Ice Scraper & the State Capitol

What do these two things have in common, you ask? Well, each was an important part of my day and they both remind me of Wisconsin. For the first time in many years I had to scrape ice off my windshield (since I've been without a car since high school) before driving to Lansing for an all-day AmeriCorps training. I learned some useful tips on social media in the morning and how to write better grants in the afternoon. While the training was an overall success, the best part of my day was the trip I took to the state capitol building. It reminded me of the Square in Madison-minus the restaurants and bars...ok, then it was nothing like Madison. Either way, it was fun to take some pictures of the capitol and walk around downtown Lansing before heading back to reality. 

I have an op-ed due on Thursday for my Social Action class, for which I will be writing about an offensive t-shirt on campus that states "Freshmen girls-Get'em while they're skinny." I'm also working with a body image group on campus to develop facilitations for freshmen fraternities and sororities to counter this message that will hopefully kick off next semester. Any ideas on what a counter-t-shirt would look like?

Last night was Creekside's Annual Membership Meeting and we had a great turnout. We held Board elections, approved the revised by-laws and showed a Power Point summing up the year's activities, made by yours truly. I have only a few more weeks in the semester-and I still have to write a grant! I'm also inspired to start a Creekside blog after today's session on social media so stay tuned for that.

I hope everyone is keeping warm as the winter weather settles in. I'm counting down the days until I'm home for Thanksgiving with my family and in Madison to see Tricia! Also, my trip to Spain is fast approaching-Kaela, nos vemos pronto! :)

Be well.