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pUBLISHEr’S Point Hi friends, When people hear I have seven children, opened my home to challenged teens, own two magazines, run training and networking groups, care for a loved one, and serve in church, two things happen: a big gasp and the question, “How do you find balance?” My answer to the balance question is pretty simple: balance is in the mind of the beholder. Much of the head games that play over in our mind is our own voice. Balance as a young mother looks very diﬀerent than as a grandmother. When it’s the season to care for children, balance may appear as a five minute bathroom break, fixing a favorite meal you like, or sinking slowly into your mattress at the end of a long day. True balance is not about the nonsense voice happening in your mind. It’s about changing what doesn’t feel right when it doesn’t feel right. It’s not abandonment, it’s accountability in the right places at the right time. Next time you feel out of balance, listen to hear if it’s mental torture or is a timeout appropriate. Does life need one less meeting, or one more hug? Be better to yourself. Hugs,

Karleen

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(208) 608-7300 11818 W. Joplin Rd., Boise M-F 9:30 am- 4:30 pm 3rd Saturdays 10am-1pm Closed holidays

www.BoiseEnvironmentalEducation.org

For more information contact Catherine: cchertudi@cityofboise.org

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Gem State Family is a division of the Idaho Women’s Journal, LLC. We publish monthly and distribute to more than 500 high traﬃc locations across the Treasure Valley, including grocery stores, banks, auto repair stores, libraries, schools, day cares, medical facilities, toy stores, book stores, and many more. This publication is available free of charge, one copy per reader. Writer submissions are welcome. We reserve the right to edit, revise, reject, or comment on all material submitted. Address correspondence to: KarleenAndresen@gmail.com, Ph: 208-891-7373, www.GemStateFamily.com, www.IdahoWomensJournal.com All rights are reserved, and no portion of this magazine may be reproduced without the written permission of its publisher. We may refuse advertisers and/or submissions for any reason. Opinions and article position do not necessarily reﬂect the opinion of this organization. Distribution does not mean we endorse the products or philosophies. Publisher: Karleen Andresen Designer: Amy GreenSky, GreenSky & Co. Resource Coordinator: Shaileen Savage, calendaritem@gmail.com Website: www.GemStateFamily.com Mobile App: Idaho Womens Journal Facebook: www.facebook.com/GemStateFamily

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3 nAMES YoU Go BY?

CHrISTY CoBUrn STAnSELL - Mama, Babe,

Chritz. When I was little my mom called me Shashi and Bird. It always brings back comforting feelings.

STEpHAnIE MULLAnI - Mom, Natural Girl, Steﬃe MICHELLE MUrrAY - Babe, My Honey, The Best

(my friend’s son can’t remember my name so I told him to call me ‘The Best’. He still does after four years.)

KATHI UnDLIn JoHnSon - Babe,

Hon, The Basket Lady

MILLIE HILGErT - Millie, Mom,

Miss Courageous

KrISTI BUrTon “Mommy, Kristi, Hun”

BJAYA pUDASAInI - BJ, Bijaya, Biju

(my sisters, parents, close friends, and relatives)

SHELLEY WArr MCCLUrE - Mom, Shelley,

Mama Bear

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SUE MACArTnEY - SueMac, Grandma Sue, Susan, Oh Yuh, and Sue

GEnEAL WHITE - Other than my given name, I go by Ginny, Mom, and my favorite, Grandma! When I was small my Dad called me “The Little General.” I thought it was because of the spelling of my name. As I got older, I realized that I might have been a bit bossy.

AYMEE MICHELS - Mom, Teacher, Hunn

MArY DUnAWAY GErSEMA

“Schatzy, MamaG, Miss Mary”

JUDY MYErS - Ma, Margaret, and Mrs

Potty of course (after our business, Scotty’s Potty)

BrI CLArK - Bri, Belle, Maven STEpHAnIE JoHnSon - Sergeant, Master Sergeant, and Ma’am

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MArY-KATE JoHnSon - MK, MaryKate, and most

important, Mom

AnnA CArLSon - Babe, Mija, and Anna SArA STILWELL - Mom, Sara, and Baby

TAMI GALLEGoS

CArMEn SAnDErS - Mom,

“Tam, Honeyla (by my Mom), Tamster”

Babe, Carmee

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KArYn STApLETon - Karyn, K2, Mrs Wahlberg

rACHAEL ESKrIDGE - Rachkul, nettie, rach

HonEY GooDMAn

- Mama, Babe, Honey. Also sis

AnGELA GroAT “Mom, Momma, Mommy, LOL!! Ok, Momma, Angie, Milkshake”

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EACH MONTH,

GEM STATE FAMILY BrInGS YoU THE MoST CoMprEHEnSIVE LISTS oF USEFUL rESoUrCES, BASED on oUr MonTHLY THEMES.

m arc h’s theme is: More places To play

The LIST: marc h MorE pLACES To pLAY

Go Explore THE norTH FACE

802 W. Idaho St, Boise, ID 83702 - (208) 331-9780

IDAHo MoUnTAIn ToUrInG

1310 W. Main St, Boise, ID 83702 - (208) 336-3854

BoGUS BASIn

2600 Bogus Basin Road, Boise, ID 83702 - (208) 332-5100

THE BoISE ArT MUSEUM

670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, ID 83702 - (208) 345-8330

IDAHo STATE HISTorICAL MUSEUM

610 E Julia Davis Dr, Boise, ID 83702 - (208) 334-2120

THE BoISE Zoo

355 Julia Davis Dr, Boise, ID 83702 - (208) 384-4128, (208) 384-4260

THE BoISE DEpoT

2603 West Eastover Terrace, Boise, ID 83706 - (208) 384-4060

IDAHo BoTAnICAL GArDEn

2355 North Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID 83712 - (208) 343-8649

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THE oLD IDAHo pEnITEnTIArY

2445 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID 83712 - (208) 334-2844

Idaho Climbing Gyms Boise

UrBAn ASCEnT

308 S. 25th St, Boise, ID 83702 - (208) 363-7325 +14,000 ft climbing terrain on two levels; +60 top ropes and lead routes and over 150 climbing routes; two 43 ft towers; three arches; huge bouldering cave.

BoISE roCK GYM

1875 Century Way, Boise, ID 83709 - (208) 376-3641

25 top rope sections; open for indoor rock climbing to pre-scheduled groups only - no open climbing hours

BoISE STATE UnIVErSITY roCK CLIMBInG WALL 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725 - (208) 385-1374

DoWnToWn YMCA

1050 West State Street, Boise, ID 83702 - (208) 344-5501 x242

THE FronT BoISE

Chinden Blvd. and W. 33rd St., Garden City, ID 83714 - (208) 345-ROCK

WEST FAMILY YMCA

5959 N Discovery Way, Boise, ID 83713 - (208) 377-9622

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Cascade

CASCADE MoUnTAIn SporTS & CLIMBInG GYM 1470 S. Main Hwy 55 (near High Mountain Storage), Cascade, ID 83611 - (208) 382-5700

1700 sf indoor climbing wall. Height 22 ft with roofs, overhangings, and vertical crack.

Hailey

roCK DoWn UnDEr

PO Box 291, Hailey, ID 83333 - (208) 788 1155

Idaho Falls

STonEWALLS roCK GYM

751 S. Capitol Ave, Idaho Falls, ID 83402 - (208) 528-8610

Ketchum

WooD rIVEr YMCA

101 Saddle Road, Ketchum, ID 83340 - (208) 727-9622

10m high climbing wall with 14 belay stations of cracks, overhangs, lead routes and bouldering cave. Top roping and shoe/harness rentals available. Routes added monthly.

Moscow

U oF I CLIMBInG WALL - STUDEnT rEC CEnTEr

1000 Paradise Creek St, PO Box 441230, Moscow, ID - (208) 885-6810 55 ft. pillar and 6,000 sq. ft. of indoor climbing wall area

Pocatello IDAHo STATE UnIVErSITY CLIMBInG WALL Reed Gym, Corner of Memorial Dr and MLK Jr Way 741 S 7th Ave, Pocatello, ID 83201 - (208) 282-3912

5,500 sq ft climbing surface on a 125-by-35 ft. indoor climbing wall in the Reed Gym Complex with 19 top rope and 17 lead climbing routes.

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Rexburg STICKS AnD STonES

49 E Main St, Rexburg, ID 83440 - (208) 356-7116 Small indoor bouldering wall in the back of a board and bike shop; and has some nice quality routes.

rEGIonAL roCK WALLS

881 Jet Stream Drive, Rexburg, ID 83440 - (208) 681-6757 9 Top rope stations, and bouldering cave. Dozens of quality routes. Experienced staďŹ&#x20AC;. Fun local hang out.

Sandpoint SAnDpoInT roCK GYM

522 Church St., Sandpoint ID 83864 - (208) 946-6526 A grassroots non-profit, cooperative indoor bouldering gym.

Idaho Mini Golf Courses GoLF MoUnTAIn MInIATUrE GoLF 1771 Wildwood St, Boise, ID 83713-5145 - (208) 327-0780 6 miles from center of Boise.

WHAooZ FAMILY FUn ZonE 1385 S Blue Marlin Ln, Meridian, ID - (208) 898-0900 10 miles from center of Boise.

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SHE WORTH

THE TIME? Proof of what love from an organization can do.

Non-college grads are more likely to be unemployed

Girl Scouts are 81% more likely to earn a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree Traffic fatalities and violent crimes are attributed to underage drinking

90% of Girl Scouts do not participate in underage drinking

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Idaho spends 60 million dollars to incarcerate and treat offenders with drug addictions.

96% of girl scouts will never use drugs Idaho spends 61 million dollars annually on more than 2,000 teen births.

98% of girl scouts will not experience a teen pregnancy Idaho has seen an 80 percent increase youth arrests over the past decade

99% of girl scouts will never appear in Juvenile Court 29

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Some Upcoming Girl Scout Activities: CEO Camp - a one-day conference where young, high school aged women

will share time with and get to meet successful women executives in Idaho.

Girls Camp - Several camps are open for registration Annual Celebration - Partnering with the Idaho Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Journal to recognize young influential entrepreneurs, volunteers, and leaders. Troop Meetings - An interactive and regular slate of troop events in your area where girls develop courage, confidence, and character.

Cookie Sales - Incubator for young entrepreneurs to learn phases of

business building. Money earned pays for camp and other activities.

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Worrying can get in the way of thinking and memory. If that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a concern, memory retention is. Keeping all those building blocks of information often gets lost during the summer months.

read on to find out some helpful tips to Tripping the Memory...

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Tips to tripping

The memory

Isla Brazzil

There are many stress triggers throughout the year, and as some students come into the home stretch of school, final testing and grades can create worry. Worrying can get in the way of thinking and memory. If that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a concern, memory retention is. Keeping all those building blocks of information often gets lost during the summer months.

Below are some tips to Tripping the Memory:

www.PositScience.com/Brain HQ According to PositScience, a large study conducted by scientists at the Mayo Clinic and the University of Southern California showed that using BrainHQ exercises improved memory by an average of 10+ years. Four of the 20 BrainHQ exercises are free; you can use them as often as you like for as long as you like at no cost to you.

www.TutorDoctorMeridian.com Another help over the summer months is having a tutor once a week to keep math and science strong, or learning vocabulary words. For high school aged students, beginning a preliminary focus on prepping for the SAT and ACT can boost confidence and results when September rolls around.

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“For high school aged students, beginning a preliminary focus on prepping for the SAT and ACT can boost conﬁdence and results when September rolls around.”

TUTOR DOC TOR ’ S B ob

Ro s e d al e i s p a s s io n ate about providing students the academic coaching they need to succeed. He is a retired USAF Colonel and Command Pilot who took his experience training over 500 USAF pilots and brought it to youth education. To schedule a free consultation contact Bob at 208.922.6416

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TYpES oF

Long-term memory [ From positScience at www.positScience.com ]

Memory actually takes many diﬀerent forms. We know that when we store a memory, we are storing information. But, what that information is and how long we retain it determines what type of memory it is. The biggest categories of memory are short-term memory (or working memory) and long-term memory, based

on the amount of time the memory is stored. Both can weaken due to age, or a variety of other reasons and clinical conditions that aﬀect the memory like chemobrain, traumatic brain injury, HIVrelated, driving impairment, cognitive impairment due to heart failure, and visual disturbances and impairment.

types of long-term memory

Explicit Memory

Explicit memory, or declarative memory, is a type of long-term memory requiring conscious thought. It is what most people have in mind when they think of memory.

Implicit Memory

Implicit memory is a major form of long-term memory that does not require conscious thought. It allows you to do things in rote or “automatically.”

Autobiographical Memory

Most of us have one part of life that we remember better than others.

Memory & Morpheus

Researchers have come to believe slumber actively helps our brains consolidate what we learn and remember.

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SPRING BREAK CAMP March 24 - 28, 2014 Ages 6-12 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. $250 per student. Scholarships available. To register call 331-9224 x205

A fun way to explore the art of acting and play development with professional artists. At the end of the week, we will showcase brand new work created and performed by our students.

please contact Karleen Andresen karleenandresen@gmail.com

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