Saturday, July 25, 2015

Look at my fun new toy!!



From a farmers market




garden



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Just me!













reflect back on my year as Ms. Wheelchair Minnesota 2004

As my sisters get ready to compete for the title of miss wheelchair America 2016 I


reflect back on my year as Miss Wheelchair Minnesota 2004
What a fantastic experience that was and what fantastic ladies I meant and that I am still friends with today
I did not win the title but that is not what matters the most to me
What matters the most is I cannot believe how much I came out of my shell the Year I was Ms. Wheelchair Minnesota 2004
To this day I stick up for myself and I am more confident in myself and every day I feel beautiful and know that I matter and that is what is important
To this day I continue to advocate for people with disabilities because that is the most important thing and someone in this world has to make a difference for us even if it is myself I have so many sisters that do the same thing every day and I'm sure they would say the same thing that year as Miss wheelchair for them and for me was the best thing that could ever happen to them and every year as the pageant approaches we gain more sisters
We may not always meet in person but that doesn't really matter no matter what you are always be a part of the miss wheelchair family
To my new sisters that are competing this next week the most important thing that I can tell you going through this experience myself is to be yourself
Don’t try to be someone your not
Be yourself that is the most important thing that I can give you going into this week
You are going to meet fantastic people fantastic lady is fantastic judges have a great time take it all in remember it only happens once
And don't be hard on yourself if you don't win because you know what your winners no matter what
It’s important that you take this experience back to your state and continue to advocate for people with disabilities no matter what your platform is
I am 32 years old now and I cannot believe that it's been several years since I competed and I didn't even expect it when I won I just went as a new experience and something fun for me to do
To this day being Ms. Wheelchair Minnesota 2004 has opened up so many experiences for me
It continues to amaze me how much I've accomplished
so one more time to my new Ms. Wheelchair sisters no matter if you win or no go into this week expecting nothing and just enjoy yourself and be yourself cuz that is the most important thing You will come out of this week with more than you have ever expected I love you all very much and have the best time that you can have
From your sister Ms. Wheelchair Minnesota 2004 misty Yanish