the way you do, but I argue that it is still a personal issue. That doesn't mean that your feelings aren't valid or that you are looking for a problem. But what I mean is we all have different things that rub us the wrong way. Concerns about why things are the way the are(in and outside the church). In everything in life, we can study and pray about these things that trouble us, and we can receive revelation to answer our questions both about why things are the way they are, and what we should do about it. I have had so many answers and so much peace brought into my life while working through questions that trouble me. Heavenly Father LOVES us, and I honestly feel like he sets things up in the way he does for a reason, and for our good. He wants us to go to him, and he will bless us and give us enlightenment as we seek for it. It will happen in his time, and we have to be diligent in seeking and patient, but it will come.Delete
I have never felt these same feelings, but I have had concerns about other things. I'm not trying to discount your feelings, I haven't been where you are, but I know this. Jesus Christ is the head of this church. He has to use imperfect people to do his work, but his purpose will be accomplished.
I think the message of this article is that we can do more good, and we will be happier if we try to unite and be a family instead of finding reasons to separate ourselves from others. That when we really try to get to know each other, we will see other people's trials and strengths and be able to have empathy for them as well. I believe it is Satan who wants us to feel alone, and who wants to stir up contention and anger. He is trying to find any way he can divide us, because he doesn't want us to have as much power to do good. In my own life I have felt worn down by my own anger and concerns, and the realization of where those feelings came from helped me to fight against it, to try and change my attitude, and I am happier for it. I still battle my own demons, but when I try to do what God wants me to, and seek his will, I am happier, and more able to do good for myself and others.
The fact is, the church and gospel can't change because of one person's concern, or even the concern of thousands. Think about how many different concerns people have with the way things are run, or why we have this doctrine or that doctrine. And I have had my own concerns too. The church is on a direct course. If doctrine would change with the wind of opinion, then that course would change too. We have to have faith that God knows how to make a masterpiece from what looks like a mess to us sometimes.
Tara - I think the easiest way to describe opposition in the church is to blame Satan. But the hardest thing to accept is that there might be a pride issue, and Satan is just letting us go about our natural man/woman ways to do damage. Sometimes, he doesn't have to get too involved because we do a good job at letting our pride and natural man inclinations work for us to destroy us and others. I think that is why the Book of Mormon and our modern day leaders have warned us about pride, and we are taught the pride cycle often. We shouldn't diminish our own responsibility in the social divisions that occur in our wards or in the church.Delete
We have been taught that prosperity can be a curse to the saints. I think we can also add other things, like education (and where we went to school), marital status, and socioeconomic status are things that cause the natural man/woman in us to self-select or segregate ourselves. It's something that happens naturally in society. I believe it is how we overcome these tendencies that make us good disciples and give us power over the adversary and our own pride.
While I completely agree that this "perfect" Mormon girl does not exist, I think instead of trivializing our individuality, we should embrace it. We are all misfits in one way or another. That fact should draw us closer together!ReplyDelete
I recently wrote a post about letting go of the need to be perfect, and loving who we are right now!
- Mormon Mohawk MamaOctober 25, 2013 at 1:27 PM
- AnonymousOctober 26, 2013 at 7:55 AM
Completely agree - we're all unique, different and yet sisters. We can pull together and not assure ourselves that we "aren't like everyone else" and "don't fit in." We all fit in because none of us are like everyone else!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2013 at 4:36 AM
I am the creator of the former organization Misfit Mormons.ReplyDelete
( http://misfitmormon.livejournal.com/299270.html )
When I created the group it was to facilitate accepting of more individuals into my faith.
I would have disagreed with you years ago, but now given time and space, I think you are right on many points made.
There is more oft than not something wrong behind every shirt, tie, dress, smile, worn, family that can't be seen readily and made known.
For the image of Mormonism is shown to and given to perfection. It's in the smiling pamphlets given, the videos presented and the image shown.
What isn't seen, but is known is that because of such a steep hill is given to match, the reality of the members of the Mormon faith face depression, guilt and as a result place this facade.
I question the approach. Perfection becomes a punishment.
I am grateful for my inconsistencies, misgivings, mistakes and very open about them.
Unfortunately, it's not so easy for an organization to present that as it represents weakness, so the myth continues and is perpetuated further along it's route.
I have no issue seeking a better state, but seeking perfection lacks the depth of character that embodies the human state.
I appreciate those things we call mistakes, the repeated patterns of mishaps, in the humans around me. That is the 'good stuff'.
( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8mn3nLPSMY )
It's a mad world. One day you could be looking for eternity, and the next a moment.
I appreciate my Misfit Mormon roots, but really, in hindsight, I believe it was just a cry for me to find a place where I could be fully accepted.
Unfortunately, I didn't find that in Mormonism. Perhaps you will.
Mileage may vary, one size doesn't fit all and perhaps you too may find what you are looking for elsewhere.
Who knows? Just be kind to those of us who walk a little different walk, talk a little different talk; because when all mantles of titles, labels, heiarchy, suits, ties, dresses, lace, luster and awe taken we are of the same matter.
& really, that is what my attempt at Misfit Mormon, Mormonism and the related. A matter of embracing human.
Thank you for sharing.
I agree that the term misfit has been overused by people who want to think of themselves as "unconventional Mormons." In my ward, is a badge of "coolness" and it is so common that it is kind of cliché to me now.ReplyDelete
But there are truly misfits in a ward, but not as you and many who have described in this blog post. These misfits are generally those that are on the fringe or outside of the mainstream social circles of a ward.
I am a middle aged, single female. I have never been married, nor do I have any children. I have had opportunities to serve in auxiliary leadership and welfare callings in the ward. I know everyone and am on friendly terms, but I see and know of a vibrant social life and good friendships that exists outside of ward activities and service opportunities that I am not a part of. I am not invited for some reason, and neither are many other singles or people deemed by others not cool enough to be part of the group. We are the social rejects. The real misfits.
I don't know how many times I have heard the complaint that someone doesn't feel like they "fit in" with a ward or a Relief Society. For the most part, we true social misfits are highly esteemed in our professions, our social acquaintances, and in the community. We find more social acceptance outside of our ward family than we do within our own ward. We go to church and serve in the church because it is where we are supposed to be, the opportunities to serve, and for the welfare of our own souls.
Jesus taught a parable of the sheep and the goats. I say here that we need to be careful whom we categorize sheep and goats. I believe that exclusionary social behavior is not a tenet of a Zion people, but a herd of goats. I think we all need to pull our heads out of our a.... when it comes to this subject.
While I agree that there are people who think of themselves as misfits because they are not like the others they think are "perfect", please allow me to give another definition of the term misfit: those who are mistreated by other Mormons because they do not fit in with the social and cultural norms. Interesting that you said the "perfect" girl is blonde, and chose those other certain attributes to describe her. Why is that? While she is not so different from those who consider themselves misfits because she is imperfect like we they are, she still had the many attributes that are so accepted and celebrated in the Mormon culture, did she not? I was a misfit, living in Provo, UT. I did not fit into a place that was so heavily saturated with Mormons, even though I was one. I had 8 Mormons in my whole high school (From when I was a freshman-senior) total. I grew up in a completely different culture. I moved to Provo and found out just how judgmental Mormons could be. I wore tank tops and shorter shorts and the way I was treated by other Mormons was disgusting and it really is a miracle that I did not fall away. I wanted to disown the church and all its members. I was treated as a misfit because I WAS different. I did not know the culture that existed there. I was also at a different level in the gospel than some of the others around me and was "sinning" in their eyes. So was it in my head and I just wasn't creative enough as a misfit to not know that I was like all the others? Hardly. I was treated so. Another story I would like to share. A friend of a friend used to party and live a somewhat crazy life. He left behind his old friends and party life and joined the church on a leap of faith, and obviously a strong testimony. A fellow member of his ward told him one day (this is the shortened version) that he would never be like the rest of them. Ouch. He left his old life and friends to find out that others who believed the same thing he did would never see him on the same level as they were. The fact that being a Mormon misfit is a myth? False. It exists everywhere, and what it requires to truly become extinct is love and less judging. Why do those people "feel" like they are misfits? Because there is so much judgement of those who are different and do not do things the way everyone else does. This happens in every culture, not just Mormon. We could all use some eye openers to see that there truly are misfits. To see that judging comes from both sides- the "perfect" and the "misfits". Do you think that the ones who do not consider themsleves misfits might see themselves as higher and better because they understand the gospel more than others? Oh you bet ya they exist. Maybe I read this the wrong way, but I sense that you somewhat judge "misfits" for believing they are misfits. Misfits truly exist because of how they are treated by others in the mainstream, who see themselves as ones who live the culture. It needs to subside from all sides- misfit & perfect!ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousAugust 18, 2015 at 8:45 PM
Thank you. Just thank you. Reading this article made me want to cry. Thanks for speaking up for the...myths.
Amazing response, and so true! I am a MOrmon misfit and I could write 40 articles about the hell I have lived. HELL. I am curious about the author of this post and I will do more reading. However I saw this post as borderline bullying. And if I saw it worth my time or that it was not written so long ago I would share more of my story.Delete
Thanks for this post! For the last year or so I have been feeling like the "misfit mormon." After reading this, it has given me a new perspective. I hope to keep this post in mind the next time I'm feeling this way.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 20, 2015 at 3:47 PM
This was garbage. The Misfit definitely struck a cord with you. Just like the white person getting in a huff at the talk of racisim, you have now obliterated any semblance of having an open mind. Keep living your self righteous lives. I was rejected by my ward for not fitting the mold. And, yes, there is a mold. Get over yourself and show some compassion for those who are different than you.ReplyDelete
It's funny how many people feel themselves as "outside", when others would see them as just "part of the group I don't belong to."ReplyDelete
- Natalie ClayAugust 19, 2015 at 5:10 PM
I really, really, really like this. A whole lot.ReplyDelete


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A new study was published this week that finds that the recommended amount of daily activity isn't enough. This study looked at almost 400,000 people and their exercising habits over the course of 15 years. The old rule was 30 minutes of exercise a day keeps the doctor away, but this study suggests differently. The participants that exercised for 30 minutes a day showed slightly less risk for heart disease; however, participants that exercised for 2-4 hours a day showed significant improvement in heart health over the same period in time. You can check out the full study with all of the data to back up their recommendations at the journal's website, Circulation.
So what does that mean for us? Four hours of exercise a day seems like a huge time commitment. Who has the time to maintain a healthy relationship and get that kind of exercise every day? The good news is that the exercise doesn't have to be strenuous. And you could easily multitask while keeping your body in shape. We've recommended a couple ways to spend time with your significant other while you both keep up your heart health.
- Go on a jog or a run every morning together. If running isn't your thing, then take a walk around the block. This is a great habit to kick start. It will help put your day into focus and give you both a little extra time together that you might not have otherwise.
- Find a sport to pick up together like tennis or basketball. You don't have to play a competitive game to work up a sweat. It's not the points that matter, but the fact that you're out there moving around instead of binge watching Netflix for days. You could check out a game called Slammo. It's a fun game that will get you moving, but could be played in small areas.
- If you have a local indoor pool, then you could find some time to swim some laps together. A lot of health clubs will offer water aerobics as an alternative.
- Pick up a local class together that meets at least once a week. A lot of gyms will offer some form of yoga, zumba, crossfit, or workout class.
- If you have a bike, go on a ride together around town. If you need to go to the grocery store or run an errand that is a couple miles away, try ditching the car for your bike instead.
- Do outdoor work together like gardening, mowing the lawn, raking leaves, or pulling weeds.
- Turn television commercials into fitness breaks.


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Gold Tailings: The Hidden History of Victoria's Central Goldfield RegionBy Charles Fahey and Alan Mayne
The rich landscapes of the Victorian central goldfields are the legacy of thousands of ordinary men and women who settled in the wake of the alluvial gold discoveries of the early 1850s. Gold Tailings explores how these men and women established families and created enduring communities that survived long after the alluvial gold was exhausted.
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This Could Get Dangerous
Okay, this may not be news for some of you out there, and for that I apologize. It's new to me, and this is my blog, so you get to hear about it. Why? Because I say so!
I was looking up some completely unrelated information and came across a blog post about the Hasbro web site. You know…Hasbro the toy company. The same toy company that brought the world TransFormers, G.I. Joe, Star Wars figures, the Easy Bake Oven, and other staples of many people's childhood.
One of the main things that changed in the television world in the 1980's was new laws regarding long-form advertising. That would lead to wonderful things like infomercials, and even better, cartoons based on popular toy lines.
While I'm not a total nerd for these cartoons as some, I do go through phases when I enjoy looking back on them. They're a little extra special to me, because due to broadcasters opinions in New Zealand that they were too violent, they never aired there when I was a kid. I didn't see He-Man, Thundercats, G.I. Joe, or TransFormers until one fateful day in a hotel in Hawaii.
Long post short, the fine people at Hasbro have posted full-length, some even director's cut versions of cartoon from past and present.
You can check it all out HERE.
I'm going to have to get me a good snack. This could take a while!


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What do our cookbook collections say about us?
Toni Tipton Martin's cookbook collection paints a picture of the past 175+ years of African American history in the U.S. In the new episode of Gravy, we hear the story of Toni's cookbook collection—and why its narrative is an important one for the South.
Listen to the story here.
Among the books in Toni's collection from cooks that deserve more recognition are those by New Orleanian Chef Lena Richard.
Richard owned and ran multiple restaurants, started a cooking school, her own frozen foods business, and hosted her own television cooking show in the 1940s. She self published her own cookbook in 1939. However, when it was reissued by Houghton Mifflin, her picture was removed, as was her name from the title.
Lena Richard's story is just one window into the way in which black voices were long missing from the mainstream conversation about food. For more, listen to the new episode of Gravy or check out Toni Tipton Martin's project The Jemima Code.


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What is the value of a rare frog? How to balance economic growth against environmental protection? New online course from DTU Environment offers authorities and industry help to analyse complex environmental ethic dilemmas and provide them with appropriate decision-support tools and ethical guidance.
There is an increasing need for people that can understand and analyse an environmental dilemma from different ethical perspectives.
Politicians, authorities and professional organisations often find themselves in a situation, where they have to handle complex environmental, health and societal dilemmas and there the "right" decision is not always clear from an ethical perspective. This may even be coupled with significant scientific uncertainty and a whole range of potential environmental ethical implications that have to be given consideration.
DTU Environment therefore offers a new international online course in Environmental Management and Ethics targeting authorities, industries and people with general interest in the environment. The course will make the participants capable of analysing ethical challenges associated with environmental dilemmas and use different decision-support tools to manage and regulate the environment.
International scope
The new online postgraduate course is international in scope. The education is only provided in English and it is offered worldwide via Coursera. Coursera was founded in 2012 by professors from Stanford University. Today 149 universities from all over the world are part of Coursera offering more than 2.000 different courses.
"We are happy to offer the course on Environmental Management and Ethics as a part of Coursera's exclusive campaign #LearnActImpact with focus on acting and making an impact on some of the most difficult issues facing our world – like environment, social empowerment, diversity and integration.", says associate professor Steffen Foss Hansen, DTU Environment who is one of the course coordinators.
Environmental Management & Ethics consists of three modules that introduce environmental ethics, environmental management of complicated problems, commonly used environmental decision-support tools such as cost-benefit analysis and stakeholder analysis and finally, environmental regulation and principles such as command-and-control regulation and the precautionary principle. The teaching and learning activities are available online including video lectures, quizzes, discussion prompts and peer review assignments.
Read more:
DTU MOOC on Environmental Management & Ethics (https://www.coursera.org/learn/environmental-management-ethics)
Coursera #LearnActImpact (https://blog.coursera.org/introducing-learnactimpact-14-new-courses-empower-change-world/)
You can find blog posts from the #LearnActImpact campaign here, Tweets here, Facebook posts here, and LinkedIn posts here.


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If you want to become more mature in your walk with Jesus and draw closer to Him, this retreat is for you! Overcome obstacles in your life! Influence your family, your workplace, your world! You will walk out a completely different person!
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No.1 mistake you're making when booking a trip
"Oh, it's going to be huge - the best we've seen in years!" he booms enthusiastically.
"I think travellers will be really excited by what they discover."
Frier is discussing the annual January travel sales - a glorious period where travellers can secure half-price airfares, and air and land packages (with a healthy inclusions list) at up to 60 per cent off, allowing them to traverse the globe like a Rothschild for next to nix.
Those seeking longer-haul flights to Europe and mainland United States should be in luck come February, but the hottest deals of 2018 will largely revolve around Fiji, Maldives, Hawaii, Bali, Queensland and Thailand, while cruise companies will be motivated to fill up what is referred to as "home ports" such as ex-Sydney and ex-Brisbane.
"There will be 50 per cent off sales and heavy second passenger percentages, but we're also going to be seeing plenty of amazing discounts and value-adds on the Sydney to Singapore, Singapore to Dubai and Dubai sectors as well," Frier says, explaining that many liners will be offering trips for the next 12 to 18 months.
"Just today we published an all-inclusive 13-day cruise in the Yangtze, China, priced at $1399 per person, twin share and that's the sort of stuff you're going to be seeing during these sales."
So how do you go about making the most of these deals?
Taking on the speed and enthusiasm of a game show contestant would surely help, as does memorising the following expert tips.
At the risk of sounding like a soccer mum, to receive the gift of competitive pricing, you need to be competitive in your approach, with experts recommending you sign up to newsletters and email distribution lists of your favourite travel providers so that you're alerted to the deals the second they're announced.
"If you're interested in Fiji in particular, then at an absolute minimum, I would recommend you sign up to the email distributions of airlines who fly that route such as Virgin Airlines and Fiji Airways as well as sites such as Webjet.com.au," says Paul Ryan, the CEO of Webjet Exclusives.
Following brands on social media is also advised, but if you prefer the old-school approach, your travel agent can also be a godsend, says Kath Williams, director of Helloworld Travel Rowville.
"Simply pop in to register your interest in a particular destination, outline your ideal holiday and price point, and your agent can advise you accordingly as deals come out."
If Randall Deer, managing director of Ignite Travel, had a dollar for every occasion he gazed upon the shocked look of a traveller discovering it takes three flights to get to the resort they've already booked in the Maldives - or that a flight between Bangkok and Koh Samui can sometimes cost as much as a flight between Bangkok and Sydney - there's a good chance he'd no longer be in travel.
"I always tell people even if you think you've found the world's best accommodation deal, never, ever book it without checking flights to that destination first."
Instead, investigate accommodation and airfare in tandem and pay close attention to what is included in your airfare (baggage, entertainment etc), as well as connection times on your chosen path. Some low-cost airlines can have you sitting in airports for eight hours or more, which can make for a miserable start to your holiday - particularly if travelling with kids.
And should you be going cruising, consider buying both cruise and flight well ahead of schedule to avoid getting stung by steep airfares, advises Frier.
"There are many amazing deals for Asian cruises departing in January, for example, but if you leave booking flights until the very last minute, you could be affected by Chinese New Year pricing on airfares."
Fancy a seven-night stay in an overwater bungalow in the Maldives for $2499 a person including flights, transfers, half-board lunches and breakfasts? It might sound like the stuff of unicorns and fairy dust, but Randall Deer says this is a prime example of what you can expect if you focus on snaring a package deal rather than looking to book accommodation and flights separately.
"We buy everything in bulk at low cost which allows us to bundle packages cheaply for our customers," he says. "Not only does this make for the most affordable kind of holiday, but also the most convenient."
Low prices aside, the benefits of package deals also include guaranteed flights and accommodation at the price and type of room you're after, organised transfers (usually), and in some cases, all-inclusive meals and drinks which can shave hundreds, if not thousands, off your bottom line.
Some companies such as Webjet Exclusives are focusing on including value-adds to their packages this month.
"We'll have everything from accommodation upgrades to inclusions such as a trip on the Rocky Mountaineer in our trips to Canada and Alaska," Paul Ryan reveals. But remember, a strong inclusions list works only if you know exactly what the products are and whether you would have spent money on them yourself in the first place.
Interested in a particular deal?
Call the travel provider and ask them to outline everything for you and then take the time to research the individual price of each inclusion to help determine how the package stands up as a deal.
Out on the seas, on-board credit (a value you can spend on board a cruise liner that isn't coming out of your own pocket) is worth its weight in gold and should be sought, but Carl Frier recommends also paying attention to what's included in the pre- and post- cruise elements to a package deal. "They're bookends that can add or detract from your overall memory of the trip," he says.
While most travel companies are transparent with their deals, there are still those who could win a Pulitzer for their creative wording, and unfortunately it's up to you to make sense of what's what.
Pay close attention to ads that don't specify the hotel or airline you'll be flying with, Deer warns.
"It could be that the flights include a 20-hour layover, or that the hotel in Venice is so far from the action that you might as well not be in Venice at all," he says, advising you ask for written confirmation of both before you book.
Keep an eye on "valued up to" prices by conducting your own price checks on sites such as Expedia, and note how pricing is worded within an advertisement.
Although the ACCC has been clamping down on drip pricing (the practice of incrementally disclosing additional fees and charges in a booking process which misleads consumers not aware of such charges at the start of the transaction), you can usually expect additional charges any time you see "from $xx" or "base fare".
And of course, be sure to read all fine print carefully, paying particular attention to when the product needs to be booked and paid for, which dates the deal is valid for and any associated blockout dates (dates for which it's not valid).
While refund and cancellation policies should always be double-checked, don't forget to also inquire about their variations policy - some companies can charge up to $250 a person breakage fee for changes made to bookings.
Dreaming of taking your young family to a resort which closely resembles an episode of Geordie Shore? We thought not, but it's for this very real possibility that Joe Araullo, the CEO of Hoot Holidays, recommends doing a little research to ensure a resort is the right choice for you.
"A family with young children, for example, may want a resort with connecting rooms, kids' club and babysitting facilities, while couples may prefer an adults-only pool, plenty of dining options plus activities outside the resort," he says, emphasising the difference between a great price and a great deal.
If you've got a product in mind - be it resort or cruise, speak with your travel agent about its reputation and product type (some hotels are geared towards group touring, for example, while some cruises may attract squealing children - hardly relaxing if you're expecting a luxurious "suit and tie" to dinner vessel) and check fellow travellers' reviews on TripAdvisor.
This works best if you zero in on the reviews of those whose family dynamic matches your own.
Don't know your "last cabin" from your "shorex"? Learning some cruising jargon can help make sense of the terms and conditions outlined in deals. Shorex, for example, is the abbreviated term for shore excursion; a single supplement is a fee solo travellers will be charged for their booking (cruise fares are based on double occupancy); stateroom is another word for cabin (with porthole or no windows) and last cabins - a term you'll often see - is one that's perhaps most confused of all, says Frier.
"By that, they often mean cabins at that price point or cabin type, not necessarily the last cabins available on that particular cruise."
It could only cost an extra $100 to upgrade to the next category so Frier recommends asking the following question before booking any cruise, "I appreciate that's your lead-in price, but how much for your next category up?"
If you're flexible with your time and you've got the funds ready to go, you're in the box seat to score big on the deals - but only if you act quickly, warns Ryan. "A lot of the January sale fares will be across limited dates and in limited numbers so while it's important to do your research, if what you see inspires you, you need to act before everybody else does."
And should you miss out on "The One", try not to fret; the whole pricing structure of these deals works on demand equals pricing, with second and third waves of activity expected in the coming weeks.
It might be $100 to $200 more expensive than what you can find this week, but as Frier tells it, you will be excited.