How to Have a Good Morning

Waking up feeling rested is essential if we want to have a good morning.

Not getting enough sleep and feeling tired in the morning can impact us all day. If you are getting enough sleep then you should wake up fairly easily when the alarm goes off. If you are having to hit the snooze button or you are dragging yourself out of bed then you might not be getting enough sleep.

Give yourself plenty of time in the morning.

Get up early enough so that you are not rushed and you can easily get everything done that you need to in the morning.

Energize yourself.

Exercise can really help to energize you. Just five minutes of stretching can make a difference.

Fuel up.

Eat a good breakfast. Breakfast is essential for having the energy we need to start the day off right. Eating breakfast also helps us to control weight and that is definitely the right way to have a good morning.

Relax.

Take some time for yourself in the morning. We can get so bogged down in getting kids off to school and taking care of everything else that we don't really take care of ourselves. Take a few minutes to relax and do your own thing. Read the newspaper or whatever else helps you to relax and refocus.

Tips & Warnings

* Set out clothes or pack lunches the night before.

* Make sure the every member of the home has a job to do so that you don't have to do it all.

Fertile Women More Likely to Wear Red

That little red dress or pink sweater may be sending more of a message than you think: it could be an overt sign of a woman's fertility, a new study suggests.

In the study, 124 women ages 18 to 47 were asked what color shirt they were wearing, and when they had their last period. From the latter question, researchers calculated which women in the study were currently at the peak of fertility in their cycles (about six to 14 days after the last period).

Those who were wearing red or pink were about three times more likely to be at peak fertility than those who wore other colors, the study found.

Previous research showed that some animals put on displays during their fertile periods to attract mates, but no such displays were known to exist in humans, the researchers said. The new study provides some evidence to suggest there may be a way to directly observe ovulation — the time of the month when a woman is most likely to become pregnant, the researchers said.

However, more research is needed to replicate the findings in a larger population. The study also did not measure hormone levels, which is a more accurate way to determine peak fertility.

The researchers plan to conduct a follow-up study that asks women why they chose to wear a particular color that day, said study researcher Alec Beall, a doctoral student at the University of British Columbia.

Many cultures associated the color red with love and passion, and previous studies have shown that men rate pictures of women as more attractive if they are surrounded by a red border.

Some studies have found that women report increased sexual desire around peak fertility, greater attraction to masculine features, and a tendency to wear more revealing clothing, the researchers said.

The reason behind the new findings is not clear, and future studies are needed to determine whether women wear red or pink around ovulation because they want to look sexy, the researchers said.

It could also be that women may wear these colors because they are attention-grabbing, and women — consciously or subconsciously — want to bring attention to themselves at a time when they feel sexy, even if they are not necessarily seeking the attention of men, the researchers said.

A follow-up study by the same group of researchers found that fewer women wore red at their peak fertility in the summertime, compared with the wintertime. A possible explanation for this finding is that women may be more likely to use the "wearing red" strategy in situations when they cannot use other attention-getting strategies, such as wearing less clothing (which would be easier in the summertime), Beall said.

The study was presented here at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science on May 26. It has been accepted for publication in the journal Psychological Science. Beall conducted the work with Jessica Tracy, associate professor of psychology and director of UBC's Emotion & Self Lab.

Yoga Exercises for Soccer Players

Flexibility
    As did Giggs, many soccer players experience hamstring pulls or tears. These types of injuries may be prevented with better flexibility in the back of your legs. Certain yoga exercises effectively stretch the hamstrings, such as Standing Forward Bend, Intense Side Stretch and Downward-Facing Dog. It’s also important to have flexibility in your hip flexors, quadriceps and calves to avoid injury while you’re dribbling, kicking and running. Triangle pose, along with the High Lunge and Low Lunge, work to stretch these muscle groups.

Balance
    Knee injuries are also common in soccer players due to the cutting movements demanded of players. Balancing yoga postures strengthen the ligaments and muscles around your knees and ankles, which can prevent injury and misalignment. Try practicing balances such as Half Moon, Extended Hand-To-Big-Toe pose and Lord of the Dance pose. These postures also build your flexibility by stretching muscle groups in your legs and hips.

Core Strength
    Soccer players need strong core muscles to anchor the hard-working legs and arms and promote agility. Your core consists of the muscles in your torso, including your abdominals and lower back muscles. Several yoga postures build strength in your entire core, such as Chair pose, Plank, Boat pose and Crane. Other yogic techniques like uddiyana bandha, or upward abdominal lock, help tone your core. Avoid performing uddiyana bandha if you have stomach ulcers, high blood pressure or are menstruating or pregnant.

Focus
    Athletes talk about being “in the zone,” the state of being in which you’re purely focused and aware. Yogic breathing techniques, or pranayama, can help calm your nervous system and channel your mental energy in such a way. Try performing 10 minutes of pranayama each time you practice yoga, using a simple technique such as ujjayi, or controlled breathing. Your inhales and exhales should sound like gentle ocean waves. Visualize your perfect feint, goal or save as you breathe.

15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy

Here is a list of 15 things which, if you give up on them, will make your life a lot easier and much, much happier. We hold on to so many things that cause us a great deal of pain, stress and suffering – and instead of letting them all go, instead of allowing ourselves to be stress free and happy – we cling on to them. Not anymore. Starting today we will give up on all those things that no longer serve us, and we will embrace change. Ready? Here we go:

1. Give up your need to always be right. There are so many of us who can’t stand the idea of being wrong – wanting to always be right – even at the risk of ending great relationships or causing a great deal of stress and pain, for us and for others. It’s just not worth it. Whenever you feel the ‘urgent’ need to jump into a fight over who is right and who is wrong, ask yourself this question: “Would I rather be right, or would I rather be kind?”Wayne Dyer. What difference will that make? Is your ego really that big?

2. Give up your need for control. Be willing to give up your need to always control everything that happens to you and around you – situations, events, people, etc. Whether they are loved ones, coworkers, or just strangers you meet on the street – just allow them to be. Allow everything and everyone to be just as they are and you will see how much better will that make you feel.

“By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond winning.” Lao Tzu

3. Give up on blame. Give up on your need to blame others for what you have or don’t have, for what you feel or don’t feel. Stop giving your powers away and start taking responsibility for your life.

4. Give up your self-defeating self-talk. Oh my. How many people are hurting themselves because of their negative, polluted and repetitive self-defeating mindset? Don’t believe everything that your mind is telling you – especially if it’s negative and self-defeating. You are better than that.

“The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive.” Eckhart Tolle

5. Give up your limiting beliefs about what you can or cannot do, about what is possible or impossible. From now on, you are no longer going to allow your limiting beliefs to keep you stuck in the wrong place. Spread your wings and fly!

“A belief is not an idea held by the mind, it is an idea that holds the mind” Elly Roselle

6. Give up complaining. Give up your constant need to complain about those many, many, maaany things – people, situations, events that make you unhappy, sad and depressed. Nobody can make you unhappy, no situation can make you sad or miserable unless you allow it to. It’s not the situation that triggers those feelings in you, but how you choose to look at it. Never underestimate the power of positive thinking.

7. Give up the luxury of criticism. Give up your need to criticize things, events or people that are different than you. We are all different, yet we are all the same. We all want to be happy, we all want to love and be loved and we all want to be understood. We all want something, and something is wished by us all.

8. Give up your need to impress others. Stop trying so hard to be something that you’re not just to make others like you. It doesn’t work this way. The moment you stop trying so hard to be something that you’re not, the moment you take of all your masks, the moment you accept and embrace the real you, you will find people will be drawn to you, effortlessly.

9. Give up your resistance to change. Change is good. Change will help you move from A to B. Change will help you make improvements in your life and also the lives of those around you. Follow your bliss, embrace change – don’t resist it.
“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls” Joseph Campbell

10. Give up labels. Stop labeling those things, people or events that you don’t understand as being weird or different and try opening your mind, little by little. Minds only work when open. “The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don’t know anything about.” Wayne Dyer

11. Give up on your fears. Fear is just an illusion, it doesn’t exist – you created it. It’s all in your mind. Correct the inside and the outside will fall into place.
“The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.” Franklin D. Roosevelt

12. Give up your excuses. Send them packing and tell them they’re fired. You no longer need them. A lot of times we limit ourselves because of the many excuses we use. Instead of growing and working on improving ourselves and our lives, we get stuck, lying to ourselves, using all kind of excuses – excuses that 99.9% of the time are not even real.

13. Give up the past. I know, I know. It’s hard. Especially when the past looks so much better than the present and the future looks so frightening, but you have to take into consideration the fact that the present moment is all you have and all you will ever have. The past you are now longing for – the past that you are now dreaming about – was ignored by you when it was present. Stop deluding yourself. Be present in everything you do and enjoy life. After all life is a journey not a destination. Have a clear vision for the future, prepare yourself, but always be present in the now.

14. Give up attachment. This is a concept that, for most of us is so hard to grasp and I have to tell you that it was for me too, (it still is) but it’s not something impossible. You get better and better at with time and practice. The moment you detach yourself from all things, (and that doesn’t mean you give up your love for them – because love and attachment have nothing to do with one another,  attachment comes from a place of fear, while love… well, real love is pure, kind, and self less, where there is love there can’t be fear, and because of that, attachment and love cannot coexist) you become so peaceful, so tolerant, so kind, and so serene. You will get to a place where you will be able to understand all things without even trying. A state beyond words.

15. Give up living your life to other people’s expectations. Way too many people are living a life that is not theirs to live. They live their lives according to what others think is best for them, they live their lives according to what their parents think is best for them, to what their friends, their enemies and their teachers, their government and the media think is best for them. They ignore their inner voice, that inner calling. They are so busy with pleasing everybody, with living up to other people’s expectations, that they lose control over their lives. They forget what makes them happy, what they want, what they need….and eventually they forget about themselves.  You have one life – this one right now – you must live it, own it, and especially don’t let other people’s opinions distract you from your path.

Learn How to Update Kitchen Cabinets

Sometimes a complete kitchen renovation just isn't possible-but you can give your kitchen a whole new look by bringing the inside of your cabinets into the spotlight. Glass-front cabinets are both functional and attractive, and the look can open up your space dramatically-but to give the look a little more pizzazz-make the cabinet interiors something worth looking at

1- Empty your cabinets and remove the upper cabinet doors

2- Prepare and prime the interiors of cabinets. Let dry.

3- Paint the cabinet interiors in the color of your choice. (Instead of paint, you could use wallpaper in your cabinet interiors. But if you do opt for paper, choose one that will hold up well to moisture and heavy use.)

4- Replace the doors with new glass-fronted doors to show off your freshly painted interiors.

5- Replace knobs, if needed. (There are so many wonderful knobs out there; be creative and update these.)

6- Arrange dishware, glassware and other aesthetically appealing kitchen utensils in the cabinets. They don't all have to line up perfectly, but it helps the look if you don't store them too haphazardly!

Jillian Barberie Divorce: TV Personality Ends Six Year Marriage To Grant Reynolds

TV personality Jillian Barberie announced that she is divorcing her husband of more than six years, marine sniper turned actor Grant Reynolds.

The mother of two released a statement on Friday breaking the news to the media and her fans. In the statement quoted by the Los Angeles Times, she said: "It is with great regret that my marriage to Grant is ending after more than six years. He is a special man and we have two amazing children together, Ruby, 5, and son Rocco, 3. This was a mutual decision that was not taken lightly and we are committed to our children and will work together to ensure their happy and healthy upbringing."

The news was first reported in early February by Us Magazine stating that the former "Good Day L.A." host and her husband have decided to go their separate ways.

The soon to be divorced couple got married in Barberie's backyard in July 2006. At the time of her marriage, Barberie said of Reynolds, "He's just the love of my life. I'm so in love with this man."

A source further informed Us Magazine that "the decision to split was mutual."

The Canadian actress also took to Twitter to grieve about the end of their relationship. She wrote on her Twitter page, "Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. I'm devastated. Going to take some time out. Xx"

Barberie and Reynolds have appeared together on the Fox Reality Channel series "Househusbands of Hollywood." The show ran only for one season in 2009.

This will be the second divorce for Barberie who was previously married to Major League baseball player Bret Barberie. They were married from 1996 to 2002.

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