Casual Friday: 5 MORE Chill Celebs Looks to Love

While we here at Big Blonde Hair are still shopping for the best things to wear when we are allowed out of our houses again, we are also on the hunt for things to keep us cozy while we’re holed up watching Bravo. And what better to draw inspo from than pieces our favorite reality stars are wearing as they’re chilling at home too? Check out these 5 in stock pieces we saw this week that are ready for the sitting taking.

Missed the first edition of this last Friday? Click here for more cozy celeb looks. 

1. Stassi Schroerder’s Equipment Star Pajamas 2. Kristin Cavallari’s White RE DONE Tank

3. Lisa Rinna’s Onzie Leggings and Black RE DONE Tank 4. Leah McSweeney’s Champion Sweatshirt

5. Kameron Westcott’s Eberjay Pajamas (In a lighter shade)

Originally posted at: Casual Friday: 5 MORE Chill Celebs Looks to Love

In these new and – as everyone says – ‘unprecedented’ times, we are all stuck indoors, with a lot of time on our hands. I don’t know about you, but I am watching a lot more television than usual.

This
has made me reminisce about all the good programmes I have watched over the
years. I was thinking that the people responsible for planning programmes
should put on repeats of some wonderful series from decades past.

It
has also reminded me of the children’s TV I have been exposed to over my life.
Would you like to take a trip down memory lane with me?

Children’s Television When We Were Children

In
my own case, there was very little TV at all.

Growing
up as a small child in Washington, DC, in the late 1940s, there was only one TV
show for kids (or perhaps the only one I knew about, but I am sure there
weren’t many at all). It was called The Howdy-Doody Show, and all
I can remember is the beautiful (as I saw her) Princess SummerFall
WinterSpring. I wanted to be her when I grew up.

My
parents didn’t have a TV, so every day the show was on, I would walk up three
doors in my street to my friend’s house where we would watch it together,
sitting side by side on the floor. I suspect is was actually pretty terrible.

Anyone
else remember this programme?

By
the early 1950s, there were more shows, including one where you could submit
your artwork and win a prize, with your name then read out on the programme. Although
I always was (and remain) a terrible artist, I submitted something and won a
prize. That sort of thing stays with you.

Just
as children’s TV was really taking off, I was growing too old for it. I do
recall The Micky Mouse Show, which involved real children. I saw this
occasionally when looking after younger children and still remember the music
and the marching around.

Later Children’s TV

As
we all know, television programmes for children mushroomed over time. It wasn’t
until I had small children, in the 1970s and 80s that I took any interest.
There was a wealth of choice, including some fairly awful cartoons.

But
without doubt, the best of these programmes was Sesame Street. I watched
this regularly with both my children and felt I knew it well. It was genuinely
fun to watch by adults, as well as by children.

Indeed,
not long ago, I was writing to a friend and apologising for making a mistake.
And quick as a flash, the song came to me, “Everyone makes mistakes and so do
I!”.

Anyone
who watched Sesame Street for any time would remember this. It was sung
by Big Bird. I can still visualise him (her?) singing it, rocking to the beat
with enthusiasm. I can certainly sing the tune.

Many
of the characters remain with me still. Big Bird is easy to remember. Also,
Bert and Ernie, with their philosophical discussions. And Miss Piggie, who was
memorable, but much less interesting.

But
my favourite was Kermit the Frog, singing “It’s not easy being green,”
a sad song for all people who feel they are somehow misfits. I watched it
recently, and it remains incredibly poignant. As one of the comments below the
video says, “It made me laugh and cry at the same time.” Do have a listen for
yourself.

I’m
not sure there has ever been better children’s TV in terms of style as well as
content. Certainly, Peppa Pig, which is the only programme I watched
with my grandchildren, was very anodyne in comparison.

The Influence of TV

There
was a time when people used to worry about the influence of television on
children. I don’t feel that it had much influence on me, although my generation
had much less to watch, and it is difficult to know in any case.

I
never worried much about its influence on my children, although that doesn’t
mean I was right. Nowadays, people worry about computer games instead. But that
is another story.

In
any case, I suspect there are whole cohorts of older people who remember the
same TV shows from their own childhood or that of their children or even
grandchildren.

Now
that we must stay home for our own safety, perhaps we can look for those TV
shows we liked the best and watch them again.

What
children’s TV do you remember from your childhood? What programmes did you
watch with your children or grandchildren? Do you think children’s programmes
are getting better or worse? Please share with our community!

Resilience is the
ability to adapt and overcome, rebounding from stressors and returning to a
balanced state of well-being. It’s key to living a positive quality of life – complete with joy, hope, and possibilities – regardless of challenges.

Physical and Psychological Resilience

Research describes
two types of resilience – physical and psychological. Physical resilience used
to be viewed as the opposite of physical frailty – but it’s more complicated
than that.

It’s defined as
one’s ability to withstand or recover from functional decline following acute
and/or chronic health stressors throughout the full lifespan.

Psychological
resilience refers to a person’s ability to adapt well in the face of adversity,
trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of stress. It relies more
heavily on the external environment and social support than physical
resilience.

Some people seem
born with resilience. They bounce back from tragedy, overcome obstacles, and
just keep moving forward no-matter-what. But a lot of people require help to
build it. They need to immerse themselves in a mindset and environment that
actively supports resilience.

Whole Person Wellness and Resilience

Supporting all the
dimensions of wellness – physical, social, emotional,
spiritual, intellectual, and vocational – is
part of the equation. They, of course, link together and overlap but understanding
them separately helps you support each one.

In the same way,
it’s important to understand individual components of resilience. Every person,
regardless of age or circumstances, has basic human needs. Some are concrete like
food, water, shelter and clothes.

But there are also
more abstract needs like having meaning and purpose, feeling competent and in
control, giving as well as receiving, and feeling of value to others. These
more abstract needs are critical to building and supporting resilience.

Behaviors That Lead to Resilience

Positive attitudes
and expectations (regardless of age) generate a sense of well-being, uplifting
hope, optimism, confidence, perspective, and mastery – which (by the way) are
building blocks of resilience.

Positive social
connections with family and friends, and/or a close-knit community of mutual
social support, build resilience, and a healthy active lifestyle is also
predictive of higher resilience.

Effective coping
strategies – like embracing a sense of
self-efficacy (I can face challenges with flexibility and adaptability.)
and a willingness to view challenges through a lens of optimism rather than
despair – impact happiness and well-being. To
activate resilience, seek to identify and solve challenges on your own and with
others.

Past Resilience

One strategy known
to bolster resilience is reminding yourself how you’ve faced and overcome
previous challenges. Remembering specific times you’ve been resilient can
trigger a mindset of seeking adaptive strategies to keep moving forward – to
overcome rather than simply cope with challenges.

Optimism

Practice optimism.
It’s important to avoid personalizing challenges (i.e., why me?). Life and
stress happen.

Recognizing stress
as a normal part of life and building yourself in ways to take stress breaks – short walks, mindfulness meditation – can help shift the
focus away from the stressor and towards what to do next.

Consciously
re-writing the story to include triumphing over adversity helps build personal
resilience.

Savoring Positive Experiences

A study done by
Mather Lifeways describes the value of consciously savoring positive
experiences to support resilience. They examined how some people tend to
amplify positive experiences by fully appreciating the experience, actively
choosing to share it with others, and feeling gratitude for it.

Comparatively, some
people tend more towards “dampening’ behaviors – i.e., thinking of ways an
experience could have been better, feeling disappointed that it will end soon,
and downplaying the overall value of its positive effect.

This study’s intervention
asked participants to intentionally focus on a happy experience twice a day for
one week. They were asked to fully embrace those feelings of happiness and
emotional well-being.

This simple
intervention had a positive effect on resilience primarily by helping people
who tended to downplay positive experiences become aware of their “dampening”
behaviors and helping them savor positive experiences.

It demonstrated
that even if you’re not naturally inclined towards a positive outlook, you can
use tools to support a shift in mindset – a strengthening of resilience.

Purpose and Resilience

Finally, having a
sense of purpose has been repeatedly shown to have a strong impact on building
both psychological and physical resilience. Purpose influences the building
blocks of resilience like optimism, mastery, and confidence which support the
ability to continue to move forward – regardless of challenges.

A strong sense of
purpose – especially when focused on giving support to others – also leads to improvement in physical health, making
individuals more likely to engage in healthy lifestyles, improving longevity,
and making the body more resilient against stressors.

If you want to learn more, download these free resources related to building family resilience and personal wellbeing.

What stress-reducing strategies are you currently using during this difficult time? Can you think of ways to reach out to others (remotely) to provide support? Please share one example of past resilience with our community.