Genevieve: Week of January 14, 2018 (2nd Semester, Week #1)

Activities for the week:

• Sunday
• Monday
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• 1630-1745 Hot yoga @ YMCA - Cancelled d/t weather
• Tuesday
• Liam's 12th birthday
• 1300 Appointment @ Martin Orthodontics
• Wednesday
• 1200 W.A.C.K. - Cancelled d/t weather
• 1730-1845 Hot yoga @ YMCA - Cancelled d/t weather
• Thursday
• 1245 Babysit
• 1730 Family dinner for Liam's 12th birthday @ Golden Buddha
• Friday
• 1600 Coffee with Mom & Ava
• Saturday
• Help remove old carpet, trash, debris from upstairs
• 0945-1100 Hot yoga @ YMCA
• 1600 W.A.C.K. volunteering at Ruth's House
• 1900 Live music @ Wired, $5 cover charge

Goal setting for this semester:

• Study on Khan Academy, Duolingo, YouTube
• Physics
• Math
• Ecology
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Nutrition
• History
• Art
• Spanish
• Reading/Writing

Videos, shows, websites, articles, podcasts, etc., I think may interest you:

9 Zero Waste experts to follow on Instagram
Women Writing About the Wild: 25 Essential Authors
Too Faced is Launching an Entire Collection of Unicorn Makeup Products
Protein-Packed Buddha Bowl (recipe)
How to Make Eggplant "Bacon" (recipe)
How to Get in Shape for Hiking
How to Train a Dog Not to Jump on You or Others
99 Book Recommendations from John Green
The 15-minute Body Weight Workout You Can Do Anywhere
Teen Builds Tiny House
School Bus Converted to Incredible Off-Grid Home
How to Make a Solar Oven
The Dirtbag Diaries podcast
She Explores podcast
Outside Magazine
Mother Earth News - lots of good gardening articles and advice here
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Planet Earth II on Netflix

TED Talk: Do Schools Kill Creativity?

TED Talk: The Power of Introverts

Activities you may enjoy this week:

• Set up your new camp stove and cook something on it while you charge your phone :)
• Think about where you might want to go on our Girls' Trip this year, and make a sample itinerary to share with me and your sister.
• Look up Little Free Library plans or designs, and pick one you would like to build or buy.
• Write down what you would like to grow in your garden this spring/summer.
• Think about which weeks you would like to attend camp this summer, so we can get you registered.
• Make a list of books you would like to read this year.
• Think about different ways you can earn spending money: continuing to babysit, a traditional job like at AMC or the YMCA, making things to sell on ETSY, etc. 
• Think of careers you think might interest you. The sky is the limit. This is just brainstorming, so don't let practicality hold you back at this stage. Makeup artist, Instagram star, Disney Imagineer, travel writer/photographer, veterinarian, summer camp director; they are all fair game.
• I know you are still up in the air about college, but it won't hurt to think about places you might want to go. Check out some schools. Locally, there is USI, University of Evansville, and Ivy Tech. Indiana University is an excellent school and has a very wide range of majors. Berea College in Kentucky offers full scholarships to all accepted students. The Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) is great school for all kinds of creative pursuits. Northland College in Wisconsin has all kinds of degrees related to the environment and outdoors, such as Ecological Restoration, Environmental Education, Geology, and Outdoor Education.

Please remember to record your activities each day in whichever way is easiest for you, and we will go over it at the end of the week. Save things like receipts, ticket stubs, art projects, and writing you do, etc. And last, but certainly not least, take pictures! Take pictures at W.A.C.K., when you go to the YMCA or the coffee shop, of you and your sister hanging out in your room, or reading, or playing games, or whatever!

Enjoy your week! Plan on meeting with me on Friday or Saturday to go over this week's activities and discuss any changes that need to be made for next week.