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You need to book a break this year, trust me on that, if you do not then the stress you feel from your life will build up and you will not be able to get rid of it.
Stress
If you are working 9-5 everyday then over time stress will build up, sadly this is just natural. The one thing with havinga family is that it does not end when you leave the office, you have to work at home too with a family to feed and being a parent is tough. One sure way to get rid of the signs of stress is to take a break, do this with the whole family or perhaps just your partner.
Travel
Going on one of those Luxury Holidays is really just one of the options that you have when it comes to deciding on where you want to go. These really can refer to anything from Caribbean Holidays to a nice family trip to Orlando. Of course you could go on a simple cottage break, there is nothing wrong with that at all, perhaps chilling out in your back garden is doable too.
Many people like to go on All Inclusive Holidays when it comes to taking a break and this is simply because they really do not need to worry about anything. The food is all paid for along with the drinks and of course the accommodation and this is important to everyone.
The one thing to remember is not to stress about deciding on what holiday to go after as this just makes the whole idea even worse than it should be. Getting rest is one of the most important things in life because without it you are going to be unable to operate in the correct way, stress will get worse without plenty of rest.
Tags: Family, Stress, vacation
Posted in Work · March 1st, 2010 · Comments (0)
Funeral directing has come a long way since it first began to emerge as a profession over two hundred years ago. For years, funerals were arranged by people who just did it part time alongside their day job, who often did it just because they were friendly with the family who had lost someone. Funeral were then very simple affairs though, and just involved finding someone to prepare the body (called ‘the layer out’), a coffin maker, and a church minister.
Funerals were strongly community-centered and those preparing the bodies were very often the same people who acted as midwives. Over the years, the role of the undertaker has evolved into a profession in itself and the majority of those involved in funeral directing today are in firms with a long, established family history.
Coffins used to be made at the home of the undertaker and each one was made to size by the undertaker’s men, generally from solid oak, elm or mahogany, and then sealed with wax or bitumen. A generous supply of wood shavings was then spread over the inside of it to act as the mattress and pillow before it was finally lined with sheeting.
Once the coffin was made, it was then taken to the house of the deceased by the undertaker and his men. If the doorway was too narrow, as it often was in those days, the undertaker’s carpenter had to remove windows and then replace them after the coffin had been taken inside. This was done because it was felt that it was essential that the body remain at the home of the deceased prior to the funeral.
Families chose the front room or parlor as the final resting place for their loved one, who would be wearing their best clothes and left there until the day of the funeral. During this time relatives and family members would come to pay their respects. The Chapels of Rest that we are familiar with in funeral establishments today did not appear until the 1950s.
With the coffin placed on trestles in the parlor, candles would be arranged either side and a small altar set up at the foot of it. As embalming in those days was reserved only for very wealthy clients, the undertaker would make regular visits to the house to check that conditions were as bearable as possible for the mourners. It was common to place fragrant flowers around the room to absorb any unpleasant odors.
On the day of the funeral, which usually took place three or four days after death, the family and friends would line up outside of their homes. With curtains drawn, out of respect, they would stand silently as the cortege passed. The body was nearly always buried in the nearest churchyard, as a fee had to be paid to move the body outside of a town’s boundaries.
Today, what used to be need to be arranged by families is now done by a highly trained funeral director, which means that the family of the deceased can spend their time grieving for their loved one without any distractions.
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With origins dating back to 1853, E.F. Box are one of the oldest funeral directors within the UK. They offer a range of funeral director services across a variety of faiths, beliefs and ways of celebrating life.
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Posted in Dying · February 28th, 2010 · Comments (0)