The Random Sampler group will be taking a break for the month of December. Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas season.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Self-Defense for Women
November 19, 2009
Sometimes women are placed in dangerous situations, that are no fault of their own. How should we best handle these difficult situations, or avoid them all together?
Book of Mormon Gospel Doctrine Teacher’s Manual
"We are to arise in our might and in our strength and go forth to victory; not with a desire to shed blood, not with the desire to destroy our fellow creatures, but in self defense and because we do want to maintain and hand down to our posterity those sacred principles of liberty that have been revealed from on high” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1917, 21).
"We are to arise in our might and in our strength and go forth to victory; not with a desire to shed blood, not with the desire to destroy our fellow creatures, but in self defense and because we do want to maintain and hand down to our posterity those sacred principles of liberty that have been revealed from on high” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1917, 21).
We had an extremely informative and active participant evening about what women can do in dangerous situations from a local police officer in the ward. He explained that the principle mentality of those who assalt are that they are the predetor and you are the sheep (or the weak prey). They will choose their victims by deciding who they think will comply. The most important thing is to not comply, but to show you have confidence, are willing to fight him, and be very vocal and loud. Even if they say they will kill you if you do not comply (even if they have a gun or a knife), because chances are if they will actually kill you for not complying (which they usually won't), then they will do what they want with you and then kill you.
When realizing that you are being confronted by a dangerous man, lower your center of gravity (bend your knees and use your hips as your pivoting centre and where your force comes from). Put your arms up as if in a boxing stance, except instead of clenched fists, put palms straight out with fingers tight together. Use your weak hand to push him away (using the force of your pivoting hips). Then you can use your strong arm to give a blow to the nose or throat. At all times, use a loud voice, "Get away, No! Stay away from me! Help!" Using your elbows and knees are your great weapons. One of the best things is to get slowly to the ground (put all your force getting down into your arms going flat out, then get into a position that you can kick them, from lying down. You can pivot in any direction, switch legs, but this will be a very difficult position for them to get at you. At any time, if you can get away, then do so. Run somewhere safe, whether it be to a group of people, your vehicle, a home, ect...
The main thing is to make yourself the predator, not the prey. This will usually make them turn around and decide you are not worth trying to compel to do something, because they will usually not get what they want, or they will get hurt trying to get it.
Some tips to avoid ever having to use self-defense is to be confident. When talking to strangers use a smile, make eye contact (if you avoid eye contact when others are walking by it is a sign that we are not confident about ourselves). The predators will usually test the waters and might even bump into you in the mall, apologize, and give you a compliment. If you say "Thank you" then you are obviously a confident person about yourself. If you put off what he has said or look down or away, then they will usually see you as weak. Also, stay away from dangerous situations. If you don't feel comfortable about something, don't do it. If you don't feel comfortable about getting into an elevator with a single male alone, wait for the next elevator. If you see another male in a lone parking lot and you are feeling uncomfortable, wait by the door till some other shoppers are leaving at the same time. It may be inconvenient or make you run 5 minutes behind, but it is far better than the alternative. Don't go out for a walk alone after dark, don't go downtown after 10:00pm.
It is important to realize that although dangerous situations do arise, that if we are prepared, we shall not fear. This enrichment left us feeling empowered, ready to take on challenges that might someday happen to any one of us.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Buying and Selling
Wednesday, October 15
7:00pm
Unfortunately, due to an insufficient number of women who signed up, we had to cancel this evening. We had lined up a Mortgage specialist and a Real Estate Agent to answer all the questions you wanted to know about Buying and Selling a Home. Perhaps, down the road, we will attempt to see if there is more interest in this topic and possibly try to put it on again.
Unfortunately, due to an insufficient number of women who signed up, we had to cancel this evening. We had lined up a Mortgage specialist and a Real Estate Agent to answer all the questions you wanted to know about Buying and Selling a Home. Perhaps, down the road, we will attempt to see if there is more interest in this topic and possibly try to put it on again.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Canning Made Simple
Tonight we had a seminar on "How to do Home Canning," put on by three of our relief society sisters for a combined Random Sampler and Cooking group. The best resource for instruction and answers to questions, and recipes was a book from the library, US Complete Guide to Home Canning and Preserving. Make sure that whatever resource you use, it is up to date on it's techniques for processing.
Here is one link I found to some information about Home Canning.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Taking a Break
For the rest of the Summer, the Random Sampler is taking a summer break. Hope you enjoy all the sweetness and sunshine that summer has to offer.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
June 18: Sugar and Spice
posted by Nichole:
Sugar and spice
and everything nice
that's what little girls are made of
Sunshine and rainbows
and ribbons for hair bows
that's what little girls are made of
The Savior has commanded the Church and its members to be self-reliant and independent. This month's Random Sampler aided in helping us become self-reliant with our daughters and grand-daughters hair cuts, hair styles, and hair bows. Learning to cut and style your family members' hair and make hair accessories, can not only develop new talents, but save $$$. These hair bows can also make great gifts.
We had Cheryl, a hair stylist in our ward, who works at Salon Eclipse on the West Side, come and teach us how to do a basic and layered hair cut for girls. She also demonstrated french braids and cutting bangs (to the side and at the front). We had two girls from the ward for our lovely assistants. After Cheryl was done, we had a demonstatration for making your own hair bows. Here's a sample of some that I've made at home.
The following pictures are some of the bows and flowers displayed on the beautiful models, my three darling daughters.
On a side note: If you were wondering what she is making in the next picture, I have a little cooking class with my daughters (individually) where they pick a recipe, we buy the ingredients, and then we have a little "class" together where we make the recipe. My oldest had picked out "Home-Made Corn Dogs". We had a fun time making them, unfortunately, we weren't a fan of the end product. Notice the pretty pink flower clips!
Here are two great internet sites for hair styles and bow making for girls.
Sugar and spice
and everything nice
that's what little girls are made of
Sunshine and rainbows
and ribbons for hair bows
that's what little girls are made of
The Savior has commanded the Church and its members to be self-reliant and independent. This month's Random Sampler aided in helping us become self-reliant with our daughters and grand-daughters hair cuts, hair styles, and hair bows. Learning to cut and style your family members' hair and make hair accessories, can not only develop new talents, but save $$$. These hair bows can also make great gifts.
We had Cheryl, a hair stylist in our ward, who works at Salon Eclipse on the West Side, come and teach us how to do a basic and layered hair cut for girls. She also demonstrated french braids and cutting bangs (to the side and at the front). We had two girls from the ward for our lovely assistants. After Cheryl was done, we had a demonstatration for making your own hair bows. Here's a sample of some that I've made at home.
The following pictures are some of the bows and flowers displayed on the beautiful models, my three darling daughters.
On a side note: If you were wondering what she is making in the next picture, I have a little cooking class with my daughters (individually) where they pick a recipe, we buy the ingredients, and then we have a little "class" together where we make the recipe. My oldest had picked out "Home-Made Corn Dogs". We had a fun time making them, unfortunately, we weren't a fan of the end product. Notice the pretty pink flower clips!
Here are two great internet sites for hair styles and bow making for girls. USE IT UP, WEAR IT OUT, MAKE IT DO, OR DO WITHOUT
Or... get rid of it and find something great that someone else doesn't want anymore. That was our "Drop and Swop" tonight. There was a lot of dropping and a bit of swopping. There were some great finds, and the best thing was, it was free.
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