Personal Value in Recreation & Leisure

okay, here is what i generally need for this assignment:

brief description of yourself, your job (if you have one), your age, if you are in school, what your days/weeks r like, etc... basically background because i will be combining everything into a sort of report/essay/story of individuals that i use for the assignment. :)

Personal Values in Recreation and Leisure Assignment

Interview ONE person from THREE different age groups listed below:

12-17 || 18-24 || 25-35 || 36-45 || 46-55 || 56-65 || 66+

Ask them about their recreational and leisure attitudes and behaviors. Be sure to include:
*the importance of recreation and leisure in their lives.
*list activities they currently participate in. (& why they are participating in these activities)
*activities they would like to participate in (why or why not).
*their views about the importance of work and recreation in their lives.
*do they wish for more time for work and/or recreation
*some fears/hindrances that are keeping them from activities/recreation/leisure
*Personal definition of recreation/leisure
*Personal purposes/reasons for participating in recreation/leisure/work
*Ideal recreation/leisure experience/activity
*Ideal schedule for life (will fit in with all questions above)
*Personal outlook/philosophy on life/recreation/leisure
(Here are some definitions from my class on types of philosophy:
Perennialism: Life is constant and unchanging, and eternal truth exists.
Idealism: Individuals act according to what they believe in, regardless of what people think
of the consequences of their actions. Reality is defined by each individual.
Realism: Believe that objects have an existence independent of human consciousness of
them. What you see is what you get.
Pragmatism: View the world as constantly changing. An idea is not true unless it is tested.
Experimentalism: Suggest the world is ever-changing. They are interested in what works.
Existentialism: Life is a world of existing, of personal choice, subjective choice and freedom.
Humanism: Deals with the actions and thought processes that focus on human interests and
values. It is opposite to Perennialism.

(more questions added 831pm 4/10/10):
*What are your expectations of someone who works in the Parks & recreation/Leisure field? (eg. Park rangers, activity leaders, event coordinators, etc)
*What are your expectations (if any) of services, accomodations, equipment, etc that should/shouldnt be provided by Parks & Rec/Leisure field professionals &/or organizations (national parks, local parks, etc)

Type a report on each interview and then summarize any similarities or differences between the interviewees. Speculate as to the reasons for these similarities or differences. Your summary is critical to successfully completing this assignment.


This is basically my assingment (i added to some of the questions... hoping format is right!!). But any information that you can provide me would be helpful. even anything thats not on here. and if you don't feel comfortable posting here, you can email me at: sch59@nau.edu (thats my school email so it would be perfect since its an assignment. haha) or you can message me on here. thanks you for any help you can provide and i'll love you guys LONG TIME!!

Good things take time...

How true this is... It's been eight years in the making, but i'm finally here @ NAU: ill prepared, in debt, hopeful and stubborn. I don't know how i'm going to do, don't know if i'm going to run screaming and just give up on it all or push myself to the brink & succeed to prove that i could do it. But I do know that this year and what i'm doing now, i'm going to make the best of it and enjoy it. Going to try to keep a positive outlook on life & keep myself out of trouble (well, big trouble anyways).

I have myself a list of resolutions that i plan on working on. So far, i've been sticking to the pretty easy things. Now, i need to tackle the bigger things. :) But that shouldn't be too hard. I mean, really.... what do i have to lose? As soon as i get my apartment, things will be getting MUCH better. I am confident on that. But now, i need to look for a job. lol Have my second interview at Torrid tomorrow, but they won't be hiring for a little bit. The same thing goes for most of downtown Flagstaff. No one will be hiring until May, when things pick up. So now i'm going to have to suck it up, build a resume and start handing it out because i need a job NOW. But again, i am confident that i will find something. Just hope its something i will enjoy and that i am best at. IE: dealing with customers. :)

I plan on trying to finally update this blog more often then i have been. Hopefully AT LEAST once a week. It'd be ideal if i could do it much more often, but i won't lie. lol It most likely won't happen. But for now, i bid goodnight. I must finish a few assignments and some readings and go crash.

Until i find time again,
Seasonal

Blah!

Trying to find time to update this amongst others... But keeping twitter updated. :) but then again, that is a little easier.. come one... text from phone? oh yeah! but methinks i may need a blackberry or something soon.. wish i could get an iphone with sprint... :(

A Kaleidescope Of Dreams

I sit here & wonder:

Why am I so fearful?
Why can't let myself give in?
Why can't I figure out what exactly it is I want & need?

There are just so many things going on in my head, in my heart. I'm confused & lonely. I'm accustomed to being alone, & yet, i'm aching & longing for someone. I have an unlimited supply of love within me, & no outlets. *sigh*

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Emotionaly Tired

Ive always been someone overly empathetic. Crying, feeling, hurting, etc when its other peoples problems. Idk what to do because spmetimes, it actually hinders me from living. Oh, the irony!

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Happy Easter!!!

Got to do egg hunt with the Nutter Butter!!! He was so cute & show offy!! Haha. He got spoiled by the easter bunny. & grandma & grandpa Hyde got him a new Cars backpak, which he used to put eggs. Lol

Now watching Marley & Me. LOL

Ciao!!!

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Waiting For Colors

I'm sitting here @ Becky's, waiting to get my hair done. Just sorta aline with my thoughts. Kinda scary. Lol

I'm scared @ the moment of whats ahead with Flagstaff & NAU. What if i'm not ready. What if i fail miserably. I'm so scared. Especially because of how my parents are. It's so stressful. I need to do this for myself, but they make me feel like its happening more for them.

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Very Blah!!

On way to laser hair removal w/mum & im soo friggin naseus its ridiculous!! But its hr drivin too. Ugh. & we've already argued bcuz i splurged on myself & got this itouch. Whatever.

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Very Blah!!

On way to laser hair removal w/mum & im soo friggin naseus its ridiculous!! But its hr drivin too. Ugh. & we've already argued bcuz i splurged on myself & got this itouch. Whatever.

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So Tired Of Being Sick

Im sick so damn much & it annoys the hell out of me. I would love for once to not be tired, to not have a headache, to not be dizzy or lightheaded or have balance issues. Id love to not have stomach issues w/ everything i eat, & same with heartburn.

Ive been trying 2 workout & i do good, but something always happens to cancel the good. & i have such issues with eating. Im always damn hungry, but i dont have time, patience, $ or ingredients to be making what i should be eating. I just feel like im stuck in a damn vicious cycle.

& then my apartment is another story. I het nowhere w/this fucking place. No wonder im so stressed & depressed all the time. Grrr!!! & when i ask for some fucking help, when im so damn desperate that im sucking up my pride & asking for a hand, NO ONE helps. They say they will but never do.

Just so fucking tired of it all. I really am.

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"Ant"-sy Dream

Had a dream that I came home and I had the ants back in my bathroom, but they were now going into my bedroom (all over floor but never on bed). I went in to lay down my trap that I have that I know works. I felt a bite on my lower right shin and one on my upper left shin, just below my knee. I just brushed at them and ended up smearing red stuff on my leg. I didn’t know what it was so I backed out fast. Somehow kahvi had gotten out of her cage so I threw her back in and took bambs into the living room onto the couch. While on there, I saw that there started to be red ants mixed in with the black. That’s when I realized that the red ants are what bit me.

Well when I look down and see both ant parties massing together and starting to fully cover my floor, I call my parents freaking out. My mom takes the phone from my dad and hangs up on me, only to call back a few minutes later asking “what the hell do you want?” when I look down again, I see that kahvi has gotten out yet again. So I pick her up and go to throw her in the top portion of the cage into the hammock with fahr when I see that there are already two little bodies there. Somehow I had mistaken a baby skunk (have no clue how) for kahvi earlier and threw her in. I throw kahvi in anyways and they all cuddle. I go back to my perch on the sofa and ottoman and start to see that the red ants are moving in swarms within the black ants. You can literally see red circles of ants moving in tune together through the black ants. Then they start to become balls, rolling through them and piling up into a mass pile.

At that point, I woke up and was kinda freaked out. There was actually a beginning of this dream, where I think I was out with people and I had come home, but I don’t fully remember that. This is what I remember. Lol…

So much to do...

There is so much to do that its overwhelming. So many bills to pay, so much to save, so much to pack and store and throw out. i feel like i'm drowning in it all.

ugh...

We leave for our trip on wednesday, and while i'm excited, I'm also super stressed because of everything i have to do. Have to do returns, pack, get critters ready to be taken over to the boarding place, get bambs ready, do laundry, clean a little, etc... so friggin damn much to do. and i have court tomorrow, so i'm kinda worried how thats going to go. lol

so, basically, i'm hoping this is a good week and i get things situated and am able to relax soon. i really do.

ugh! wish me luck!

Xhausted, stressed & unsure. :(

drowning...

I feel so lost, so hopeless and like I’m drowning.  I’ve done shitty this school semester. But a lot of things came up that really screwed me up. Big time.  A trip I didn’t even really want to take.  Coming back and working 10 hour days almost because yolz wasn’t here and my “help” were no help at all.  Its just shit, shit, shit.  So I’m struggling to try and catch up in what few classes I’m still remaining in.  its just not right. I wish I didn’t have to take classes anymore. I wish I could just work full time.  That is, sadly, what I’d really like right now. Just to work.  Ah, how thatd be nice… and how nice itd be  to be able to get ahead on my damn bills.  All my money disappears somewhere and I just don’t know where. So many things I need/want.  And yet I cant get any of it. Driving me nucking futs!!  *sigh* it feels neverending.

I wonder how I will be up at NAU, ya know? Wonder if I’ll be able to hack it.  I hope I can. I really want to be up there. But I just don’t know anymore…

 

tired of it...

Howd I know no one would come? Theyd all cancel and w/lame excuses. And not only that, but they’ve known for days and wouldn’t tell me. What the hell? Took me to text them to say what the hell.

 

I’m getting sick and tired of people doing this to me.  Tired of giving and getting nothing. But that will never change. I’m just too nice. I’ll always give in.  Well, always on certain things. Lol.. I’m not stupid, just easily hurt and duped.

 

*sigh*

 

(more written in a few)

The test of Time is a repeat

I sit here and try to figure out if what I'm aiming for in life is going to work out for me.  Try to figure out if I’m setting myself in the right direction. And that’s when I listen to my heart.  It beats the truth for me, beats my life out one solitary beat at a time.

 

(working, will finish later)

Just Another Day

it was just another day, just adding another year onto my existence. no fanfare, nothing to delve about. it was a normal, everyday type of day. Went to dinner with my parents. flemyngs thankfully.... with a loud moth behind us.

*sigh*

Twilights end

My heart grows shallow when faced with your eyes. Impossible dreams and meanings fight their way up through my walls, threatening to expose me for what i am. No longer a queen, but a pawn in the cruelest game of this heart. Lonliness n solitude fight hope away, taking joy in the bleat of defeat. How can one be so cruel to themself. I ask myself that every morning when i look in the mirror.

Aching Willows

I crave, i dream, i create, i imagine, i ache, i yearn, i desire..... Romance, closeness, love, intimacy, fearlessnes, beauty, sexuality, financial freedom, maturity, travel. So much my heart holds dear, so much my heart calls for, wishing to be complete. to live... to finally live. that sighs louder then this heartbeat which comes always a second too late.

I know what i hold in my heart, in my head. I'm not finding it and i have no desire to settle. NO desire to make do until the right one comes along. a romance, a love, that will compeltely knock my breath away. Something that will show me that movies arent full of bravado, but in fact, are based on some hidden truth. But i still hide my eyes behind false curtains. Pretending i dont see what i dont want to see.

But the truth, my truth, is there. Standing out in the crowd staring me blatantly in the face. Consuming the rising fear that threatens to rip through my vocal cords and unleash hell on the "innocents". The smallest chance that i may survive and conquer my goals is dangling inches from me, and i'm too frightened to follow. so many screwups i've made. too many for my liking. far too many...