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My Trip to Washington, DC

It is my first time to be in Washington, DC. Thank to my dear friend, who asked me to join with her to attend to National Deaf People of Color Conference at Gallaudet University.

At the same time, why not have a tour in Washington, DC to kill two birds with a stone.

Speaking of my flight arrangements I made, it works best for me to take a flight at night, so that way I can see the city of Washington, DC in the morning the next day.

It is really nice to see lovely sunrise very early in the morning.

And it also gave me an opportunity to finish some tasks at home and do some errands before I head off to the airport at night.

I recall by reading a meme that it is worth our time and money to take a trip to see the “world” since we all live only once, right? We can alway refuel our finance.

At the same time, it is our memories to cherish.

Something Pleasant about Life

One thing I enjoy is observing people especially at the Greenlake located in Seattle and the mall locally based on how people walk, how they dress, and how they use their hands as part of gestures.

Sometimes I thought that their outfits look so cute and sometimes they could dress better than what they did.

At the same time, I enjoy observing their adorable dogs based on their actions.

Sometimes when I am at the mall by sitting down on a plush seat in a huge hallway. While I take a break, I had an opportunity to observe people walking by.

This makes my life more pleasant.

Dina Marie took a stroll and enjoyed sightseeing.

#hwprompts

The Passion Planner

Passion Planner in Blush and The Passion Test book.

I recall in the past, I tend to purchase planners every year. I felt it is somewhat a waste of money and space. Of course, time flies every year.

For instance, year of 2020 is already here. I get to write down my appointments, goals, thoughts, and sketches. It is like having a combination of an appointment book and a journal.  All in one.  I think it would be a great benefit for me to continue by doing self-evaluation to see how much I have improved. And to see of how much I was able to achieve my goals and my dreams.  This way I can give myself self-esteem based on who I am as an individual.  I will see how it goes.

At the same time, I am reading a book entitled The Passion Test: The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Life Purpose written by Janet Bray Atwood and Chris Atwood. I find this book quite fascinating.

This book helped me to do self-evaluation and do an analysis based on what is my passion.

Now I need to downsize and choose five different items that is related to my personal interests, which I want to focus on this year.

Hope that this year brings you an opportunity to think of what kind of objective you want to work on.

Simply Beauty of Scenery

It had been months since the last time I wrote. It had been a struggle for me to think of what shall I write about. Of course, I have a lot of things on my plate. There had been somewhat a tornado in my mind.

At the same time, I continue to try my best to accomplish tasks at a time.

For instance, last two weeks ago was an Election Day.

After I arrived home, something came up in my mind that there is something that I ought to accomplish. Ugh! Actually I felt tempted not to vote. I just made myself to go through by reading a couple of pamphlets to help me to make a decision on what and who to vote for.

It made my night that I actually voted!!! This reminds me of why I am American Citizen.

At last, it had been amazing that we have been getting lot of rain plus a really loud shaking due to a couple of lightenings clashing together near our home. So, today is a really a nice break from the rain. But it’s very cold due to no clouds above.

Lovely view of waterfront in Northeast of Seattle.

Thrilled with Our Half Year Accomplishments

It is hard to believe that it is already in the middle of the year 2018!  I want to share of how much we both have accomplished lately this month.

Nolan:

  • Completed Track & Field
  • Completed his test in Tae Kwon Do.
  • Graduated from Madrona as a 8th grader
  • Move on to Edmonds-Woodway High School as a freshman
  • Attended to Camp Taloali

Dina Marie:

  • Completed Lose to Win class at YMCA
  • Lost 10+ pounds
  • Completed American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (ASLPI) Test
  • My work with a professional deaf-blind client has been lessened
  • Surgery on my right wrist is done and is healing

Now that we are enjoying our summer season and continue to do whatever we need/want to complete.

What are things that you have completed in the middle of this year?