Month: June 2017

Weekly Check-In

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Honestly I’m struggling a bit lately.

I think we all feel this way sometimes, like we’re just trying to keep it together. Like we have octopus arms reaching to keep all the plates spinning and everything from crashing down.

I’m behind on the Purple State Challenge not because of lack of organizations but because I’m struggling financially. I will hopefully turn this around shortly and be able to get to 52 organizations by the end of the year. I’m determined to turn the map purple!

Volunteering

  • 4 hours – Crisis Text Line

Charitable Giving

Personal Kindness

  • I was so touched that when the parents and loved ones of the Pulse victims were asked how to honor them they came up with ways to be kind. And many of the ways to be kind were easy everyday things. I decided this week to focus a little more on holding doors open for people and looking people in the eye when I thank them for holding the door open for me. It’s such a simple gesture but still can be filled with love.49Kindness

Self Care

  • Knitting. Still trying to calm my nerves with making things. I finished a cowl for myself this week and started on some more knitted knockers.
  • My friend is moving away at the end of the summer. So we’re spending this summer trying to complete a summer bucket list of all the local things that locals tend not to do (i.e. New Yorkers never go to the Statue of Liberty). So we went to a local wine tasting event and watched the sunset. I haven’t laughed so much in a long time.

How’d you do this week?

Purple State Challenge – Florida

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Zebra Coalition

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Mission: 

“The mission of Zebra Coalition® is to foster hope, dignity and self-respect in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and all youth (LGBT+), and to provide them an opportunity to grow up in a safe, healthy and supportive environment.”

Why I choose this group:

June is Pride Month. I’ve been celebrating by covering everything with rainbows – my Facebook feed, my food, my eye shadow – rainbow everything. I am part of the LGBTQA community year round but in June it’s time to celebrate and shout it from the rooftop. The last two years I was able to participate in my local Pride Parade.

This year Pride seems to be more somber. It was only a year ago that I woke up to go to the Pride Parade and heard the news about the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando. 49 people went out with friends to enjoy their night, celebrate, and shout out loud and didn’t come home. It’s terrifying to have a safe space invaded in that way, an LGBTQA club on Latin night. It makes my heart hurt and Monday marked the one year anniversary. It has been amazing to see how Orlando and the world came together to stand with the community. Below is a wonderful list that asked the parents of the those lost how to mark the occasion and they answered with ways to show kindness and love.

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So for this month and week I knew that I wanted to find a great LGBTQA organization in Florida and that’s what I found in the Zebra Coalition. It’s a great organization that helps youth in Orlando who are in need find support, resources, and housing. They have all sorts of programs from mental health services, to bullying prevention, to mentoring and education resources, to simply providing a safe space for youth to walk into and find a place where they’re accepted. It’s so so important to build a strong community where people are connected and feel safe and Zebra Coalition is doing that in Orlando.

Check them out:

You can donate here –

Website |Zebra Coalition

Facebook |@zebracoalition Twitter | @zebracoaliton

 

Weekly Check-In

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I had family visiting from out of town and with some job things it felt like this week was a whirlwind. I’ve also managed to get a little bit of a summer cold. Time for some good quality rest.

Volunteering

  • 4 hours – Crisis Text Line

Charitable Giving

  • $0

Personal Kindness

  • I got to spend some special time with my niece. I think one of the most important things you can do is talk to kids. Ask them questions, tell them stories, just chat. It’s amazing how much they appreciate it.

Self Care

  • Family time! We got to eat some great food and just hang out. It was wonderful.
  • After my family left it means nap time for me. Just sleeping and sitting on the couch has been lovely.

How’d you do this week?