Hello everybody! Well, I think winter is starting to arrive. Brrrr. No more nice weather. Oh well. We're that much closer to spring, I guess.
Anyway, today I wanted to talk about some mottos I have that help me get through tougher times. I think they would for everybody. I try to think about these words as often as I can. Sometimes it's hard though,. Sometimes, you get so down in the dumps and you think you can't get yourself out. You should always be able to though, for there is always a pot of gold at the end of every rainbow. You might have to look a little longer for it, but you will find it eventually. Here are my top eight motto's thatI use to help me find my "Pot of Gold." I hope they help you find yours as well.
1. Can I Try That?- I always like to try new things. Whenever I see someone do something that I think I could do, or that I would really like to be able to do, I get a feeling inside me that says I just have to try it to. I believe everybody should try everything at least once. If you don't try new things, than you never know what your good at. Also, if you don't try something the first time, it might be too late to try again. Then,. you'll feel bad, because you wished you did try it. I hate that feeling. So, to stop feeling that way, just try everything. It will make you feel good, and when you try it, it will make for one more thing that you can check off your bucket list
2. Life is a Highway- Living your life is like driving on a long highway. You have to keep driving, even if you don't know exactly where you'll end up. I like to think of my future as a big surprise that waiting for me at the end of the road. I have some ideas of what I want to do when I get out of high school, but I don't have any ideas set imn stone yet. I don't have a crystal ball to tell me what the rest of my life will be like. Some days that scares me, but other days, it gets me really excited. I'm excited for the unknown. I know that there will be some bumps in the roads, and twists and turns, and storms to drive though. I'll just have to be prepared for that. We all will. If we don't go through the rough spots, we might not be able to get where we want to be. We need to drive through the storms, so we can reach the sunshine at end, and we need to enjoy the adventure along the way. It's a lot to think about, I know. We can do it though. We just need to take it one step at a time
3. Where There's a Will, There's a way- I think of this saying whenever I'm struggling with something. I never like to completely give up on something. I like to look at all my options. I'll make a plan and if it doesn't work, I goto plan two. If plan two fails I go to plan three and on and on until I either work out my problem or until I get tired. If I get to tired, then I just put it out of my mind until tomorrow. Sometimes I get frustrated and I dwell on the fact that my plan didn't work. I shouldn't dwell on it too much though, because, like I said, "Where there's a will, there is a way."
4. It Always Works Out- This motto ties into motto number tree. My mom says this one all the time. Whenever I get frustrated that something isn't going right, she comes over to me and says "Don't worry Kate. It always works out." I have started to say it myself. Whenever I'm stressed out or a bind, I try to calm down and say to myself "It always works out. It usually does, and if it doesn't I'll probably end up going in a diffrent direction that I was meant to go in. Everything happens for a reason, so if didn't work out, it will probably lead to something better. It'll work out. It always does.
5. However Bad You Think You Have It, Somebody Always Has it Ten Times Worse-This one comes back to me all the tme. I am always being reminded of how much I have. I've met so many others who have diversabilities, and a lot have challenges are greater than mine. I'm thankful I am able to walk and am able to be so independent. Some people aren't as mobile as me. Some people, even without having diversabillies, have great obstacles to come over as well. Not all challenges are visible. We should always be thankful for what we have, because even if we have it really rough, we have to remember that it could always be worse.
6. I think I can. I think I can.- I believe that anything is possible. We can set our minds to do anything if we believe in ourselves. Too often, we put off doing something, because we are so certain that we can't do it. Most of the time though, we can. We may have to adapt it a little bit,or get taught to do it a different way, but we can do it. Even if it doesn't work out for us, all that matters is that wetried. Try not to be too disappointed. If you can't do one thing, just think of something else you might want to try. Trying new things will get you a long way in life. Go ahead. You can do anything if you just give it a try.
7. Don't Stop Belivin'- You have to believe. You have to believe in yourself. You have to believe in happy endings, and you have to believe to others. I know for certain that I wouldn't be where I am today if my family and all of my friends hadn't belived that I would get here. There is no way that I would get to do any of the cool stuff I've done if people didn't believe in me. People who belive in me keep me believing in myself. Good things can happen. They happen all the time. You just have to be patient, be humble, and you have to BELIEVE
8. Never Give Up- You all know what I have to say about this one. You should never give up. No matter how tough a situation is, you just have to keep weathering the storm. If you are strong enough, you can overcome anything. Don't give up. You never know whats around the corner. If you keep going and conquer the barrier thats in front of you, it could lead you to yor next great adventure
So, there are some of my motto's, or favorite sayings. I try to think about them whenever I'm having tough times or I'm in a bind. I hope I gave you some words of wisdom and that they will help you trudge through any path you choose to go in. Have a great night, and talk to you soon.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
WordFest
Hello everybody! I'm back at blogging again. I had a very busy, but exciting weekend. I just got back from Word Fest, an international Writing festival held in Banff. Many authors from all over come to Banff to share their work and inspire others who are interested in writing. Every year, he writing class from D.T.S.S plans to go on a overnight field trip to go and participate in the events. I'm in writing this year, so I got to go too. As you probably know, I am quite interested in writing, so I was very excited for the trip. It's great that the writing class gets to go because all of us in there love to write and this event helped us to better our writing skills in the future. We got to talk to writers that have published books, and listen to how much work and dedication they have put into their writing. We learned a lot from all of the authors that talked to us. It was a very inspiring weekend.
We left Friday after school and returned home on Sunday. My mom accompanied me on the trip so I could have some extra help with personal care and things like that. The class would leave the school on Friday afternoon and were driven to Banff by bus. Mom and I, however, drove in our van so I could bring my chair. It was awesome having my chair there. There was a lot of walking to get to our the different venues, so I was very happy that I had it with me so I could be with everybody. We went over some pretty rough terrain and sometimes I had to find different paths that were accessible. It took a bit of extra planning but we figured out our route eventually. Everyone was very inclusive. They always would chose a way that I could go on and would take the same route as me. They were great. I'm lucky to have so many good friends!
The first night we were there, we got to go to a night club to see something called "Lit up" . I think all of us felt pretty grown up sitting in the night club with all the adults. We got to see author and poets perform and read there work. This was probably my favorite event. I loved hearing every stories. Some were really funny. There was one guy there who made up different sounds and his own language. I didn't know what to think of that. He was very good at it though. It was a fun night. It was a great way to start the weeken
The first full day of Wordfest was full of Workshops and seminars. We got to visit a real author, named Ivan Coyote and do some writing with her. She helped us work on writing about our senses and all the important things that go into a story. My mom and I sat together and got to read what each other wrote. My mom loves to write to, so she had lots of fun. Ivan was great. She really worked hard on helping us develop a story and she was funny too. We only had one seminars like that. The rest were just presentations. Everyone wanted to do more of them but we were on a busy schedule.
We got to go to another seminar called "How a Writer Should Be" There was a panel of writers that all gave us advice on how to become better writers. I thought all of them sounded extremely passionate about what they do. They all kept talking about how dedicated you have to be if you want to write books. That really got me thinking about me choosing writing as a career. It may not be the one I end up doing, but I think writing will always be a part of my life for years to come, so thearing all these tips on how to making your writing better was very helpful for me.
Later, for part two of the seminar, we got to meet a bunch of authors and listen to them read a section from their book. I felt pretty special, getting to sit there and listen to all to real authors read from books they wrote. Each author seemed to have their own style of writing, which was neat see. When they read passages, they seemed to know exactly who their characters were, and became them very well. It was awesome to get to listen to what they wrote. I think we all were very privileged to get to do that
To end our exciting weekend, one last performance was put on in a big theatre.
All the authors that were at Wordfest came on stage to read for the grand finale. It was like a poetry
Cabernet, so most of the stuff people read was poetry, but their were some short stories as well. They were all very good with words. You could tell they loved to write. Some of the stuff they said went over our heads. Neither my mom or I could quite understand it. I guess some of those authors were just too smart for us I still loved the performances though. It was a perfect grand finale to Wordfest .
The whole weekend was awesome. Everybody got to have quite a bit of free time to go shopping and out for dinner. Mom and I got to spend lots of time together, exploring Banff. Bannf is a cute little town, with lots of shops. I loved roaming around town. We got to have some great food We had big breakfasts every morning. It was the perfect weekend getaway. I definitely got inspired by the different authors we met. They opened my eyes a lot to how much work goes into writing a novel. I think if I were to be a writer, I'd really have to push myself, especially with editing my work. I'm trying to work on editing quite a bit now. It's a tricky thing to do, and I'm not the best at it, but I'm getting better. Who knows? If I work hard enough at I might get to present my work in Wordfest one day. We'll just have to wait and see!
Thank you to my teacher, Ms. Little for arranging this trip. I think everybody that went was inspired and got something out of it. I hope to go next year, as i will be in my Super grad year and I will for sure take writing again. I think all the authors showed each and every one of us that we can do anything if we just believe in ourselves and work hard at trying to achieve our goals. If you put your mind to it, any dream can come true. You just have to take things one step at a time and enjoy the adventure.
We left Friday after school and returned home on Sunday. My mom accompanied me on the trip so I could have some extra help with personal care and things like that. The class would leave the school on Friday afternoon and were driven to Banff by bus. Mom and I, however, drove in our van so I could bring my chair. It was awesome having my chair there. There was a lot of walking to get to our the different venues, so I was very happy that I had it with me so I could be with everybody. We went over some pretty rough terrain and sometimes I had to find different paths that were accessible. It took a bit of extra planning but we figured out our route eventually. Everyone was very inclusive. They always would chose a way that I could go on and would take the same route as me. They were great. I'm lucky to have so many good friends!
The first night we were there, we got to go to a night club to see something called "Lit up" . I think all of us felt pretty grown up sitting in the night club with all the adults. We got to see author and poets perform and read there work. This was probably my favorite event. I loved hearing every stories. Some were really funny. There was one guy there who made up different sounds and his own language. I didn't know what to think of that. He was very good at it though. It was a fun night. It was a great way to start the weeken
The first full day of Wordfest was full of Workshops and seminars. We got to visit a real author, named Ivan Coyote and do some writing with her. She helped us work on writing about our senses and all the important things that go into a story. My mom and I sat together and got to read what each other wrote. My mom loves to write to, so she had lots of fun. Ivan was great. She really worked hard on helping us develop a story and she was funny too. We only had one seminars like that. The rest were just presentations. Everyone wanted to do more of them but we were on a busy schedule.
We got to go to another seminar called "How a Writer Should Be" There was a panel of writers that all gave us advice on how to become better writers. I thought all of them sounded extremely passionate about what they do. They all kept talking about how dedicated you have to be if you want to write books. That really got me thinking about me choosing writing as a career. It may not be the one I end up doing, but I think writing will always be a part of my life for years to come, so thearing all these tips on how to making your writing better was very helpful for me.
Later, for part two of the seminar, we got to meet a bunch of authors and listen to them read a section from their book. I felt pretty special, getting to sit there and listen to all to real authors read from books they wrote. Each author seemed to have their own style of writing, which was neat see. When they read passages, they seemed to know exactly who their characters were, and became them very well. It was awesome to get to listen to what they wrote. I think we all were very privileged to get to do that
To end our exciting weekend, one last performance was put on in a big theatre.
All the authors that were at Wordfest came on stage to read for the grand finale. It was like a poetry
Cabernet, so most of the stuff people read was poetry, but their were some short stories as well. They were all very good with words. You could tell they loved to write. Some of the stuff they said went over our heads. Neither my mom or I could quite understand it. I guess some of those authors were just too smart for us I still loved the performances though. It was a perfect grand finale to Wordfest .
The whole weekend was awesome. Everybody got to have quite a bit of free time to go shopping and out for dinner. Mom and I got to spend lots of time together, exploring Banff. Bannf is a cute little town, with lots of shops. I loved roaming around town. We got to have some great food We had big breakfasts every morning. It was the perfect weekend getaway. I definitely got inspired by the different authors we met. They opened my eyes a lot to how much work goes into writing a novel. I think if I were to be a writer, I'd really have to push myself, especially with editing my work. I'm trying to work on editing quite a bit now. It's a tricky thing to do, and I'm not the best at it, but I'm getting better. Who knows? If I work hard enough at I might get to present my work in Wordfest one day. We'll just have to wait and see!
Thank you to my teacher, Ms. Little for arranging this trip. I think everybody that went was inspired and got something out of it. I hope to go next year, as i will be in my Super grad year and I will for sure take writing again. I think all the authors showed each and every one of us that we can do anything if we just believe in ourselves and work hard at trying to achieve our goals. If you put your mind to it, any dream can come true. You just have to take things one step at a time and enjoy the adventure.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
These are a few of my Favorite Things
Hello everybody! Happy Thanksgiving! I can't believe it's that time of year already! Our summer weather was so nice! Now, its starting to get colder! I had to wear mitts outside today. It's very disappointing when the weather starts to get colder. Nobody likes it! An up side to fall though, is when you get to watch all the different coloured leaves start falling on the ground. It's such a pretty sight. I think fall is going to be my new favorite season just because of all the preety nature I get to see..
Anyway, it will be just the four of us for thanksgiving this year, Mom, Dad, my sister Natie and me. My aunt and uncle are in Victoria visiting my cousin, and all the rest of my family is out of town, so it will be just the four of us. It will be nice though. My parents are both off work tomorrow, so were going to have a big turkey dinner. That will be fun We all have so much to be thankful for, so we should have a day where get to appreciate it all. Thanksgiving is the perfect time to do that.
Today, I am going to write a blog about my top eight favorite thing. There is a lot of things that I really like that make me happy. I'd thought I'd share them all with you.
1. My Favorite Past Time- I love spending time with my wonderful family. I love going for walks with my mom. I love going to Calgary to spend time with my grandparent's. I love spending time with my aunt that now lives in town. I just love being with family . We have a great time when we get together. We always think of fun things to do. We're all really close. It's great when the whole family is out for a extended period of time, like they were in the summer. We get to know each other again and reconnect. It's a lot of fun. Family is the one constant thing that everybody will always have in their lives. Family is what starts it all.
2. My Favorite thing that people say to me- I hate feeling like I am a burden on people. Being in a situation where I need extra help sometimes, it feels like everybody is always doing something for me, and I never get to do things for them. That's really hard sometimes. I don't like having to as for too much help, or special things. I'd rather be on the giving side than the receiving side. I get really happy, knowing that I made someone smile, or helped them feel better. I think everyone does. When people know how much they are appreciated, it makes them feel really good. Everybody needs to know when they have impacted someones life for the better. It makes them feel good inside, and the more they hear that kind of stuff, the more they will continue to help out, and make the world a better place.
3. My Favorite Way to Motivate People- I love to inspire people to have a different outlook on life. My favorite way to do that is probably by writing in this blog. I can be kind of quiet sometimes, and I don't always get my opinion out, so this blog has really helped me get my thoughts out there. My favorite thing about this blog is that I get to motivate people to not only get people to think differently about people with diversabilites, but also to get them thinking differently about their attitudes towards life as well .I don't always do my best at following my own suggestions, which I know is bad, but this blog helps me to do that as well. It helps me unravel the person I want to be in the future. Writing this blog helps me become better.
4. My Favorite Sport- I think you all know the answer to that question. It's skiing! I love skiing. I love going super fast down a hill. Skiing is such a big thrill for me. I don't get that sense of adrenaline very often, but I do when I'm racing down a ski hill. Sit skiing is special to a lot of people I know who have diversesabilities. Grace says she has never felt so free as she now does when she is skiing. Being able to ski when you have a diverseability is something that makes us all believe that anything ispossible. Like Josh Dueck calls his sit ski the freedom chair, because when he gets in it, he has no limits. He can ski anywhere they want. Sit skiing brings people the power that they thought they never had. I'm so excited for the sit ski program at Panorama to open up again. They're saying that we will have a few more skiers added to our group this year. I can't wait to get back up on the hill and shred some powder. I'm so excited. I'll be up there soon. For all my Invermere ski friends that are reading this, see you on the slopes.
5. My Favorite Place- My favorite place would p have to be Camp Winfield. I have been going there since I was six years old and have always loved it. This summer will be my last summer there, whitch will be quite sad. I have made so many great friends at Winfield and have gotten to do so many cool things. Everyone is happy at camp Winfield. They all feel like are just as capable as everyone else. I love Camp Winfield. It is a place where I get ti try new things, meet new friends, and be myself.
6. My Favorite Subject in School- My favorite subject in school has always been English. Ever since I was little I've loved stories. When I was little I either loved sitting on someones lap and getting read to, or making up my own story. As I got older, I began to write more and more. Sometimes I pretend I have my own series of books called "Kate the Great", where I make up little stories about my life. I've Co Authored a children's with Grace. I'm in a writing class now and that's helping me become a better writer. I get to practise writing with this blog. I'm writing more and more all the time. I think writing will be a part of my life for a long time. I definitely have a love for telling stories. I'm Kate the writer!
7. My Favorite Holiday- My favorite holiday would be Christmas. I love everything about
Christmas. I love it when Christmas carols start playing on the radio. I love it when all my family
comes out. I love waking up Christmas morning and seeing presents under the tree. I love it all. Christmas is such a magical time of year, especially for children. It's a time to believe in magic. It's a time to enjoy being a kid again. If there wasn't such thing as Christmas, we would forget what it's
like to be little again. We would get so caught up in our busy lives that we would no longer be
able to enjoy the little things. Christmas does many things for us. No wonder why people call it the
most wonderful time of the year.
8. My favorite thing to write about in this blog- I love it when I write funny things in my blog. I love being cheeky and sarcastic. I love being able to get a point across in a funny way. I do believe that laughter is the best medicine. It can cure anything better than a doctor could. I love being able to see the funny side of my Cerebral Palsy. This world would be a very boring place without a few jokes. Everyone should always keep laughing. It will always make you feel better when you laugh. I promise.
I have a lot of favorite things. I just like the little things in life that make you get so excited and happy. It's great when we cann look forward to experiencing our favorite things. Everyone has to have a favorite thing. You must have one. Whatever it is, I hope you get to experiece it soon.
Anyway, I wanted to wish everybody a Happy Thanksgiving and a great rest of the week, and I will talk to you soon. Bye for now
Your friend, Kate
Anyway, it will be just the four of us for thanksgiving this year, Mom, Dad, my sister Natie and me. My aunt and uncle are in Victoria visiting my cousin, and all the rest of my family is out of town, so it will be just the four of us. It will be nice though. My parents are both off work tomorrow, so were going to have a big turkey dinner. That will be fun We all have so much to be thankful for, so we should have a day where get to appreciate it all. Thanksgiving is the perfect time to do that.
Today, I am going to write a blog about my top eight favorite thing. There is a lot of things that I really like that make me happy. I'd thought I'd share them all with you.
1. My Favorite Past Time- I love spending time with my wonderful family. I love going for walks with my mom. I love going to Calgary to spend time with my grandparent's. I love spending time with my aunt that now lives in town. I just love being with family . We have a great time when we get together. We always think of fun things to do. We're all really close. It's great when the whole family is out for a extended period of time, like they were in the summer. We get to know each other again and reconnect. It's a lot of fun. Family is the one constant thing that everybody will always have in their lives. Family is what starts it all.
2. My Favorite thing that people say to me- I hate feeling like I am a burden on people. Being in a situation where I need extra help sometimes, it feels like everybody is always doing something for me, and I never get to do things for them. That's really hard sometimes. I don't like having to as for too much help, or special things. I'd rather be on the giving side than the receiving side. I get really happy, knowing that I made someone smile, or helped them feel better. I think everyone does. When people know how much they are appreciated, it makes them feel really good. Everybody needs to know when they have impacted someones life for the better. It makes them feel good inside, and the more they hear that kind of stuff, the more they will continue to help out, and make the world a better place.
3. My Favorite Way to Motivate People- I love to inspire people to have a different outlook on life. My favorite way to do that is probably by writing in this blog. I can be kind of quiet sometimes, and I don't always get my opinion out, so this blog has really helped me get my thoughts out there. My favorite thing about this blog is that I get to motivate people to not only get people to think differently about people with diversabilites, but also to get them thinking differently about their attitudes towards life as well .I don't always do my best at following my own suggestions, which I know is bad, but this blog helps me to do that as well. It helps me unravel the person I want to be in the future. Writing this blog helps me become better.
4. My Favorite Sport- I think you all know the answer to that question. It's skiing! I love skiing. I love going super fast down a hill. Skiing is such a big thrill for me. I don't get that sense of adrenaline very often, but I do when I'm racing down a ski hill. Sit skiing is special to a lot of people I know who have diversesabilities. Grace says she has never felt so free as she now does when she is skiing. Being able to ski when you have a diverseability is something that makes us all believe that anything ispossible. Like Josh Dueck calls his sit ski the freedom chair, because when he gets in it, he has no limits. He can ski anywhere they want. Sit skiing brings people the power that they thought they never had. I'm so excited for the sit ski program at Panorama to open up again. They're saying that we will have a few more skiers added to our group this year. I can't wait to get back up on the hill and shred some powder. I'm so excited. I'll be up there soon. For all my Invermere ski friends that are reading this, see you on the slopes.
5. My Favorite Place- My favorite place would p have to be Camp Winfield. I have been going there since I was six years old and have always loved it. This summer will be my last summer there, whitch will be quite sad. I have made so many great friends at Winfield and have gotten to do so many cool things. Everyone is happy at camp Winfield. They all feel like are just as capable as everyone else. I love Camp Winfield. It is a place where I get ti try new things, meet new friends, and be myself.
6. My Favorite Subject in School- My favorite subject in school has always been English. Ever since I was little I've loved stories. When I was little I either loved sitting on someones lap and getting read to, or making up my own story. As I got older, I began to write more and more. Sometimes I pretend I have my own series of books called "Kate the Great", where I make up little stories about my life. I've Co Authored a children's with Grace. I'm in a writing class now and that's helping me become a better writer. I get to practise writing with this blog. I'm writing more and more all the time. I think writing will be a part of my life for a long time. I definitely have a love for telling stories. I'm Kate the writer!
7. My Favorite Holiday- My favorite holiday would be Christmas. I love everything about
Christmas. I love it when Christmas carols start playing on the radio. I love it when all my family
comes out. I love waking up Christmas morning and seeing presents under the tree. I love it all. Christmas is such a magical time of year, especially for children. It's a time to believe in magic. It's a time to enjoy being a kid again. If there wasn't such thing as Christmas, we would forget what it's
like to be little again. We would get so caught up in our busy lives that we would no longer be
able to enjoy the little things. Christmas does many things for us. No wonder why people call it the
most wonderful time of the year.
8. My favorite thing to write about in this blog- I love it when I write funny things in my blog. I love being cheeky and sarcastic. I love being able to get a point across in a funny way. I do believe that laughter is the best medicine. It can cure anything better than a doctor could. I love being able to see the funny side of my Cerebral Palsy. This world would be a very boring place without a few jokes. Everyone should always keep laughing. It will always make you feel better when you laugh. I promise.
I have a lot of favorite things. I just like the little things in life that make you get so excited and happy. It's great when we cann look forward to experiencing our favorite things. Everyone has to have a favorite thing. You must have one. Whatever it is, I hope you get to experiece it soon.
Anyway, I wanted to wish everybody a Happy Thanksgiving and a great rest of the week, and I will talk to you soon. Bye for now
Your friend, Kate
Thursday, October 4, 2012
The Workin Girl
Today, I started my first day of Work Experience at the local Paper! I was so excited to start! It took a while for my Work Experience teacher and I to find a placement for me. I was thrilled when we finally did though. All the work and planning is done and I finally get to start my job.
The work experience course is highschool is meant to give students an oppourtuunity to go out into the work force and pick a job that they might be intrestered in doing when they leave highschool. They pick a job that they are interested in learning about and I get to complete one hundred hours of Work Experience there. I have some of experience with writing articles for the local news paper, and some with reporting as well, so, with some help deciding, I thought working at the paper would be a perfect fit for me.
Students are expected to attend work once a week. My day to go is always on thursdays. I had a meeting at Paper, which is called the Valley Echo, at 9;00. I had planned to go in my wheelchair all by myself. I wanted to treat it like a real job, and in reality, I wouldn't have someone dropping me up off at work. That is a little less professional. There is no snow on the ground so I decided I should take advantage of the nice weather and wheel down. I left home, got a good luck hug rom my parents , and went to work.
One thing I was a bit concered about was weather or not I would be able to fit m chair in the small building or not, but that worked out perfectly.. I worked in the back room, so I just parked my chair right outside.
First, the ladies that I worked with, Renice and Nicole, sat down with me and we talked about what I would like to do at the Valley echo. Ater chatting we came up with a few good ideas One of them was for me to put copies of this blog in the paper. As I continue to write more, people are starting to know more about my blog. I am excited to put in out there a little bit more. Be ready for lots more blogs, because I have to write lots them to have something to put in the paper. We also talked about writing some articles about things that are going on around town. The last thing we discussed was the idea of me wriiting a profile once a week about someone who has a diverseability. I get to interview people in town and ask them about what their life is like, liviing with their challenges. I think tthat will be my favorite thing to write about in the the paper. There are a lot of people living in Invermere with diverseabilities. A lot of them are invisible to the eye. I would like to draw attention to the fact that people don't have to be in a wheelchair to have struggles in their lives Everyone has different struggles. We tend to forget about that and sometimes the people with the invisible diverseabilities get a little bit left behind. I think they deserve a little bit of recognition as well. What they go through isn't always easy. I hope that by doing this, I'll help some people get to be heard, and be a little bit more accepted in this town, and that the town will be just that much more diverse.
I only stayed for a half day today, being my first day at the paper. Renice and Nicole were quite busy, so they couldn't be by my side the whole time. They thought I wouldn't have very much to do, but I thought I kept quite busy, and I had fun too. Everyone that writes for the paper has to introduce themselves a bit to valley as a new writer. They do an article about each new staff member. I had to write a little introduction about myself. Then, I got to file some newspapers. I had to organized them by the date they were written. I loved doing that. The Valley Echo keeps every paper it's ever written, so if someone was in an issue a while back, and they wanted to keep it for memory sake, or to show off, they could get it from them. It was so awesome to see all the old versions of the Valley Echo. It was hard not to read them instead of work. I recognized some of the things that they talked about in the older papers.. It was really cool.
I came back to school this afternoon, with a big smile on my face. I was so excited to tell everybody about my day. It feels so great to be in the working field. I've had volunteer jobs before, but this is like getting ready for a real job. It's really important for me to be able to go to work independently. I feel like I am capable of anything when I go to work. I may have Cerebral Palsy, I can still have a job, and that feels awesome. Every time I complete a milestone like this, I get more and more independent. It feels amazing, really it does. I can live a very productive life and do the same things you can do. I just have to believe that I don't have any limitations. I can do anything!
Renice and Nicole were awesome. They didn't question what I could do at all. They just told me what I needed to do for them and left the decision to me on weather or not things were too much for me to handle. I had an awesome day. I have some work to do. I have to set up an interview with someone so I can put it in the paper. I will be pretty busy. I'm very excited to be starting at the Valley Echo. It's going to be lots of fun. Thanks to Renice and Nicole for giving me the opportunity to work with you. I had a blast
I'm glad I got to tell you about my day. I feel this job is a perfect fit for me. This is Reporter Kate Gibbs, signing out after a great first day at the office. Bye for now.
The work experience course is highschool is meant to give students an oppourtuunity to go out into the work force and pick a job that they might be intrestered in doing when they leave highschool. They pick a job that they are interested in learning about and I get to complete one hundred hours of Work Experience there. I have some of experience with writing articles for the local news paper, and some with reporting as well, so, with some help deciding, I thought working at the paper would be a perfect fit for me.
Students are expected to attend work once a week. My day to go is always on thursdays. I had a meeting at Paper, which is called the Valley Echo, at 9;00. I had planned to go in my wheelchair all by myself. I wanted to treat it like a real job, and in reality, I wouldn't have someone dropping me up off at work. That is a little less professional. There is no snow on the ground so I decided I should take advantage of the nice weather and wheel down. I left home, got a good luck hug rom my parents , and went to work.
One thing I was a bit concered about was weather or not I would be able to fit m chair in the small building or not, but that worked out perfectly.. I worked in the back room, so I just parked my chair right outside.
First, the ladies that I worked with, Renice and Nicole, sat down with me and we talked about what I would like to do at the Valley echo. Ater chatting we came up with a few good ideas One of them was for me to put copies of this blog in the paper. As I continue to write more, people are starting to know more about my blog. I am excited to put in out there a little bit more. Be ready for lots more blogs, because I have to write lots them to have something to put in the paper. We also talked about writing some articles about things that are going on around town. The last thing we discussed was the idea of me wriiting a profile once a week about someone who has a diverseability. I get to interview people in town and ask them about what their life is like, liviing with their challenges. I think tthat will be my favorite thing to write about in the the paper. There are a lot of people living in Invermere with diverseabilities. A lot of them are invisible to the eye. I would like to draw attention to the fact that people don't have to be in a wheelchair to have struggles in their lives Everyone has different struggles. We tend to forget about that and sometimes the people with the invisible diverseabilities get a little bit left behind. I think they deserve a little bit of recognition as well. What they go through isn't always easy. I hope that by doing this, I'll help some people get to be heard, and be a little bit more accepted in this town, and that the town will be just that much more diverse.
I only stayed for a half day today, being my first day at the paper. Renice and Nicole were quite busy, so they couldn't be by my side the whole time. They thought I wouldn't have very much to do, but I thought I kept quite busy, and I had fun too. Everyone that writes for the paper has to introduce themselves a bit to valley as a new writer. They do an article about each new staff member. I had to write a little introduction about myself. Then, I got to file some newspapers. I had to organized them by the date they were written. I loved doing that. The Valley Echo keeps every paper it's ever written, so if someone was in an issue a while back, and they wanted to keep it for memory sake, or to show off, they could get it from them. It was so awesome to see all the old versions of the Valley Echo. It was hard not to read them instead of work. I recognized some of the things that they talked about in the older papers.. It was really cool.
I came back to school this afternoon, with a big smile on my face. I was so excited to tell everybody about my day. It feels so great to be in the working field. I've had volunteer jobs before, but this is like getting ready for a real job. It's really important for me to be able to go to work independently. I feel like I am capable of anything when I go to work. I may have Cerebral Palsy, I can still have a job, and that feels awesome. Every time I complete a milestone like this, I get more and more independent. It feels amazing, really it does. I can live a very productive life and do the same things you can do. I just have to believe that I don't have any limitations. I can do anything!
Renice and Nicole were awesome. They didn't question what I could do at all. They just told me what I needed to do for them and left the decision to me on weather or not things were too much for me to handle. I had an awesome day. I have some work to do. I have to set up an interview with someone so I can put it in the paper. I will be pretty busy. I'm very excited to be starting at the Valley Echo. It's going to be lots of fun. Thanks to Renice and Nicole for giving me the opportunity to work with you. I had a blast
I'm glad I got to tell you about my day. I feel this job is a perfect fit for me. This is Reporter Kate Gibbs, signing out after a great first day at the office. Bye for now.
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