Monday, May 26, 2014

The Courtyard- Are you Willing to Help?

Hello lovelies!

I recently received an interesting note from the lovely Libby Farleigh and I wanted to pass it on to you all! This is a call to arms for those of you involved in the kid community. I think this could be a really fun idea!!

Hi there,

I'm sending you this little letter with some information, ideas, and an appeal for help.

The Courtyard is an idea I've been mulling over for a few months. It came about from realising that apart from the adoption agencies and schools there's really nowhere for kids and teens to hang out with other kids, make friends and take part in organised activities.

My plan for The Courtyard is it will be a high quality kid and teen centred environment, open 24/7, but with weekly adult run activities including:

Brownies
Cub Scouts
Homework Club
Book Club (kids & teens)
Board Game Club
-plus more as The Courtyard grows

The idea is that these groups will be run and organised by parents and other adult community members. The Courtyard will be a strictly moderated environment to prevent griefing and potentially abusive situations. This moderation will be conducted by both kid and adult community members.

There will be several non organised activities available such as tennis, board games, swimming pool and more that will be freely available to all. Presently the idea is to have two The Courtyard groups. One which will be free to join for all from where information on clubs and activities will be shared, the other will be a pay to join group which will be for those members wishing to take part in the organised activities. This will be cleared every month and will be subject to a 400L monthly membership fee. Once in the paid group members will be able to take part in any/all organised groups they wish. The Courtyard will be a not for profit organisation and if we find the group membership fee is bringing in more than we need to pay tier, the monthly membership fee will be reduced accordingly.

As of now The Courtyard is being organised by me and my family, and although I am committed to making The Courtyard a success I know that will be made substantially easier with the kid & teen community's help. If you think The Courtyard sounds like a valuable addition to the kids, teens and families of SL there are areas I would really appreciate your input:

Setup (helping with the basic groundwork of getting The Courtyard up and running. Good at landscaping/decorating? Graphic design? Organisational superstar?)
Creators (Are you able to donate copyable versions of your creations in return for some advertising? We're going to need items of all description, furniture, decor items, landscaping items, maybe you'd like to create uniforms for our Brownies and Scouts?)
Marketing (help get The Courtyard out there! Rez an information poster at your store or business, send notices to your groups, this will all help!)
Volunteers (we'll need adult volunteers who'd like to help run the clubs, maybe start your own? We'll also need both kid and adult moderation volunteers.)

I'd also absolutely love people to come to me with their own ideas of how they'd like the help. The Courtyard isn't about me, or any particular individual or group, it's about creating a community space for all to enjoy.

If you're interested in talking to me about The Courtyard, and how you'd like to be part of it, please IM me, send me a notecard or you can email me any time (celestialheather@gmail.com).

Thank you so much for reading this rather lengthy letter and I really hope to hear from you!

Libby Farleigh


 I think this is a truly fun idea. Libby's right, there aren't a whole lot of places where kids and families alike can go and just hang out, help each other and enjoy! I know there is currently a scout program out there, but as someone who didn't know until it was too late, having other options could bring a lot more kids together!

Libby has added numerous ways to contact her if you are someone that would like to help out!

- Brought to you by Cali Grace Bracken-





Worn:

Hair- Truth- Eden Gingers01
Outfit- .:LBM:. Christine Top & Bloomers (shoes & Hairbow not shown)
Shoes- CCC Brinkley Sandals 9part of Brinkley Outfit)



Tuesday, May 13, 2014

A friends List Meme a la Cali & Mary!

So, since I only log Khloe once a week or so, I figured this might be fun to do from Cali, my little me! I blindsided mine sister MJ to help me this time!




Meme instructions: Grab a friend from your second life friends list (optional) pose with them and/or answer the following questions. Don’t forget to leave a link to your post in the comments and share your picture in the Blog Memes Flickr Group.



Mine Answers!:
  1. What is the number of contacts on your Second Life Friends List? (visible in firestorm viewer or your web profile)Oh, only 55. Womp womp..
  2. Are you picky about who you add to your list or do you usually add most people? I used to be picky... but being a kid means everyone is always trying to add me or be my friend. Running a Kittycats/breedables sim also means I get the occasional request.
  3. Who is your oldest contact? (check your calling cards) 4waystreet Resident
  4. Who is your newest contact? (check your calling cards) skylar Sass
  5. Do you know every single person on your list? Pretty much!
  6. How many do you speak to on a daily (weekly) basis? Daily, at least 3, weekly.... well maybe 10 or so?
  7. How many do you see/get together with in-world on a daily (weekly) basis? Daily, 3, weekly can be 5 or heck.. 10 if we are having a party!
  8. Who on your list do you have the closest relationship with? Uhm, Hubs, most def! next would be mine mama and daddy gator!
  9. Who do you wish you knew better? Hmmm, Mr Paul cuz he's my kid crush and he's cute(jk!) :P, Astrid and Marmar cuz i don't get to see em much and mine cousins! they are like SL ninjas...
  10. Who on your list is the funniest/most entertaining?I'd say it's Trav Ninetails or mine sisser, she's a rainbow!
  11. How did you meet most of the people on your list? (work, parties, etc…)Most of the people I met from being a kiddo, whether that's from school, or through family...
  12. Do you ever clean out your list? Yeps, I used to be super upset if i removed someone, but now I have no time to waste on trying to figure out who someone is!
  13. Do you have a crush on someone in your list? Well, my hubs of course! I love him <3 and well ya know.... Mr. Paul, cuz sometimes he's a cute niblet or wears a pony tail on his chin!
  14. Is there anyone on your list that you would trust with your password? Yes, if need be, there are a few!

Mine Sisser Mary!: (sic)
  1. What is the number of contacts on your Second Life Friends List? (visible in firestorm viewer or your web profile)78
  2. Are you picky about who you add to your list or do you usually add most people? im not to picky if the person is friendly i usely add them or accept the request as soon as its sent.
  3. Who is your oldest contact? (check your calling cards) my oldest contact is the first person i talket to in sl
  4. Who is your newest contact? (check your calling cards) my newest contact is a family friend i just met. Kit
  5. Do you know every single person on your list? no not everyone some iv never even talket to but im a nice person so i dont mind having people i dont really know in my friends list.
  6. How many do you speak to on a daily (weekly) basis? i would say daily i speak to maybe 8 people weekly maybe 10
  7. How many do you see/get together with in-world on a daily (weekly) basis? on a daily basis i see 6 of my close friends weekly maybe 9
  8. Who on your list do you have the closest relationship with? i would have to say my closest relationship would be with my bbf no matter what she allways has time for me.
  9. Who do you wish you knew better?  id have to say the second person i met in sl becuz of them i met all my friends i have now but even after all the time iv been here i still dont know them very well
  10. Who on your list is the funniest/most entertaining?i'm afraid i cant answer this question becuz i only hang out with funny people not that i mind being around relaxed people lol but im mostly around my funny and entertaining friends.
  11. How did you meet most of the people on your list? (work, parties, etc…)mostly i met them exsploreing sl or they were a friend of a friend of mine.
  12. Do you ever clean out your list? not really i mean if something bad happens to were im not friends with someone any more i will remove them but mostly they remove me first
  13. Do you have a crush on someone in your list?lol i have a crush on a few people but im just a loveing person and a flurt but im loyal to who im with its just harmless chat nothing more 
  14. Is there anyone on your list that you would trust with your password? yes i have a person that has allready given me ther passward and i have given one person mine and they trust me with theres

 Here we go... family montage... yeeep behold us in our glory!



 Mama & Daddy
 Mr Paul & Miss Mars (I misses her!!)
 Me & Auntie Jewell (she'sa super dooper Model!)
 Khloe (big me) & Hubs


marmar, valen, SISSER! & Astrid <3


Yayy people! For once I actually had a few pictures! Fun fact, the wedding clothing and men's clothing I made! I may release them through [Blossom] at some point in random color sets!