Survey by Eva Ayers

I was kindly asked if it was ok to put this on my site which I have done, regarding a survey she wants to do. See below the following information she gave me about it, and if you are interested in her survey too just click on the link.

Dear Participant,

My name is Eva Ayers, and I am a doctoral candidate in the Department of Health and Behavior Studies at Columbia University at Teacher’s College in New York. This letter is to request your permission to conduct my research by taking this online survey and answering three questions.

The purpose of this study is to find out if educational setting and communication mode affect employment outcome for adults who are deaf and hard of hearing. All the information I obtain from your background will be kept confidential and your name will not be used in any way. The survey and three questions you complete will be taken on your own time, online. The information collected from this study will be complied into a report that will be available for my dissertation. The report will not contain any individual information about you; however, the researcher may use your statement from answering questions in the report. Your identity will be kept anonymous.

There is no monetary compensation for participating in this study. The information in this study should help us learn more about how school setting and communication modes have an effect on Deaf employment outcome. It should take no more than 30 minutes to complete the survey (20 questions) and three questions which give you an opportunity to put down your own statements. There is little risk associated with participation of this study. The research as the same amount of risk any participant will encounter while taking public survey online. If you feel uncomfortable while taking the survey, or answering the questions, you may stop anytime and not continue with it. Any responses to the survey will be anonymous and calculated by a secure website, surveymoney.com.

If you chose not to participant in the survey, all you have to do is log out of the website. If you agreed to participant n this survey, you may proceed to take this survey.

Thank you for the opportunity to take this survey, or even considering taking it.

Sincerely,

Eva Ayers

Note: By clicking or copy and paste on the survey, I have read and understand the information about it. I give consent to participate in this study. I understand that this consent is voluntary and can be withdrawn without penalty at any time during the survey.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=1YUDKpdXa_2fw_2bkIFY1UP3kw_3d_3d

Lady’s blog

Letting you know that end of July I’ll be closing ‘Lady’s blog’ down. Thank you to everyone who went to visit this blog, and also to those who left comments. When I’ve closed down Lady’s blog, I will at some point not long after show two favourite all time pictures out of the many I had taken of her, that I will cherish.

Rats

Does anyone own pet rats? What they like as pets? I don’t plan to have any pets for sometime yet, but if I did I may consider something small…like rats.

I’m aware they need to be with others so they are not lonely (same sex if you don’t want young). And that they are clean and surprisingly clever I recently discovered. My friend Kath suggested them once too me some months ago, as her grand daughter used to own a pair at one time. But I also know that if I did own rats of my own, there will be some friends and family that will think, euurgh! and pull their face. Or maybe not even come to flat as one once friend said once. I know where they are coming from, as used to be like that.

But I know also still I may have a little problem, and that’s their tails…because they don’t have hair on them, after I went to a pet shop once to look at them. But if I did find I don’t have a problem like I think I have, and did own them myself sometime in the future, I know I could go away on holidays, knowing a friend could look after them, as she looked after her grand daughters once or twice.

I’d like to hear of any rat owners here, who can talk about their pleasures and joys they get out of owning a pet rat.  

A card to share with you…

I’ve had several cards for welcoming me into my new home, which are all lovely, but this one particularly touched me because of the words said on the front of this card, which are the bottom right of this corner, that you will probablly not make out as it’s blured.

It said “Each opening flower is a soul opening out to nature”

Had a new hair cut

I’ve had a new hair cut which I thought I’d share with you. Here is my latest picture of it, in my new flat.   

 I had it straightened on this occasion, but I hope this cut also works with my natural waves when I can’t be bothered to straighten it. Which it should as, I mentioned this at the hairdressers. I like it so far, but I’ll know by end of next week whether I still do or not.

My hairdressers I went to to try was only a couple of doors away. Service was good here.

Usually when I feel I need to have a new start in life. I tend to express it with my hair some way. So far, whatever I’ve done to my hair, I’ve not regretted what I’ve done. This is my natural hair colour, just like my old picture in ‘About Me’ section. The last time I expressed myself with my hair was when I dyed it red. It was the first time I had coloured my hair, which I had done at a hairdressers, and really liked. But I don’t plan to do it again. But I’ll never say never. Cos you never know with me.

This time I had my hair cut to this new style because of my new start at my flat, which I’m much happier in than my old place. (You know the troubles I had there.) Also, sadly on the same day I moved into my flat, I had to make the decision of putting my cat, Lady to sleep, who I miss very much. Having my hair cut is like trying to get rid of the past with it, is why I’ve done it…. a fresh start. I hope you understand where I’m coming from with this. I don’t know how to make it clearer..it’s hard I find. But I do know by doing this I can’t get rid of past feelings just like that, and that it does take time.