The Wild Daisy

       Spring came late, and the cold and rain showers that arrived in mid-June were a delight but the heat of summer has finally arrived and it feels HOT. We spent this past Sunday at Medical Lake. The temp. made it to 90 degrees so we spent a lot of our time floating in the lake and when we got home the two youngest had a case of Swimmer's Itch. We will be staying away from the little lakes this summer. I'm hoping this gets us on the Rivers instead.      This Friday, we begin round 3 of 33 Gentle and I've been preparing myself every day since last week when I decided I would be doing another round. I am really looking forward to this time around and actually documenting it through the blog. It'll be really nice to go back and re-read the experience.      I've decided to quit at-home workouts and I'm making it to the gym in the mornings. I finally feel brave and comfortable enough with gym equipment to go alone. I had a hard time being ...

  In a gentle way, you can shake the world-- Mahatma Gandhi     Have you heard about the  75 hard  challenge? It's INSANE, I tried it once and it didn't even last 5 days. I just could not get that extreme with something, I felt intense pressure and the feeling of failure was right behind it. So, I quit it and never looked back but took something else from it-- the inspiration to create a challenge that fit my own needs and at my own pace.       Say hello to 33 GENTLE, a program in which you create a daily practice where you can learn to love the way you live. There is no failing and no one way to do it. The only thing that you need to bring with you is the intention to tune into your mind, body, and heart, and learn more about what makes you feel good being YOU.       This challenge/practice helps you figure out what you need to feel loved, accepted, and WHOLE by just being who you are. We all fall into ruts and create hab...

            I've spent the last three years of my life in school earning my AAS-T in the Interpreter Training Program here at SFCC. I loved every bit of it and at times hated it just the same. My teachers were phenomenal, all of the love and support we received was massive and I'm genuinely going to miss them. This fall I'll be working at a local High School and I'm excited and scared, I can't quite distinguish one from the other. Ask me in August and I'm sure I'll let you know that it's solely fear.       Becoming an Interpreter for the Deaf has been a dream of mine since I was a little girl, I've always been an advocate for my older sister (who is Deaf) and I've always wanted to serve this community in some way or another. I'm looking forward to what kind of experiences and opportunities come from this new career. I've already met so many amazing people and I'm excited to learn and grow from all of them. I really hope that I can g...