Picture taken on my 19th Birthday March 8, 2010.

Well here it is. March 8th I am now 19! anyway, Last year on my birthday I took the opportunity to talk about what sparked my interest in weather. This time I would like to focus more on my other hobbies, lifestyle changes for me this past year, and to share a little on my plans.

Plants! It’s the other hobby I have that I do not talk as much about. But My viewers probably have seen plenty of photos of them here. I really enjoy caring for plants of all kinds, I have palms blooming cactus places, lots of tropical climbers and even indoor trees. I’ve always had a liking for plants, just as my weather interest. I’ve had my interest in plants for as long as I can remember. I started with just one flower in my Garden when I was about 6 or 7 which I post pictures of all the time It is know as the “garden view photo” Not only do I have a lot of indoor plants. I also have 4 outdoor gardens. With every kind of perennial plant I can think of. My favorite flowers would have to be Spring flowers. Daffodil/Tulips Because they come Early and I love their smell. My favorite kind of houseplant would have to be Thanksgiving Cactus (one seen next to me in the photo above) Because they always flower even if you show no attention to them at all, all Mine are flowering twice this year! It is an odd combination Weather and Plants all in the same blog, but I do use this blog for my weather as well as my gardening posts I like having the picture records that this blog provides because I can come back and look when certain plants have flowered last year.

I have had quite a few changes in my lifestyle between last year this time and now. Because over the past Fall/Winter. I was diagnosed with Asthma, Under active Thyroid Disease and High blood pressure over the course of just 3 weeks apart! It was quite a shock, but after a complete lifestyle change and fixing my metabolism through Thyroid pills. I’ve lost 39 pounds. Starting at 253 pounds in late October I now weigh 214 Which is the thinnest I’ve been in many years. Now I’m healthy and on the right track!

After being Home schooled for a number of years and 2 years of online Clayton school I am currently working on getting my HSGED at WITC-New Richmond. after which I will officially be graduating from my high school plan. After this I am actually still unsure of what I want to do. I know what I love doing which is Weather or Plants but I cannot decide which I would rather go into for a career. But I am currently trying to get a part time job at the local greenhouse Which is something I’ve wanted to do since I was very young because not only do I like caring for plants. I love sharing my knowledge in plants with others!

Another thing I enjoy doing is helping out my community. I have a deep respect for my hometown Clayton,WI, I always read every local paper that has come and I’ve looked up all the history and photos I could find online to learn more about my hometown and even though my blog I love helping in any way I can even if it’s a simple as posting about a community event on my blog.

So Really I share all of my interests here on my blog It’s really not just a weather blog! You can find other useful information wither it’s about Western Wisconsin, Weather Reports, Forecasts, plant care/tree identification, or information on the Clayton Community you can find info on them all here!

Thanks for reading this post and showing an interest in the person behind the blog posts!