| Miller teacher had many milestones in 2007
In May of last year, Kelley was a guest on the "Tyra Banks" show, where she shared her weight loss success and her clothing received a makeover.While obese, Kelley never used to wear any sleeveless clothing as she was always hiding her arms.After her weight loss, even though she was 240 pounds less than she had been, her old clothing style remained."In order for Barbara to embrace her arms, she needs to start flaunting them," said Banks during the show.So several fashion students turned her sleeved garments into sleeveless ones.This past November, Kelley was also a guest on the "Oprah Winfrey" Show after she said some of her students persuaded her to share her success with Oprah, also.BUT along with carving out a new body for herself and receiving celebrity attention, Kelley received rewards in another aspect of her life."2007 is going to be a hard year to top," said the 200-pound blonde hair beauty whose radiance and positive energy fills the room.Kelley has been an educator for 15 years with the Fontana Unified School District and is currently working on her Doctorate in education.Until three years ago, she was the band director at Miller for nine years, where she said she worked hard and consistently put in extra hours.Then she took a new position as activities director and began working on her new image."I used to be the biggest thing in the room," she said.
6 ways to beat the breakup blues
Being alone after a breakup is a challenge, especially at holiday time. Divorce or separation after a long relationship is one of life's major stresses and can plunge you into depression and health problems. But this awareness can motivate you to find ways to make the net effect of the breakup positive. You can make this painful time into a whole new rebirth for yourself in 2008! Spend time with close friends
A UCLA study showed that being rejected activates one of the same areas of the brain as physical pain. The more ignored the people felt, the more activity they had in the anterior cingulate, which also registers physical distress. Spending time with close friends offsets the pain by causing the brain to release natural opioids, which are like the painkillers found in opium.
Online dating 'sad and frustrating'
Susan Frohlick, an anthropology professor at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, says the women she surveyed gained a sense of empowerment from their online dating experiences. But they still wanted the man to make the first move and expected him pick up the tab. "Women are finding it as a useful tool to enter into the dating world, they find that it's safe, they find that they can be a little more bold than they would in face-to-face relationships," Ms Frohlick said of her survey, which looks at how women over 30 view online dating. "But, at the same time, they are experiencing frustration because it does seem that the internet in many ways is just the same old bar scene." .
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