Living With Creativity, Activity, & Service

Pinocchio!!! Last Friday, I got to experience the amazing play, Pinocchio , performed at the Carrollton Cultural Arts Center. The actors and actresses were truly enjoying their craft and clearly had worked so hard for their moment. The sets were well done, and the costumes glittered throughout every dance. The Child AND The Glittering Fish  My little sister, Zooey, is an amazing actress and singer and performed in the production. She got to play a child visiting Pleasure Island, hoping to play on the rides and eat cotton candy and popcorn. She also got to act as a glittering fish trapped inside the belly of a whale. She led the other little sea creatures in a little twirling dance and played with a long, colorful ribbon. The Puppeteer I also got to watch my teacher, Mr. Brewer, perform in the show. He had the outstanding yet evil role of the puppeteer trying to trap poor Pinocchio. Mr. Brewer did an excellent, terrifying, and hilarious job as his star role as villain. I was ve...

The Adventure Begins The other day, I babysat one of the best kids I know. Nichole Chetti-Bush, my mother, and Marsha Hook, our family friend, love to go on runs after school on Wednesdays and Fridays. On that particular Friday, Marsh's son, Hunter, had come to the high school early by bus and had no one to watch him while they were on their run. I have always loved playing and being with Hunter, so my mom came up with the great idea to have me babysit while they were exercising. I, of course, agreed and couldn't wait to see him. Dancin' and Singin'  After school, I hurried up to Marsha's classroom to see Hunter. He gave me a big hug and we rushed over to my mom's room. My mom and Marsha went on their run and left us to it. Hunter really wanted to play music, so I got on YouTube and played some Imagine Dragons. We danced to the songs for a while, not caring about anything else. Hunter would sing at the top of his lungs and spin around the room as I laughed and t...

The Need For Activity Throughout my life, I have always felt a need to be active. I have always loved to run, swim, walk, hike, lift weights, do archery, play sports, and be out in the world making connections. I even find cleaning enjoyable. I have always had a strong urge to be extremely healthy and fit and to be able to fend for myself. Since seventh grade, I would always make sure to get home, do schoolwork, and then go exercise outside and in my living room. I would make it a necessary event to spend an hour outside running and playing volleyball, and then go back inside to get on the floor for sit ups and push ups. Why Even Do It Anymore? To this day, I am still an active member of the volleyball team, and always make sure that there is room in my schedule to do my indoor routine. The other day, as I was in my living room doing my routine, I was thinking about why I still try to exercise everyday after all these years. I started to question whether my exercises had even made any ...