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Show Women The Weaker Sex? It's Just Not Possible I can't figure out why they persist on calling women the weaker sex. all-da- It must have been foisted up on us by men. If men had ever carried a purse, theyd surely know that we cannot possibly be the weaker sex. Why it takes great strength to deal with a handbag - which, you know, is actually a misnomer. I didnt used to be one of those women who wandered about with one shoulder drooping several inches below the other. A clutch purse with space for a checkbook and credit cards was enough for me. I kept some costmetics in my desk drawer at work and carried my keys. I had the audacity to poke fun at my roommate, who was a typical woman with a typical purse - well, maybe hers is just a mite heavier than average. Things changed last summer when we set out for New York. decided I would need a bag large enough to stow a camera, set of binoculars, extra film, NYC map, room key, theater tickets, travelers checks, makeup, etc. A change of shoes would have been nice, but I decided to make do with one pair at a time. After I returned, I fully intended to go back to the clutch purse. But somehow, in just those two short weeks, I got kind of used to having all sorts of things at my disposal, so I purse into the just tossed theoffclutch I went. That may handbag and have been mistake number one. Long about Christmas time, that bag was getting rather worn looking, so I purchased another. Women I With Home-base- d ought to be given a medal for changing purses. Why it can be an y task. I honestly dont know how those who have a bag for every outfit manage to do it. Michele Bartmess 'couple of play programs and three phone numbers because you cant remember whose they are. Those nickles and quarters go into a can and you can always hope they may some day find themselves in a Wen-dovslot machine. You reassess the opera glasses and take a chance on your memory. Do you really need all those keys? Probably. er You finally lift the purse and think that perhaps you may have made some progress. Every time you do the change routine, you vow not to carry around so much junk. Its a vow easily broken. You take inventory. You absolutely need everything in the makeup bag. Plus the breath spray and breath mints. And aspirin. A bandaid always comes in handy. You never know when you may need an allergy pill. The address book could be left at home, but then youd be sure to require it at the office. If you take the opera glasses out, you know youll forget them when you go to the play. The checkbook and plastic money are a must. As are sunglasses. Finally, you throw away several months worth of bank receipts, a Business Two months later, youre cursing yourself for buying one that is really too small. After living with it for another month, you see a sale on handbags and you go out and buy one that is twice as big. It has four separate compartments which you get all organized. Someone asks you if they might borrow a pen. They fall asleep while you search one out. So you go home and put one in each compartment. After all, you have all that extra space. The people in line at the grocery store sigh audibly while you rummage through all four compartments for your I. D. cards after writing a check and your date looks kind of grumpy as you shake it up and down trying to decide which compartment contains the keys when he brings you home at night. But the biggest cut of all is when your roommate looks at your purse and says, Hey, thats just like the one I had last year (the one you made so much fun of). Then she adds, Want me to show you where its going to wear out rather quickly? All this and there isnt even any money in it. - Avoid Rush Hour Traffic by Dennis Hinkamp Consumer Information Writer Utah State University You could avoid the rush hour traffic, packing a lunch and spending money on an office wardrobe if you just worked at home. Of course youll have how to motivate to figure out yourself, do the bookkeeping and keep the kids from spilling chocolate milk on your paperwork. For many, the convenience or lack of it is not a concern. The necessity for a second income has caused many Utahns to try home-base- d businesses - some successfully, some not so. Drs. Barbara Rowe and Marion Bentley, USU Extension specialists, have been traveling the state presenting workshops on home-base- d businesses. During their travels they have come across some examples of thriving home businesses, among them a worm rancher, a rug maker and a pattern designer. Rowe says what these successful home businesses have in common is that they used good marketing techniques: Instead of selling worms at the side of the road, this woman discovered a way to collect enough worms to sell to wholesale suppliers of baitshops. Rather than selling rugs in his own small town, this rugmaker sells to gift shops in Park City and Salt Lake City. He sells them as authentic folk art rather than just something to cover your floor. The pattern maker started out sewing jeans for people until she discovered it was quicker and more profitable to sell the pattern and let others do the sewing. Rowe says many home businesses in small communities end up just taking in each others laundry. that is, they try to sell their products and services to people in their own community who are also looking for ways to make extra money. Rowe and Bentley say people need to spend more time evaluating the market for their particular product or service before they jump into a home business. They also sugget asking these basic questions before starting a home business: Do you have a business personality? No set combination of personality traits will guarantee success, but you should have the dedication and to devote the extra time and effort needed to get the business started. Do you have the necessary business skills?. Although some people are good at their craft, they lack the bookkeeping, marketing and management skills needed to make the business a financial success. Is home the place for your business? If possible, you need to be able to keep your working and living areas separate. This is important for tax purposes and to keep famiy from interfering with business and vice-vers- Mother-Daughte- a. r Workshop Slated HEIGHTS. A COTTONWOOD Time for Sharing, a mother and daughter workshop presented by Planned Parenthood of Utah, will be offered at Whitmore Library, 2197 East 7000 South, on Saturday, from 9 am. to 4 p.m. The workshop is for mothers and their daughters, 12 years and older. It will make use of films, discussion exercises to help and role-pladaughters explore being female and deal with decision making and peer pressure. The goal of the workshop is to enhance motherdaughter communication. Fee for the workshop is is reS20. Advanced registration quired. For additional information concerning this program, call Salt Lake County Library System, ext. 206. y six-ho- JOHN WATERBURY Dear John Letters Dear John: In a round-aboway, you talk about winners and losers all the time. And since Im a combination of both, Ive found the following list to be of interest. Signed, Win, Lose or Draw When a winner makes a mistake, he says I was wrong. When a loser makes a mistake he says it wasnt my fault. A winner goes through a problem. A loser goes around it and never gets past it. A winner says there ought to be a better, way to do it. A loser says thats the way its always been done here. anything different. A loser believes in fate. A winner believes that we make our fate by what we do, or fail to do. A winner to is sympathetic weakness in others because he understands and accepts his own weaknesses. A loser is contemptuous toward weakness in others because he despises and rejects his own weaknesses. Dear Win, Lose or Draw : We are a combination of both winners and losers. The key seems to be to concentrate on winning qualitites. In essence, we become what we do. Confidentially: Live your life as if your life depended on it, because it does. Editor's Note: John Waterbury is Director of Dayspring Chemical Dependency Services for Intermountain Health Care, and questions or requests for information may be sent to him at IHC, 36 South State Street, 21st floor, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111. These letters form the basis for the Dear John Letters. Teacher to Parent Helping your child succeed D President, by Betty Condie Utah Education Association School is out. Most families are looking forward to a summer vacation. A successful family vacation will begin with an analysis of what the family likes to do, what they want from the vaction, and the age of the children. If your children are old enough, conduct a family meeting to discuss where youd like to go and what youd like to do. Make several choices. Weed them out as you go along. Finances will eliminate some choices. You may be dying to go to China, but who can afford it with four children? Look at alternates closer to home. Perhaps a day or two exploring Chinatown in San Francisco will be a good substitute. Determine the needs of the youngest child first. You can easily meet those of older children, yourself and your spouse once the youngest child's have been met. Plan a daily activity thats specifically geared to the children. In that way, if theyre bored with a more grown-uactivity, reassure them that when you leave this place, p Try Green Sheet classified ads! winner learns from his A loser learns only not to make mistakes by not trying A mistakes. on your way to a spot theyve chosen or one theyll enjoy. If youre going by car, find a place to stay for the night by 5 p.m. Dont worry about the same luxury you and your spouse would enjoy if you were alone. Instead, look for swimming pools, game rooms, outdoor play areas, proximities to playgrounds and parks. Finding a base of operations from which you can take day trips will enable children to return to the same place each evening and increase their security. This is especially important for younger children. Remember that even young children can get on a vacation. Look for hotels with childrens programs where there will be other families with children. The most important factor for a successful family vacation is your attitude. Have a good time. Be patient and dont keep to a strict time schedule. Dont put pressure on anyone to do more than have a great time. These special times with your children will be treasures in their memory banks. They will always remember them - and so will you. youre child-hungr- y |