TODAY IS:
World Teacher Day
- Did you have a favorite teacher?
- What made her/him so special? What lessons did they teach that you remember to this day?
- Did a favorite teacher inspire you to become a teacher?
- Let’s hear from teachers – what’s been the hardest part about teaching these days?
TODAY’S TOPICS:
Are you close friends with any of your exes? Actress/model Elizabeth Hurley revealed in a recent interview with People that while their 13-year relationship ended in 2000, she’s still close friends withHugh Grant. She even talks to him regularly and explained in the interview, "I still go to him for advice on scripts, even though he’s very happily married with five children and I’m very happy in my own life. There’s still certain bits we crossover with very well.” And when it comes to advice about her professional work she said “he’s still my go-to person."
Hugh describes their relationship now as “like brother and sister."
Women are calling for the word miscarriage to be banned …Last week,Chrissy Teigen and John Legend shared the tragic news about Baby Jack. Teigen, in her deepest agony, chose to share with the world her pain and grief after losing their son, and it started a dialogue not only normalizing the silent grief many women are mistakenly ashamed to share, but it called into question the word miscarriage and the stigma it creates -- somehow blaming the mother for the loss. Women took to Twitter to share their stories and call for an end of the use of the word miscarriage -- preferring pregnancy loss, instead. (Glamour)
What would you do for one day of no stress? A new survey found that one-third of respondents would spend over $500 if it meant they could have a day of zero stress. 3 in 5 of those surveyed said they feel “constantly on edge,” 20% said they feel “drained” most days, and 13% say they are in a constant state of exhaustion. (SWNS)
Speaking of stress …What’s more stressful than moving? Apparently nothing. A survey found that 45% of respondents said moving was the most stressful event in life – more stressful than getting divorced, getting married, having kids and changing careers.
According to the survey, these are theTop 10 Most Stressful Life Events:
- Moving -- 45%
- Going through a breakup/divorce -- 44%
- Getting married -- 33%
- Having children -- 31%
- Starting your first job ever -- 28%
- Entering a new career/ industry -- 27%
- Sending a child off to college -- 26%
- Starting college -- 22%
- Dating someone new -- 10%
- Getting a pet -- 7% (SWNS)