to help you check your stress level :
http://webpages.charter.net/hkirtley/stress/
Oh dear... There was an article in yesterday's Washington Post (Outlook section) which said that US is the only civilised country in the world without an overall *law* regulating one's holidays; here, the amount of (paid) free time depends entirely on the individual employer's whim. So, in practice, it's now getting closer and closer to zero.
The article went on to say that all studies show that working full-steam all year round does *not* increase productivity (quite opposite) on the one hand, and has very bad effect on family relationships on the other. Partly because people don't *have* any time to spend with their families, and partly because the stres builds up and makes them "cranky"...
I read it, and thought: "yes indeed, but thankfully it doesn't apply to me. I'm not employed, so I'm permanently on vaccation, so my stress level must be very low". Well, obviously, I don't know myself as well as I thought... My stress level must be through the roof!
Thanks, Dominique, for giving me something to worry about <g> ----- Tamara P Duvall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
