C3 - Sunday, January 30, 1983 - North Shore News THINKING SLIM Keeping those January resolutions By JEAN NIDETCH The new year is here, and with ita flurry of resolutions dealing with everything from unanswered correspondence to waxy yellow build-up to those extra pounds holiday feasting has added to over- burdened frames! Human beings’ have always sensed a need for Gold’s Fabrics Custom-made draperies ip: ORDER NOW FOR ea ay QUICK DELIVERY periodic rituals of renewal and vanous cultures have set aside special days for this purpose. In our society, spring cleaning, the start of school, birthdays and, especially. the start of a new year, have traditionally been days to examine our lives with an eye to self- improvement. It is healthy to re-examine our lives from time to time, to weed out bad habits that have sprung up and nurture the good ones. Too often, though, the resolutions sworn to so solemnly on January 1 are all but forgotten by January 31 until next year. 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Three styles Non- assertion, aggression, and assertion. will be explored An emphasis will be placed on practicing the components of becoming more assertive. WRCN 12301 Monday. 1 00 to 3 00 pm. starting January 31 Fee $16 00 Highiands United Church Instructor Andrea Kiss 5 sessions WRCL 12301 Saturday. 9 OO am to 3 30pm. February 19 Fee $15 00 N8110, Lynnmour Centre Instructor Barbara McBride 1 session Bring a bag lunch Coftee and cookies will be provided Pre-registration deadline February 16 WRCL 12302 Saturday 9 OO am to 3 30pm _ March 19 Fee $15 00 NBt10O Lynnmour Centre Andrea huss 1 session Instructor Bring a bag lunch Coltee and cookies will be provided Pre registration deadline March 16 WACL 15111 Women and Work: Training tor the Future Saturday 89 OO am to 3 30pm February § fee $16 00 College Lounge Alt7 Lynnmou Centra 1 sessior Opportunities in traditional women s jobs are disappearing The microchip revotution i efiminating many office jobs. trades and technical OCCUupalions need more people If you are interested in the yobs of the future and in making money axpliore the non TradiPonatl oCCupatons The one day event will give you an introduce fon to 8Ome of The non traditional occupations tf you want to know more join us Inatrus tors Andres Kiss and Tradeswomen ring a bag hare ts Caoftee and COookiws will De provided Pro reyiatration Geadiine Fabruary 2 WRCL 12401 Career Crossroads Wednesday 6 30 to 10 O00 pom starting bebruary @ S seasons Fee $16 00 NC 1080 Lynnemnour Centre Linphoyrmenl opporluiition wt: fhe 1 b8On Gomwand that wormern expand andor Chango then vocational Choices If you are ina dead end job or frustrated with your present field of work you may want to Consider a Career Change In this program you will learn to aseese your present situation explore new Caroer options and become familiar with retraining Opportunities You will be actively involved in designing your future Career by Chotoe not by chance Barbara McBride inotructor CAP006 Pre Trades Orientation for Women O© Mondays Foot te bo OO ga and ¢ Saturdays 8 OO am to 400 On starting Monday February 7 GO nonatonn foe $2°% 7% ¢€ $10 OO Women s Resource Centre B136 Although woren curently make up 40%, of the labour market in BC most are Concent ated in only o vory tew occupations Womon Continue to bo severely underraprosented in most Le CUpATIONS onpecially in (he skilled tades The purposes of thin Cowroe aro tO onpoOKBe women too Much broader range of Career Choon and to ancourage and propare thooe who CNooRe con traditional oc cupationa tun further training Inatha tors Andro Miss and lradeawomen For registration intormation cell 886 1011 Looal 279