some updates and rambling about making a webpage finally

k so-- i am still moving forward-- its been a bit hard to publicize my event- cuz i havent been really sure how i am supposed to do it- with the cc license thing--- because the head person- wendy tremayne-- well travels alot- which is totally understandable that she is busy -but --its left me hanging at times----well so i finally got the full okay to sponsor the montessori school-- and i threw the idea to their principal-- and he is really excited to be involved

i couldnt wait any longer to start really getting info to people-- so i made a facebook invitation- and am working on the website--- okay---so yes it is the crappy free template kind---i cannot figure out my contribute stuff--- its picky--and well as much as i would like to hand-make a site for this-- it was just taking too much time--

--So- to have something for people to look at -refer to-whatever--- i am making one-quick like-
---oh and I talked to Wendy--she is putting me on the calendar on her site finally-and also sending me all the stuff that would be making it much easier to publicize- and everything

--so by next week i can reformat what i am doing now in the cheesy generic way-into something a bit sleeker-
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-cuz even though i did the invite thing first--and its really clumsy--people are responding-- and so far-- i am slowly gaining my volunteer base--( i am recovering from some 'definite yes people-backing out)--but its cool though- i am waiting on the word from a 'master seamstress' --who is a friend of a friend
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there's her as a possibly--but also i am realizing that connections really are helping me--because i actually went to something that she hosted-- and i bought stuff- which sounds dumb to say---but the point is that- well i helped get her a commission and the whole thing has made it easier for her to remember me--and be willing to possibly help me out---
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-so anyways-- it seems that it feels like fits and starts -and slowly going-- BUT when it picks up --it really picks up---- So i'm making this site thing now

but as i said--i will be getting more input officially next week-- and with the school so excited-- i know that there is more of a base for support too---

--and it really is a ways a way in terms of when the event actually is for what it is- so i am confident it is going to go well( these kinda things always come together better late in the game than other kinds of events--cuz ya get the yardsale type crowd---and they only need a week -and a picket sign with an arrow---so since i am ahead on those terms--and confirming actual volunteers now- its still in the timeframe

--------------also ---ive been thinking alot about that--like how to frame this in a paper really-the whole---will people really come?-thing--and if not--did I fail?--------but its the world of nonprofit--and its my first event---so i am less 'banking on' it being specifically the biggest thing in town per se-since i am not an organization--im doing all the parts myself basically--so its going to be different than big city ones -but

-am concentrating on what good has come about so far-----but also the idea of how difficult it is to be successful at these things right away------so i was thinking about sort of chronicling -the process in the sense of--- what many organizations go through--
what the challenges/hurdles are---and what to learn from the experience to make the next thing better---
not seeing 'failure' but the learning process -especially for the sector i am kinda in---and what needs to be done to 'actually get a job' in a position that i truly want-
---like through this event stuff----i have found more programs that focus specifically on 'teaching kids through the arts-how to live more sustainably-and people who are really doing -- kid centered- eco-home/ school design --- and other similar things--and its exciting to know i have some place to go with all this- even if it isnt perfect--- i am learning alot -

so i am finding out more things--and also figuring out how to be more assertive ---and asking the right types of questions-- to move forward-- career-wise-- but also with this project---
--like i was surprised but it actually is not like a failure so far at all--- and people are responding to the effort--so i'm keeping on keeping on-- and now that i have the big hurdles cleared-- i am working out how to phrase things-- and be 'catchy' to get even more people to respond--
which will come in time--
since im finally getting my packet of stuff
-- i also have ideas for how to work it well for the school---and they like it--so far-----so yeah- um- i guess its getting easier-- even though it is intimidating as hell-- i think it could totally work out---
and i am putting up the link to my 'new web thing'---but its only just the start-- and
i do have a substantive plan -so as long as i keep on everything-and people get back to me in time- it'll be good-

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