projects

Project management is an art form which is seldom practised by great artists....

Lonely ?

There is being alone and being lonely
Two very different concepts. The first is being mostly positive, the second almost always an unwanted state.

Of course the worst thing is being alone in a crowd...

Tips on dealing with loneliness

Button your Lip

To carry on the button theme ........

What does “button your lip” mean?  Simply to do not speak and remain silent, don’t be a blabbermouth.When someone tells you to “button your lip” they want you to be closemouthed, tight-lipped, and taciturn.

World War II Poster's

                                 

Though I suppose nowadays we might use a zip instead !

Koumpounophobia

The fear of buttons on clothing, known as button phobia or koumpounophobia, is an irrational phobia which is, perhaps surprisingly, a fairly common fear.
Most people who suffer from this phobia are convinced that they are the only ones in the world to suffer from such a strange fear, and they are often teased or taunted by others who do not understand or believe that they are telling the truth.

Irrational fears may be evoked due to traumatic happenings in early childhood, however, most people who do suffer from button phobia seem to admit that they have been afraid of buttons for as long as they can remember. For some people, the fear can also extend to all button-like objects, such as small coins, sequins and other small discs.

Types of buttons

Some people find that plastic buttons are worse than metal ones (like the ones on jeans) or that buttons with four holes are more fear or panic-inducing than those with two.

Degrees of severity

There are several degrees of severity to the phobia, ranging from cringing when others wear buttons and choosing not to wear buttons yourself to not wanting to breathe next to buttons in fear of inhaling one or washing your hands with soap for an extended period of time after any (accidental) contact with buttons. In some people, the sight of buttons may induce vomiting.

Here are a couple of sites with more explanations and therapies

This must be a Koumpounophobia's worst nightmare - a button shop !

This year...........

2011 (MMXI) is a common year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. It is the 2011th year of the Common Era or the Anno Domini designation; the 11th year of the 3rd millennium and of the 21st century.

The United Nations has designated
2011 the International Year of Forests

Bluebells in an English wood                                     
                                            

                               Face in the forest

Rainforest

Wikipedia has loads more interesting, mad and/or strange facts about the coming year :~))

2011

Christmas survived............

Well here we are at Boxing Day.  Only a few more days and we can start 2011
What surprises will it bring ? What new insights ? What achievements or losses ?

"The past cannot be changed.
The future is yet in your power."

"Adversity is another way to measure
the greatness of individuals. I never had
a crisis that didn't make me stronger."

"All blame is a waste of time. No matter
how much fault you find with another,
and regardless of how much you
blame him, it will not change you"