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In the spirit of the holiday season I updated the template, I hope you like! This year is going to be my year... I am starting school in a couple of weeks and a new fun project, I am facilitating a NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) group called Peer-to-Peer Education with a couple of my peers from the NAMI training I did back in September. I am very excited about the group. We will start it in a couple of weeks as well. The class provides education on various serious mental illnesses and allows group participation on several exciting activities.

With all of the holiday spirit I have been very lazy and neglecting my followers, I'll make it up to them by blogging more frequently. Now it's time for me to work on the flier for the group.

HAPPY NEW YEAR:)

Comments

K.C. Jones said…
Happy new year to you too! I know this year will be great for you and congrats on starting school again.
January 3, 2010 at 9:40 PM
Wanderer said…
Hi Ashley and Happy New Year. I'm positive that this is going to be your year. Congratulations on starting school and facilitating for the NAMI group. That's wonderful news!

Kate : )
January 5, 2010 at 6:38 PM
SSNS said…
Happy New Year, Ashley! All the best for 2010!

Steve
January 7, 2010 at 6:54 AM
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