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Doris Cody and Lindsey Eversole

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Speaker A:

I love to go wandering along the mountain track and as I go along to see and leave hello, Valley.

Syl Stenman:

Good morning.

Syl Stenman:

Welcome to Wanderings again.

Syl Stenman:

This is Syl Stenman and this is Sandy Washington and we're glad to welcome you back.

Syl Stenman:

Before we meet our two people today, I just want to tell you a little bit about why we've had this delay.

Syl Stenman:

Before introducing them, I'd like to talk and thank Angie Brown and her sons Sam and Jake for not only editing and creating thumb drives for these interviews, but they discovered what was happening with the sound system.

Syl Stenman:

Two of the microphones were defective.

Syl Stenman:

The volunteer fund board approved the purchase of replacing these mics, but yet there is another person to thank which has allowed wanderings to begin again.

Syl Stenman:

And that person is Peter Jenkins, who purchased the microphones as a gift to the radio station.

Syl Stenman:

Pete, I hope you're listening for.

Syl Stenman:

We are all thankful for the great help with the radio and the interest you've had and these gifts.

Syl Stenman:

There are now four matching microphones to be used and afford better quality for all using them through HCRK.

Syl Stenman:

Thank you, Pete.

Sandy Washington:

I would like to announce a duo this morning, Doris Cody and her granddaughter Lindsey Eversoleigh.

Sandy Washington:

Welcome, Doris.

Sandy Washington:

Thank you, Lindsay.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Thanks for having us.

Sandy Washington:

Lindsay, you are not a resident at Holly Creek, but you have an important job here.

Sandy Washington:

Tell us what it is.

Speaker A:

That's correct.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I don't live here, unfortunately, but I am a life enrichment associate here at the suites.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So that is what I do.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I started in December and I've been working my way since then.

Syl Stenman:

Mendoras, how long have you been a resident at Holly Creek?

Speaker A:

We've been here two and a half years.

Syl Stenman:

And you first came to first floor north?

Speaker A:

Yes.

Syl Stenman:

With your husband?

Speaker A:

Yes.

Syl Stenman:

Gene.

Syl Stenman:

And he experienced time in timbers?

Speaker A:

A few days.

Syl Stenman:

A few days in timbers where Lindsey works.

Syl Stenman:

So how did you first or when did you first meet Lindsey?

Speaker A:

When Lindsey was born.

Speaker A:

Tell us about that.

Speaker A:

I was there, and after she was born, they cleaned her up and then they gave her to me.

Speaker A:

And so I held her on the way down to be weighed and she just stared at me.

Speaker A:

She was just.

Speaker A:

I'm sure she was in wonderment, but she just looked up at me and just stared at me.

Syl Stenman:

And I bet you stared back.

Speaker A:

Oh, I sure did.

Syl Stenman:

Grateful heart.

Speaker A:

Yes, I did.

Syl Stenman:

What a gift.

Speaker A:

Yes, she was a big gift.

Syl Stenman:

Is this your first grandchild?

Speaker A:

No, she was the second.

Speaker A:

2nd.

Syl Stenman:

You have an older sister?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

That's my oldest dad.

Syl Stenman:

Yes, you do.

Syl Stenman:

Yes, you do.

Sandy Washington:

Well, Lindsey, what is your background and your medical background?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yes, I went to CU Boulder.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

That's where I got my degree in psychology.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

After that, I graduated in:

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

After that, I worked at Parker Adventist hospital for a while in dietetics.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

And then my most previous job, I worked at eating recovery center, and that is located in Lowry.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I also worked in the dietetic field, so I was a dietetic in a dietetic assistant there.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So I helped.

Syl Stenman:

And I want you to back up a little bit because you had another career beginning at age three.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

That's true.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I did.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I was a big dancer.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Danced from three to basically 18.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yep, all the time, all day.

Syl Stenman:

That's a pretty demanding career path.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Right.

Syl Stenman:

So explain your schedule and the types of dancing you were interested in.

Syl Stenman:

And.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah, so growing up, I'd go to school just like everyone else.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

ce I got off of school around:

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I'd dance all night till:

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

go home, do my homework, eat dinner, and go to bed and do it all again the next day.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I did that every day, Monday through Friday, and then on the weekends I danced, too.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So we always had practices for upcoming nutcrackers, performances, things like.

Syl Stenman:

That was the highlight of this early dance career.

Syl Stenman:

A certain part in the Nutcracker.

Syl Stenman:

What was that?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yes, my highlight was definitely being sugarplum fairy and the Nutcracker.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

That was my senior year.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I wore the pointe shoes and everything.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

And, yeah, that was definitely my biggest highlight.

Syl Stenman:

Now, being a young person, did you get nervous?

Syl Stenman:

Did you ever have a little tumble or anything?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I did have a tumble once, actually.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

One time I fell off the stage.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Oh, no, that wasn't good.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

But I got right back up, kept dancing.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

But, yeah, I'd always have.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Always.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Something always happens at some point when you're growing up.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

But break a leg.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Break a leg.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Exactly.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

But I was never too nervous to dance.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

It kind of came naturally.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I'd have little butterflies, but it was easy for me.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

It was my happy place, so I was never too nervous.

Syl Stenman:

Well, you were expressing yourself in a beautiful way without having to speak.

Sandy Washington:

How many years total did you dance from age three on.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Three on.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Well, I danced to 18.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So what's the math on that?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

15 years, I think.

Sandy Washington:

Yeah.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

And then I dance a little recreationally after that, but nothing too serious.

Sandy Washington:

Do you do any dancing now?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Not now.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Now.

Syl Stenman:

I.

Sandy Washington:

You don't have time, I'm sure.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Time anymore?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yes, I do yoga.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I found movement through that.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

But, yeah, no more dancing.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Maybe I'll pick up a class.

Syl Stenman:

Do you enjoy the ballet?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yes, I love going to go pretty regularly.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah, we actually went this last year to the nutcracker, me, my grandmother, and my mom.

Syl Stenman:

Well, that's a really great beginning.

Syl Stenman:

It's good to keep you fit.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yep.

Syl Stenman:

Help you with memory.

Syl Stenman:

My goodness, I can't think of all the benefits.

Sandy Washington:

Well, you come from a musical background, too.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I do.

Sandy Washington:

And a medical background.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

And a medical background.

Sandy Washington:

Tell us about your parents.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yes, my mother's a nurse.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

She started out as a nurse for labor and delivery.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Then she moved to managerial and it side a little bit, but now she's back to bedside nursing.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

She is a nurse at a colonoscopy center.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So, yeah, she's medical.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

My dad is as well.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

He's an ultrasound tech, so he does that.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

And then my older sister is a physician assistant.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So all very smart medical people I come from.

Sandy Washington:

And you have the one sister?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yes.

Sandy Washington:

Just you're very close to her.

Sandy Washington:

She lives where?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

In Portland.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

In Portland, exactly.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yep, very close.

Sandy Washington:

Do you get to see her often?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah, I love to travel there.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I wish I could go more.

Sandy Washington:

Yeah.

Sandy Washington:

Does she come here?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

She does.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Mm hmm.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Probably every, she comes every once in four months, I'd say.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Pretty often.

Speaker A:

I'd say.

Speaker A:

That was nice.

Syl Stenman:

And you have been interested in vitamins and nutrition for a long time.

Syl Stenman:

I was wondering if you have ever visited a doctor who said, I don't know much about natural vitamins and has that happened to you?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah, I think my interest in vitamins and nutrients kind of sparked when I was in college, but I've definitely been to the doctor, and they're not too informed sometimes just because they get a little brief synopsis on nutrition when they go through their medical degree, they definitely know a lot, but sometimes that's lacking.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So a dietitian is where.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Where it's at.

Syl Stenman:

That's what your first interested in becoming a dietitian?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yes, exactly.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

That's what I was going to school for when I was in college.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

That's when my love of nutrition sparked, and that's what I was going for.

Syl Stenman:

Well, how do the college people deal with natural vitamins and things?

Syl Stenman:

Do they talk about it there with.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah, so I took a nutrition course or a few courses in college, and they have just vitamins and mineral classes, but they teach you all about it.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So especially in the healthcare setting, in those classes, they'll go into depth about those and the benefits that they can have for you.

Syl Stenman:

So they will talk about both the.

Syl Stenman:

Okay.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Both vitamins and minerals you took a.

Sandy Washington:

Lot of science courses, didn't you?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yes, I did.

Sandy Washington:

Physics and chemistry.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yes.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Biology, all of those.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yep.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I majored in psychology, but since, since I was going down the route of nutrition, I took all those science classes, so.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yep.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, anatomy, physiology, all of those.

Sandy Washington:

I mean, you had a lot of depth.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yes, lots of depth.

Sandy Washington:

That's great.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Lot to learn.

Syl Stenman:

One of the things that impressed me most was that you have to learn to advocate for yourself as a person.

Syl Stenman:

Yes.

Syl Stenman:

How did you arrive at that?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah, I took, I was lucky enough to take a women's mental health class, college.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

And that really taught me the importance of being able to advocate for yourself in a healthcare setting or having someone with you to be able to advocate for you.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

In that class, we talked about disparities in healthcare, especially among women, and trying to find cures and even a diagnosis for people.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

And that was very important.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Loved that class.

Syl Stenman:

And you have to be persistent in that philosophy, don't you?

Syl Stenman:

Because some diagnoses are more difficult than others.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yes, absolutely.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

You have to push on, and if you don't get a diagnosis right away, don't give up.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Keep trying and keep going to different doctors and really advocate for yourself and tell them what you're experiencing.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Lots of doctors will sometimes push off and.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Or push off your symptoms to something else, contributed to something else.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So you really have to push for yourself and make sure that you're being.

Syl Stenman:

Heard and you know your body best, if anyone.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Exactly.

Syl Stenman:

So keep going with your body if you have.

Syl Stenman:

That's great.

Sandy Washington:

How did you get involved in the eating recovery center?

Sandy Washington:

Yeah, that's fascinating.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I loved it there.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Since I majored in psychology, I wanted to combine those two realms of psychology and nutrition.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So once I discovered eating recovery center from a friend, she actually worked there and kind of referred me.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I worked as a dietitian assistant there.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I just loved combining the two.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

It was great.

Syl Stenman:

What were your particular duties?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yes, I met with patients upon admission, and I'd kind of help them with their meals.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So picking out menus and also sitting with them during their meals and kind of encouraging them to complete meals and offering support when needed.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I was kind of there to help walk them along the food route of the day.

Sandy Washington:

What type of problems did they have?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah, lots of, or a few different diagnoses at eating recovery center, they're all eating disorders?

Sandy Washington:

Yes.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So you have anorexia, bulimia, arfid, all those different types of eating disorders I helped with.

Syl Stenman:

I haven't been familiar with that last one you mentioned.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah, it's arfid, a foodant or what's it?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Fluid food restrictive intake disorder.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

That's what that one is.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So that's kind of when.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

When you're growing up, if people say you're a picky eater, you only like certain different types of foods.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

It's not just picky eating, but lots of people attribute it to that.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

That's kind of incorrect.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

It's kind of a sensory thing.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So any foods that you eat that kind of have a really adverse sensory reaction to, you just can't eat it.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Some people best describe it as your brain just shuts off.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Like it tells you no, like, you can't eat that one.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

It has to do with a lot of things.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

They're still studying it.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

It's very widely under diagnosed, and we're still learning a lot about it.

Syl Stenman:

But I have never had that explained to me.

Syl Stenman:

But I know it's.

Syl Stenman:

It happens.

Syl Stenman:

There's certain things that are just not abiding.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah.

Sandy Washington:

So how do they diagnose these problems?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yes.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

A doctor most of the time, or a physician, dietician can all diagnose them.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

They have to meet the criteria on the diagnostic criteria.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

But, yeah, usually a doctor.

Sandy Washington:

You mean loss of weight or gaining too much weight too quickly?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

It can be kind of both those.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

The main thing is in your head, just the control over the food and, yeah, it's a lot of different symptoms that can contribute to the diagnoses.

Syl Stenman:

And the self image is often criticized or commented on through social media.

Syl Stenman:

This, I think, must be really a difficult thing for young people.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Social media plays a huge role.

Sandy Washington:

Like TikTok, they hear that.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

All different kinds of social media play a huge role into it.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

It's really hard in our day and age to kind of filter those things out and filter what you don't want to see, because it can contribute to you and it sticks in your brain throughout the day.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So, yeah, you can take on your phone.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

This is what I've done, is block those things out, certain trigger words.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

You can go into your apps, like Instagram, and say, I don't want to hear things about.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Just put in a certain word like beauty, and it can block out all your posts about that.

Syl Stenman:

Even this morning, I heard something about AI attacking that group of people.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah.

Syl Stenman:

Beautiful faces and using them in other ways.

Syl Stenman:

And it's just very frightening.

Syl Stenman:

We have to cause a.

Syl Stenman:

Create a self image according to.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah, according to others perceptions of us.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Right.

Sandy Washington:

So much of it seems psychological to me.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Absolutely.

Sandy Washington:

You know, it's.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah.

Sandy Washington:

Selfesteem and what you think of yourself, especially when you're young, 14 year old girls or boys too.

Sandy Washington:

But it's more prevalent with girls, isn't it?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yes.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So I would say eating disorders affect all genders pretty equally.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

The people that seek out treatment are most often female, just because I think of the social stigma around men receiving help for mental health.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So the most people that we did get into our care facility were, I would say, more females than males.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

But I think eating disorders affect everybody.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

That's not to say just most females seek out treatment.

Sandy Washington:

And you have adults too, don't you?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Absolutely, yes.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

At my treatment center we had, I worked with ages 18 and up, so all adults, and I had upwards of 60 year olds coming in and asking for help.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So all ages, it can affect anyone.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah.

Syl Stenman:

We can't solve our own problems.

Syl Stenman:

Even as an adult.

Syl Stenman:

You just always need help and support.

Syl Stenman:

So I would imagine that within Holly Creek there, there are people who have eating problems, maybe not themselves, but in their family, grandkids or even some of the adults.

Syl Stenman:

So how can we support, how can we learn to support our families or our.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I think we're always learning and we're always growing.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

And the best way is when someone comes to you, make sure you have open arms and offer love and support in different ways.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Even if you don't know what to say, say, hey, I don't know what to say, but I'm here for you, I support you and I'll do what you need.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

And kind of that way.

Sandy Washington:

I'm listening to you.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Exactly.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah.

Sandy Washington:

It's so important to listen.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

When you have people in your corner, you can do incredible things.

Syl Stenman:

So just what should we not say?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Well, there's a.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I would say the most, or the thing that probably wouldn't be best is just not validating how they feel, kind of blowing off what they bring to you.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

We're just learning and growing.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

We're all human doing life for the first time.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So we're growing.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

But I would probably not comment on weight, not comment on appearance, things like that.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Not comment on what they're eating.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I would stay away from things like that.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah.

Sandy Washington:

Physical things.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah.

Sandy Washington:

Yeah.

Syl Stenman:

So your job here, what are you doing here?

Syl Stenman:

What is your title with?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah, so I'm in life enrichment.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So I'm a life enrichment associate of the Suites.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So I work with a team in the suites over there, Sasha and Joe.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

And we help with all the programs during the day.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So we lead programs in timbers meadows and in Alpine.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

We'll do the programs throughout the day.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

We'll hand out those calendars that everybody gets and the dailies.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

And we also help with transporting people to and from places so they can get to the events that they enjoy.

Syl Stenman:

Sounds like a big job.

Syl Stenman:

I didn't know that.

Syl Stenman:

There was an announcement with the calendars and it's a daily thing.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah, daily thing.

Sandy Washington:

Do you get any free time?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Some.

Sandy Washington:

Very little.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Very little.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I think our free time, we like to go chat with other residents and plan ahead for upcoming programs.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So I think we're always pretty busy.

Sandy Washington:

We're awfully lucky to have you here.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Thank you.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I'm lucky to be here.

Sandy Washington:

Well, I'm sure the residents really appreciate you, too.

Sandy Washington:

And the staff.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yes, me too.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

All of them.

Syl Stenman:

We want to find out a little bit about Grandmother Doris, who's been listening carefully, and I have enjoyed listening to what all has been involved in Lindsey's work.

Syl Stenman:

But you came in with Gene to Holly Creek to live.

Syl Stenman:

How did you meet that man?

Speaker A:

Well, we were both living in Wichita, working at Boyan Airplane company, and there were 35,000 people working there at that time, so everybody could not drive their car to work, so they promoted carpooling.

Speaker A:

And so we met in a carpool going to and from work.

Syl Stenman:

How long was that?

Syl Stenman:

Was it like a year or a number of years that you carpooled together?

Speaker A:

No, it was a couple of months.

Syl Stenman:

Couple of months.

Syl Stenman:

I feel a little dumb asking this, but is Wichita still a place for Boeing?

Speaker A:

Yes, it is.

Speaker A:

It's still there.

Speaker A:

It's kind of spread into other areas.

Speaker A:

They don't really build airplanes there anymore, but they're still.

Syl Stenman:

Because I know parts are manufactured in various places, parts of the plains that.

Speaker A:

End up in Seattle mostly.

Syl Stenman:

So did you grow up in Wichita?

Speaker A:

No, I didn't.

Speaker A:

I grew up in Concordia, Kansas.

Speaker A:

It's in north central Kansas.

Syl Stenman:

And you went to school in the midwest?

Speaker A:

I went to school at Concordia.

Speaker A:

I went through high school there.

Speaker A:

And then when I left there, I went to Emporia State College, university emporia, for two years.

Syl Stenman:

Well, many of us know Doris by listening to the piano.

Syl Stenman:

Lately we see you in the chapel playing the piano.

Speaker A:

Thank you.

Syl Stenman:

So tell us about your musical background.

Speaker A:

I started playing the piano about the third grade and in the 6th grade, then I started playing a flute.

Speaker A:

And so through junior and senior high school, I played in the band and I also accompanied the mixed course in high school.

Syl Stenman:

It's quite an accomplishment at an early age.

Speaker A:

It was lots of fun.

Speaker A:

Yeah, it was lots of fun.

Sandy Washington:

It's so difficult to be an accompanist well, you were one for solos and choirs.

Sandy Washington:

And you are here at Holly Creek, too?

Speaker A:

Correct.

Sandy Washington:

And for your choir that you sing in, tell us about your choir that you sing with Judy Stazel and Dick Fries.

Speaker A:

That's a:

Speaker A:

And we start practicing in September, and then we have a concert the first part of December, and then we also start again then in first part of February.

Speaker A:

And we will be giving another concert the end of April.

Speaker A:

And it's show tunes and fun music, fun to sing.

Sandy Washington:

I've gone to listen to you and I really enjoy it.

Speaker A:

Well, thank you.

Sandy Washington:

That's really fun.

Speaker A:

We have.

Speaker A:

We have a very good director and a very good pianist to back us up, so.

Sandy Washington:

And there's several other choirs, aren't there, that your director leads, aren't there two other.

Speaker A:

Yes.

Speaker A:

He has expanded his music program to a choir in Parker and another choir in Highlands Ranch.

Sandy Washington:

And how many are in your choir?

Speaker A:

There are about 100 in our choir.

Speaker A:

We practice down at the Buck center, and they're about 80, I would say, in Highlands ranch and about 50 in Parker.

Sandy Washington:

And how many concerts a year do you have?

Speaker A:

Two.

Sandy Washington:

Christmas and spring.

Speaker A:

They're going to try something new this summer because people have said they would like to have something going through the summer.

Speaker A:

So our director and pianist have put together a program in August that will.

Syl Stenman:

And you have some other interests, too, some things that you like to do at Holly Creek.

Syl Stenman:

And I know you're going to rush off after we talk on the radio to an event through your peo.

Speaker A:

Peo.

Speaker A:

Uh huh.

Speaker A:

I have peo meeting today, so it.

Syl Stenman:

Was really nice of you, Doris, to say.

Syl Stenman:

Well, I can fit it in because I know you.

Speaker A:

Thank you for having me.

Syl Stenman:

Oh, it's great.

Syl Stenman:

But here you also enjoy some other activities.

Speaker A:

Yes.

Speaker A:

I wish I had more hours in a day and I would be doing more of them, but I have lots of fun.

Speaker A:

It's categories.

Syl Stenman:

I've heard that it's just a great event.

Syl Stenman:

Lots of fun.

Speaker A:

It is.

Speaker A:

It's a good laugh.

Speaker A:

And is that a win or lose.

Syl Stenman:

Thing or is that just a.

Speaker A:

Well, you can win, but that's not the big thing.

Syl Stenman:

The big.

Speaker A:

The laughing and the interaction of people is, is the fun thing.

Syl Stenman:

So you would recommend that?

Speaker A:

Very much.

Syl Stenman:

So you had a lot of friends from your neighborhood moving in here?

Speaker A:

Yes, we did.

Speaker A:

And we had more coming.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Oh, really?

Syl Stenman:

Yes.

Speaker A:

Yeah.

Speaker A:

And the fairways.

Speaker A:

We all had a good time there together.

Speaker A:

And one by one we were coming here and we thought, well, someday maybe they would name one of the halls here, the fairways, and we'd all live in the same hall.

Syl Stenman:

That would be fun.

Syl Stenman:

Definitely click for me.

Speaker A:

Yes, it would be.

Sandy Washington:

Well, it's such fun for them to know you, too.

Sandy Washington:

It's always nice to have some friends here when you move in.

Speaker A:

It is.

Speaker A:

Uh huh.

Sandy Washington:

Yeah.

Speaker A:

Yeah.

Sandy Washington:

Well, that's wonderful.

Speaker A:

Yeah, we've enjoyed it here.

Syl Stenman:

Oh, it's so nice to have you here in this group, and especially on our corridor, which is.

Speaker A:

Oh, thank you.

Syl Stenman:

Really great.

Syl Stenman:

And, lindsay, you, have you mentioned briefly that you have two other jobs?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Oh, yes.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I'm busy, busy all the time.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I stay very busy.

Syl Stenman:

And they're not dancing.

Syl Stenman:

So tell us what they are.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

No.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So my first job, the most exciting one, I would say I'm a coordinator for weddings.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I do that on the weekends.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I started just as bus and tables and washing dishes in college and then worked my way up to catering and managing all the staff.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

And now I coordinate.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So now I'm the one that says, okay, bride, walk down the aisle.

Syl Stenman:

Tell us about that one time you had a little problem getting the bride down the aisle.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So when I was kind of beginning my coordinating, the mother of the bride was 2 hours late.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So obviously for a good reason.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

The bride was a little worried, didn't want to walk down the aisle, wanted to wait for her mother, of course.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

And as a coordinator, you're supposed to stay on time and keep the timing.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

But at the end of the day, it's the bride's day, bride ceremony.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So if she wants to wait for her mother, absolutely.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

We are waiting for the mother.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

We ended up waiting about an hour, and at that time, the bride is like, okay, let's just do it.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

And she just walked down without her mom there.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

The mom eventually showed up.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I never figured out why she was.

Syl Stenman:

So, want to stay out of that problem?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah, I stayed out of it, but I was just there to support the bride in whatever decision she wanted to make.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

But, yeah, that was a little stressful.

Syl Stenman:

Is this a regular weekend thing or just they don't come that often or.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Well, summer is the busy season, so we're about to kick into all the wedding season.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah, in the winter.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So, yeah, we're about to pick up.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I'll probably do a wedding.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I can kind of pick and choose when I want to do them now, but I'll probably do like two a month maybe.

Syl Stenman:

Well, that's an easier pace.

Sandy Washington:

I don't understand why you can't do any dancing.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yes, right.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I'm too busy.

Sandy Washington:

You can't fit it in.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Can't fit it in the schedule.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Right.

Syl Stenman:

And what's the third job?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

And the third job?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

It's a little newer.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I work for a synthetic turf company.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

It's called Synlawn.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

That is my best friend's family company.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So they got me working for them too.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I answer sales leads and I set them up with appointments to go look at their lawn and get beautiful yards.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah, synthetic lawn.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Synthetic turf.

Syl Stenman:

Pretty big market, I guess, for that now with our.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah, I think so.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

It's growing.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

It's gaining a lot of popularity, which is pretty cool to see.

Sandy Washington:

Yeah, that's interesting.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

They got lots of benefits to it, so.

Syl Stenman:

And who.

Syl Stenman:

Who is the friend that you have had for maybe a couple years?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yeah, her name is Bella.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

She's my best friend.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

And she lives in Portland, Oregon, same as my sister.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So I get to go out there a lot and visit them.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yep.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

That's my best friend.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

We dance together.

Syl Stenman:

Oh, you've known her for a long time.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

So we met dancing, so danced together all growing up.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

We went to college together.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

We were roommates.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

All best friends.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

And her family's the one that owns the turf company.

Sandy Washington:

Oh, that's great.

Syl Stenman:

But you own a dog, right?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yes, I do.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I own a dog.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

His name is Koda Bear.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

He's a little australian shepherd mixed dog.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

He's the cutest thing with lots of energy.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Lots and lots of energy.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Yes.

Syl Stenman:

Do you meet people out walking with the dog?

Syl Stenman:

Yes.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

That's my favorite thing to do, is just go walk with him.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

He's a little rascal and fireball of energy.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

He keeps hedgesthe keeps me busy too.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

He's cute.

Syl Stenman:

Well, with only 1 minute left, I want to thank you both for being here and thank you contributing so much to this community.

Syl Stenman:

And lindsey, I know that this is probably not the end of your career life at this job, but while you're here, it's wonderful to have you here.

Syl Stenman:

But anything on your mind for the.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Next move or we're still growing?

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I don't know.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

We'll have to see what's next.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

I'm always kind of looking on the horizon to see what I want to do.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Something healthcare and helping people.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Thank you so much for having us.

Sandy Washington:

Well, with your psychology background.

Sandy Washington:

Yes, it leaves a lot of open paths, I think.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Definitely lots of avenues to go down.

Sandy Washington:

Oh, I wish you a lot of luck.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Thank you so much.

Sandy Washington:

Thank you.

Syl Stenman:

Thank you.

Sandy Washington:

Yeah.

Syl Stenman:

And this is wanderings for today.

Syl Stenman:

So thank you.

Syl Stenman:

And I hope that we can continue now every week without these interruptions.

Syl Stenman:

Anyone listening let us know how the microphone sounded on the other end because this has been wonderful for us to be able to speak without a lot of interruption.

Syl Stenman:

Thank you, one and all, and we'll.

Speaker A:

See you next week.

Sandy Washington:

Thank you.

Speaker A:

Know my.

Lindsey Eversoleigh:

Close.

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Join hosts Cil Stenman and Sandy Washington as they interview Holly Creek residents and staff about their Wanderings. Ken Stenman manages the recording equipment.