Whew! This was tough.
I am almost exactly one day, 24 hours, late and it was all spent trying to learn how to prepare the video. Still waiting for it to actually upload.
The narration is not accurate, neither are the edits. Well, more work on learning this skill!
Certainly enjoyed the class and hope to continue working on goals, giving, and receiving feedback.
Thanks all of you!!
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Magic Mountain Summer Camp
Set quite a few goals since the beginning of the class. Found some inspiration for doing my big "should" goal last week but was pushed (thank you) to dream, dig deeper and look for a "what if" goal.
My new goal is:
Develop a 5-day summer camp for 10-12 year olds that provides outdoor learning experiences that benefit active (perhaps hyper-active) children. The camp will incorporate lots of exercise, healthy diet that fuels continued exercise and problem-solving/learning activities.
Obstacles to achieving this goal:
Benefits from this goal:
Plan of Action
Time deadline
ASAP so that can be started this summer
WHY?
Parents with busy work schedules find it difficult to keep children occupied in an intellectually stimulating, healthy and safe way during the summer. The best summer programs fill up fast. Not all kids are inspired by team sports camps or overnight camps. Finding a SAFE outdoor learning experience that inspires children and leaves them with lasting, great summer memories seems like an overwhelming task. Many parents feel guilty and want to give their the children the best summer experience possible.
Parents will trust this program based on my experience in other outdoor leadership programs for children: Mazamas, Betties 360. Experience volunteering in PPS and becoming a 4H leader to host rural Oregon students. On-going training in wilderness first aid and first-on-scene rescue experience with mountaineering accidents.
Parents want to provide the best summer experience possible for their children. Experience that instructs, inspires confidence and self-esteem, motivates kids to go outdoors and exercise more. This camp will build relationships through teamwork and a mutual concern for the environment.
Got summer camp?
Let your child dream big this summer.
Climb a mountain, scale a rocky crag, cross a crevasse.
Provide them with the opportunity to see the Columbia River Gorge the way Lewis and Clark did navigating uncharted territory, building shelters from the elements, cataloging new plants, and bartering for food, transportation and information.
An active day filled with exercise stimulates the mind and creates the need for fuel that not only provides needed calories but allows explorers to think clearly in challenging situations.
Nature can be a powerful teacher. The right shelter and good food turn a struggle into a joy. Food tastes better outdoors. A long hike to the top of a ridge doesn't have to be tiring, it can be inspiring... the view of snow-capped peaks and more ridges to discover another day.
CONSTRAINTS:
Low/no budget for gear requires development of a curriculum that requires imagination.
Each day of the camp starts with a theme
DAY 1: Climb a Mountain
Meet at base camp and start the day with training exercises specific to climbing glaciers
Obstacle course of ladders over "Crevasses", fixed rope line down stairs that children have to climb into (passing through protection), follow map across stream and bushwhack through bushes
Children develop tools for climbing over a glacier with 35°-40° slopes from cork, nails (dull), straps. Bamboo for ice ax. Review real gear mountain climbers use: Ice axe, crampons, snow shoes.
Hike up paths around reservoirs at Mt Tabor, view Mt Hood, try out home-made crampons and "ice axes"
Picnic under oak trees and then get some elevation going up and down stairs utilizing the techniques used to climb mountains.
Have children work together as team to navigate the same way down the mountain that we came up.
Prize for making it back down with no mistakes in a timely way.
DAY 2: Climb a crag
Meet at climbing gym or MMC
Warm up exercises specific to climbing vertical walls
Top rope with employees of gym and instructors belaying
Lunch at base camp and review expedition plans for next day, going over gear necessary. Have children determine what roles are necessary for a succesful expedition and how to share the work necessary.
DAY 3: Lewis and Clark Expedition
Meet at base camp
Warm up exercises will be low-key. Paddling motion sit ups; pack, weigh and carry backpacks over obstacle course
Determine roles: Scouts, Leaders, Navigators, Botanists, etc
Drive to Angel's Rest and hike.
Navigate and explore from top
DAY 4: Build a fort at Cannon Beach
Drive to beach
Exercise by running on beach and chasing waves
Build fort to protect from wind/rain.
DAY 5: Base Camp Party
Do favorite exercises from week. Make up some of their own
Obstacle course with winners and prizes
Games
Time constraints to develop this plan are obvious, it is almost summer!
My new goal is:
Develop a 5-day summer camp for 10-12 year olds that provides outdoor learning experiences that benefit active (perhaps hyper-active) children. The camp will incorporate lots of exercise, healthy diet that fuels continued exercise and problem-solving/learning activities.
Obstacles to achieving this goal:
- Time to do this for summer of 2016 is short
- Liability insurance and safety concerns very high
- No gear for some of the skills
Benefits from this goal:
- Daughter, a returning college student, has been a outdoor school counselor for three years and loves it. This is a way to keep her busy and productive this summer
- Extra money
- Develop channels/contacts and business plans for doing this on a broader scale year round
- Continuing research on healthy diet, exercise and the positive effects of nature on the ability to learn and grow
- Resources and Groups of People to Contact
- Climbing gyms around area
- Internet for general summer camp business issues
- Legal and medical resources (Ron and Jessica to start, research local help on internet)
- Mazamas, Inner City Outings - Sierra Club, Betties 360 and Sunnyside Environmental School
- Catalina Jean-Michel Cousteau Family Camp
- Nutrition research for ADHD and brain growth hormone and beneficial effects of exercise research
Plan of Action
- Develop curriculum (see intial attempt with Constraint prompt incorporated below)
- Research legal issues
- Research diet and medical issues
- Research local restrictions
- Develop business plan
- Marketing
Time deadline
ASAP so that can be started this summer
WHY?
Parents with busy work schedules find it difficult to keep children occupied in an intellectually stimulating, healthy and safe way during the summer. The best summer programs fill up fast. Not all kids are inspired by team sports camps or overnight camps. Finding a SAFE outdoor learning experience that inspires children and leaves them with lasting, great summer memories seems like an overwhelming task. Many parents feel guilty and want to give their the children the best summer experience possible.
Parents will trust this program based on my experience in other outdoor leadership programs for children: Mazamas, Betties 360. Experience volunteering in PPS and becoming a 4H leader to host rural Oregon students. On-going training in wilderness first aid and first-on-scene rescue experience with mountaineering accidents.
Parents want to provide the best summer experience possible for their children. Experience that instructs, inspires confidence and self-esteem, motivates kids to go outdoors and exercise more. This camp will build relationships through teamwork and a mutual concern for the environment.
Got summer camp?
Let your child dream big this summer.
Climb a mountain, scale a rocky crag, cross a crevasse.
Provide them with the opportunity to see the Columbia River Gorge the way Lewis and Clark did navigating uncharted territory, building shelters from the elements, cataloging new plants, and bartering for food, transportation and information.
An active day filled with exercise stimulates the mind and creates the need for fuel that not only provides needed calories but allows explorers to think clearly in challenging situations.
Nature can be a powerful teacher. The right shelter and good food turn a struggle into a joy. Food tastes better outdoors. A long hike to the top of a ridge doesn't have to be tiring, it can be inspiring... the view of snow-capped peaks and more ridges to discover another day.
CONSTRAINTS:
Low/no budget for gear requires development of a curriculum that requires imagination.
Each day of the camp starts with a theme
DAY 1: Climb a Mountain
Meet at base camp and start the day with training exercises specific to climbing glaciers
Obstacle course of ladders over "Crevasses", fixed rope line down stairs that children have to climb into (passing through protection), follow map across stream and bushwhack through bushes
Children develop tools for climbing over a glacier with 35°-40° slopes from cork, nails (dull), straps. Bamboo for ice ax. Review real gear mountain climbers use: Ice axe, crampons, snow shoes.
Hike up paths around reservoirs at Mt Tabor, view Mt Hood, try out home-made crampons and "ice axes"
Picnic under oak trees and then get some elevation going up and down stairs utilizing the techniques used to climb mountains.
Have children work together as team to navigate the same way down the mountain that we came up.
Prize for making it back down with no mistakes in a timely way.
DAY 2: Climb a crag
Meet at climbing gym or MMC
Warm up exercises specific to climbing vertical walls
Top rope with employees of gym and instructors belaying
Lunch at base camp and review expedition plans for next day, going over gear necessary. Have children determine what roles are necessary for a succesful expedition and how to share the work necessary.
DAY 3: Lewis and Clark Expedition
Meet at base camp
Warm up exercises will be low-key. Paddling motion sit ups; pack, weigh and carry backpacks over obstacle course
Determine roles: Scouts, Leaders, Navigators, Botanists, etc
Drive to Angel's Rest and hike.
Navigate and explore from top
DAY 4: Build a fort at Cannon Beach
Drive to beach
Exercise by running on beach and chasing waves
Build fort to protect from wind/rain.
DAY 5: Base Camp Party
Do favorite exercises from week. Make up some of their own
Obstacle course with winners and prizes
Games
Time constraints to develop this plan are obvious, it is almost summer!
Friday, May 13, 2016
Jill of All Trades
THE WHY for my goal is a synergy of these three philosophies:
1) To be really good at something you need to devote thousands and thousands of hours at it, like Jiro Dreams of Sushi
2) The concept of being an expert generalist
3) Emilie Wapnick’s Ted Talk AJ referenced in her blog… Multipotentialites
What is the common element for all three? A willingness to explore one’s pursuit in-depth and strive for perfection. Constant reflection on what is being pursued while focusing on the end result… with the understanding that the end result will never be perfect.
Seeing both the forest and the trees is how to navigate the back country. When exploring new country, do the research as thoroughly as possible. The more you learn about where you are going, the better the experience and the less chance you will get lost. Never focus so much on your navigation tools that you stop moving. Never stop observing as you move. Look up from the map. Look up from the GPS. Note when you cross a bridge, when the forest changes from Hemlock to Pine. You get the picture, smell the forest, feel the path change from soft fir needles to hard basalt scree.
WHAT does my customer care about?
Making sure that her dreams are executed according to plan, utilizing the best talent for the task at the lowest cost possible.
My customer needs to be able to trust that I if I don’t understand what exactly she needs (maybe she doesn’t either) then I will work hard to make sure I don’t miss the mark. Conscientiousness and attention to detail while keeping the whole project in perspective. With added insights into other applications when they arise.
My customer does not always have enough time to do a project brief and trusts that if there isn’t enough information from her I’ll research it and provide options on my “best guess”
My customer knows they won’t be surprised by the bill. They may even feel guilty that they got what they wanted with so little pain. But not so guilty that they won’t call again.
My customer likes to feel like they are sophisticated and want someone who respects and admires that sophistication.
Providing the magical utility
Is defined in my new short term goal. A web presence that makes it easy to tell what my skills and talents are. How they have been implemented and how to connect with me.
UPDATED SHORT-TERM GOAL
Establish coherent and up-to-date web presence.
Dream: make it look as awesome as some of my most accomplished competitors/colleagues.
Benefits
Immediate way to earn more money doing what I know how to do and am paying for (office, accounting and software escalating costs)
Make family happy.
Pay off debts.
Feel better about the future and saving for retirement.
Obstacles
See previous posts. Lots of these. Need to stop focusing on the obstacles. Remove the shoulds, feel gratitude and PROCEED!
Tend to get side-tracked then feel discouraged. Stay focused.
Spend the money I need to make this happen. Have to spend money to make money.
Computer work is getting more difficult/strain on body. Take breaks to move and stretch. Coordinate activities so that I’m not behind computer for more than 8 hours straight. Too much hyper-focus is not working for me.
Skills/Knowledge required
Graphic design, programming, knowledge of important websites and best practices for establishing presences.
Feedback from both colleagues and clients on the effectiveness of the presentation
programming skills to accomplish best/professional presence.
Groups to work with
Colleagues, former employers
Catalyst group
Family
Plan of Action:
• Take no more than 1 hour to revisit web presences of folks who do similar work, remembering to go with my gut. If it doesn’t feel like me, don’t “mimic” the look and feel/presentation. Stay true to my own method of presentation and accomplishment. Revisit old notes on good portfolios and check out new ones. Can continue to do this throughout this process but will NOT get lost/side-tracked and take too much time. STAY FOCUSED on the goal.
• Buy tutorials for the bumps. This is worth the investment. Can afford to spare the money to speed up this goal but research which are the best/most efficient products before purchasing. Time limit for this also: one hour each product at most.
• Contact and research colleagues/employers web presences. Katy, Nicole, Sue, Val, CJ, Michele, Lisa. Ask if they would review and let me know if it is accurate/effective presentation of my work. Maybe take them one of my client gifts as incentive to really spend time on this as they are all so busy. Remember to thank and even remind.
• Redesign and update portfolio website first
• Set up and refine Linkedin, Facebook, twitter, slack any others that I find relevant on the way
• Appropriate portrait
• Set total time per day limit so I don’t get burned out/discouraged and I’m doing other things to keep me on track with my joy/passions. Try to keep total time to 30% of my day, this may need to change to 30% of week? Review this often
Timeline
End of month for having all portfolio up
Ongoing for updating/establishing web presence on other channels
1) To be really good at something you need to devote thousands and thousands of hours at it, like Jiro Dreams of Sushi
2) The concept of being an expert generalist
3) Emilie Wapnick’s Ted Talk AJ referenced in her blog… Multipotentialites
What is the common element for all three? A willingness to explore one’s pursuit in-depth and strive for perfection. Constant reflection on what is being pursued while focusing on the end result… with the understanding that the end result will never be perfect.
Seeing both the forest and the trees is how to navigate the back country. When exploring new country, do the research as thoroughly as possible. The more you learn about where you are going, the better the experience and the less chance you will get lost. Never focus so much on your navigation tools that you stop moving. Never stop observing as you move. Look up from the map. Look up from the GPS. Note when you cross a bridge, when the forest changes from Hemlock to Pine. You get the picture, smell the forest, feel the path change from soft fir needles to hard basalt scree.
WHAT does my customer care about?
Making sure that her dreams are executed according to plan, utilizing the best talent for the task at the lowest cost possible.
My customer needs to be able to trust that I if I don’t understand what exactly she needs (maybe she doesn’t either) then I will work hard to make sure I don’t miss the mark. Conscientiousness and attention to detail while keeping the whole project in perspective. With added insights into other applications when they arise.
My customer does not always have enough time to do a project brief and trusts that if there isn’t enough information from her I’ll research it and provide options on my “best guess”
My customer knows they won’t be surprised by the bill. They may even feel guilty that they got what they wanted with so little pain. But not so guilty that they won’t call again.
My customer likes to feel like they are sophisticated and want someone who respects and admires that sophistication.
Providing the magical utility
Is defined in my new short term goal. A web presence that makes it easy to tell what my skills and talents are. How they have been implemented and how to connect with me.
UPDATED SHORT-TERM GOAL
Establish coherent and up-to-date web presence.
Dream: make it look as awesome as some of my most accomplished competitors/colleagues.
Benefits
Immediate way to earn more money doing what I know how to do and am paying for (office, accounting and software escalating costs)
Make family happy.
Pay off debts.
Feel better about the future and saving for retirement.
Obstacles
See previous posts. Lots of these. Need to stop focusing on the obstacles. Remove the shoulds, feel gratitude and PROCEED!
Tend to get side-tracked then feel discouraged. Stay focused.
Spend the money I need to make this happen. Have to spend money to make money.
Computer work is getting more difficult/strain on body. Take breaks to move and stretch. Coordinate activities so that I’m not behind computer for more than 8 hours straight. Too much hyper-focus is not working for me.
Skills/Knowledge required
Graphic design, programming, knowledge of important websites and best practices for establishing presences.
Feedback from both colleagues and clients on the effectiveness of the presentation
programming skills to accomplish best/professional presence.
Groups to work with
Colleagues, former employers
Catalyst group
Family
Plan of Action:
• Take no more than 1 hour to revisit web presences of folks who do similar work, remembering to go with my gut. If it doesn’t feel like me, don’t “mimic” the look and feel/presentation. Stay true to my own method of presentation and accomplishment. Revisit old notes on good portfolios and check out new ones. Can continue to do this throughout this process but will NOT get lost/side-tracked and take too much time. STAY FOCUSED on the goal.
• Buy tutorials for the bumps. This is worth the investment. Can afford to spare the money to speed up this goal but research which are the best/most efficient products before purchasing. Time limit for this also: one hour each product at most.
• Contact and research colleagues/employers web presences. Katy, Nicole, Sue, Val, CJ, Michele, Lisa. Ask if they would review and let me know if it is accurate/effective presentation of my work. Maybe take them one of my client gifts as incentive to really spend time on this as they are all so busy. Remember to thank and even remind.
• Redesign and update portfolio website first
• Set up and refine Linkedin, Facebook, twitter, slack any others that I find relevant on the way
• Appropriate portrait
• Set total time per day limit so I don’t get burned out/discouraged and I’m doing other things to keep me on track with my joy/passions. Try to keep total time to 30% of my day, this may need to change to 30% of week? Review this often
Timeline
End of month for having all portfolio up
Ongoing for updating/establishing web presence on other channels
Thursday, May 5, 2016
to sleep, perchance to dream
What is stopping me? What is creating this feeling of hopelessness and apathy towards income-producing work? A desire for escape? A fear of repeating the useless accumulation of wealth only to watch it disappear in another of the economic bubbles?
For several years now I've known what I needed to do to keep my business growing, or at least start the work needed to develop new revenue sources.
I've done this goal work before using many different techniques with excellent results. From "What Color is Your Parachute" to the "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". Now I feel like I'm living one of the seven deadly sins. Wasting my days, squandering time.
Had enough whine with this cheesy shit?
And not Hamlet's dream of escape. A dream of respect for myself and this beautiful life I've been given. A dream of listening to really good stories and telling a few. A dream of leaving a legacy of success for my two beautiful daughters.
So, I'm just going to do what my mother always told me to do when I started spiralling down. "Did you eat? Did you sleep? Did you exercise... talk to me again when you have." Those and other important short term goals that are easy to map out.
I've got an excel sheet set up with all the questions and seven steps in hidden columns. Everything is in place for my short term goals. I've tried what feels like a million times to go forward on the intermediate goals. Those goals have been hanging around my neck for the last 3 years. They are good goals. I can answer yes to every single question in the form.
I'm going to memorize/utilize this formula and keep trying to move forward on the big goals. Here is my list of goals. Sorry I haven't been able to whittle it down to the big, pressing one. Sorry if you try and read through it. Even sorrier it is worrying the crap out of my friends and family.
Exercise daily at least one hour, preferably in the morning noticing an elevated heart rate or muscle fatigue from each session. Training for climbing incorporated in each session.
Develop a consistent healthy diet and routine times for eating even if alone. Plan and purchase ahead foods I will eat, not just food Ron enjoys or needs. Focus on nutrients needed for training. Work on keeping alcoholic beverages to a minimum for training purposes.
Express my gratitude love and affection for Ron more often, not just by doing tasks I know he appreciates. Be a couple that everyone loves having around.
Make my Mother happier: ask for specific ways I can help her, stop stressed- out talking jags, do more outings, share more interesting information, visit more with food.
Express compassion for my father and focus on the love and gratitude I feel towards him. The positive effect he has had on me and others.
Improve relationship with Patsy while setting appropriate boundaries
Make my kids happier, spending time with them if they want to
While maintaining exquisite care of myself and my appearance, lose the anxiety about my appearance, modeling this for others. Haircuts, dental care, better sunscreen, reviewing wardrobe
Set boundaries, model that for others
climb more
Attain reasonable prosperity by utilizing skills and learning new ones. Network in every connection with a focus on solving career situation. I want to pay off all my bills, save for retirement and leave my children something
Conserve resources better, less paper towels, no products in plastic bottles, more bike riding, find an interesting way to share conservation goals with others. Leave the earth a better place for my being here. Document and share the natural world, what we have lost what we have retained
Listen actively and empathetically, finding the really cool story in everyone's life
Become a really good story teller
Prepare for retirement
Build a community housing situation with like minded people, communal garden and chickens/livestock.
Reflective Script - May 11, 2016
Based on the comments, on-going reflection and reading other's goals I'm going to try and whittle down my goals and just focus on three that are very important to me:
Appreciating family/Appreciating life. Set specific goals to express gratitude concretely every day.
Defining a better idea of the work I want to do. Dig deeper is a key comment.
Developing a website. Dunx's goals struck a responsive chord for reasons I'm not/haven't updated my website in 15 years. Not really the specific goals but her comment about "archiving" her work. I'm not doing it because I don't like a lot of what I've done and don't want to be defined by my work now. I want to change what I do and how I do it. If I look at the website as an "archive" now I'll at least get through it and can then pull/shape what I need from it to move on.
I can see splitting my time as 10% concrete gratitude, 30% website, 30% defining new career.
For several years now I've known what I needed to do to keep my business growing, or at least start the work needed to develop new revenue sources.
I've done this goal work before using many different techniques with excellent results. From "What Color is Your Parachute" to the "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". Now I feel like I'm living one of the seven deadly sins. Wasting my days, squandering time.
Had enough whine with this cheesy shit?
my goal is to DREAM
And not Hamlet's dream of escape. A dream of respect for myself and this beautiful life I've been given. A dream of listening to really good stories and telling a few. A dream of leaving a legacy of success for my two beautiful daughters.
So, I'm just going to do what my mother always told me to do when I started spiralling down. "Did you eat? Did you sleep? Did you exercise... talk to me again when you have." Those and other important short term goals that are easy to map out.
I've got an excel sheet set up with all the questions and seven steps in hidden columns. Everything is in place for my short term goals. I've tried what feels like a million times to go forward on the intermediate goals. Those goals have been hanging around my neck for the last 3 years. They are good goals. I can answer yes to every single question in the form.
I'm going to memorize/utilize this formula and keep trying to move forward on the big goals. Here is my list of goals. Sorry I haven't been able to whittle it down to the big, pressing one. Sorry if you try and read through it. Even sorrier it is worrying the crap out of my friends and family.
GOALS
Short term (one month or less)
Organize finances. Better filing system and documentation of expenses for all business and personal ventures. Develop budgets and track expenses to ensure budgets are being maintained. While doing this jot down notes/priorities for the 45 minute weekly finance session with Ron. Stay focused on present and future financial issues - don't get caught up in the past.Exercise daily at least one hour, preferably in the morning noticing an elevated heart rate or muscle fatigue from each session. Training for climbing incorporated in each session.
Develop a consistent healthy diet and routine times for eating even if alone. Plan and purchase ahead foods I will eat, not just food Ron enjoys or needs. Focus on nutrients needed for training. Work on keeping alcoholic beverages to a minimum for training purposes.
Express my gratitude love and affection for Ron more often, not just by doing tasks I know he appreciates. Be a couple that everyone loves having around.
Make my Mother happier: ask for specific ways I can help her, stop stressed- out talking jags, do more outings, share more interesting information, visit more with food.
Express compassion for my father and focus on the love and gratitude I feel towards him. The positive effect he has had on me and others.
Improve relationship with Patsy while setting appropriate boundaries
Make my kids happier, spending time with them if they want to
While maintaining exquisite care of myself and my appearance, lose the anxiety about my appearance, modeling this for others. Haircuts, dental care, better sunscreen, reviewing wardrobe
Set boundaries, model that for others
climb more
Intermediate (one month to one year)
Find rewarding work with a team of like-minded people who share my values, hours flexible enough that I can pursue my passions, utilizes my creativity and intellect to the max, not tied to a computer -- interaction with others, producing a product or service I respectAttain reasonable prosperity by utilizing skills and learning new ones. Network in every connection with a focus on solving career situation. I want to pay off all my bills, save for retirement and leave my children something
Conserve resources better, less paper towels, no products in plastic bottles, more bike riding, find an interesting way to share conservation goals with others. Leave the earth a better place for my being here. Document and share the natural world, what we have lost what we have retained
Listen actively and empathetically, finding the really cool story in everyone's life
Become a really good story teller
Long term (one year or more)
Get paid to enjoy the outdoors with others. Teach a love of the outdoors and/or outdoor skills to othersPrepare for retirement
Build a community housing situation with like minded people, communal garden and chickens/livestock.
Reflective Script - May 11, 2016
Based on the comments, on-going reflection and reading other's goals I'm going to try and whittle down my goals and just focus on three that are very important to me:
Appreciating family/Appreciating life. Set specific goals to express gratitude concretely every day.
Defining a better idea of the work I want to do. Dig deeper is a key comment.
Developing a website. Dunx's goals struck a responsive chord for reasons I'm not/haven't updated my website in 15 years. Not really the specific goals but her comment about "archiving" her work. I'm not doing it because I don't like a lot of what I've done and don't want to be defined by my work now. I want to change what I do and how I do it. If I look at the website as an "archive" now I'll at least get through it and can then pull/shape what I need from it to move on.
I can see splitting my time as 10% concrete gratitude, 30% website, 30% defining new career.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
I am
from social-climbing English academics
from southern belles
and Irish laborers who altered our last name and adopted a Scottish coat of arms
from Swiss dairy farmers, and Okies and a Marine Drill Sergeant...
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from sun sparkling on water and blackberry cobbler scented fir forests...
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from a legacy of excellent mothering that I aspire to...
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I am a team player...
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Especially on fun teams...
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I am a bad ass climber...
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I NEED to make a living, and these are some of the places where I've done that
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Here's a video that "speaks to me"...
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