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Anita Horsley | May 7, 2010 | 2 Comments

My job over the past year has been full of growth and learning brand new skills – I am building computer based learning classes and am learning how to use video and other media to be creative and interactive. Last week, I was given an award of ‘excellence’ at work for the online classes I [...]

Time To Dive In

Anita Horsley | April 7, 2010 | 1 Comments

Well our team of 15 folks participated in the Seattle Big Climb a few weeks ago for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society. I took a risk back in Nov. to start a team and train them all twice a week until the event. They all did really well. The best part was the connections everyone [...]

Taking on a new position

Anita Horsley | February 7, 2010 | 2 Comments

I am taking the risk of taking on another responsibility at work. I am taking a class next week for the incident management team public information officer. This is a class with very experienced fire officer’s who work on large incidents and I have never done this position before. So I am trying to take [...]

Staying Calm in a Storm

Anita Horsley | December 6, 2009 | 3 Comments

I took a big risk returning to Colorado in the winter. I have been coming here every year once or twice a year to visit my grandmother and my cousins for the past 16 years, ever since my mother died, but always between May and September. Until last year, I came in the winter because [...]

Creating a Team

Anita Horsley | November 7, 2009 | 4 Comments

I have taken a risk in November to create a team to raise funds and compete in the Seattle Big Climb. I sent out an email to a group of people about the idea and I got a great response. We had our first team meeting with 15 people on the interested list. We created [...]