I have been married to Ricky for two years. August 30th, we had a baby girl, Ashley Marie. She is beautiful. I love my job with We Care A Lot Foundation. We have lots of fun and I like that I help people set their goals for their lives.

I am happy to be independent, to have my own car and drivers license. I can do more stuff on my own and I don’t have to ask for permission or ask other people for rides.

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A D a y i n t h e L i f e o f M i c h e l l e

I usually get up at 8:00 AM, no matter what. If Ashley wakes up earlier, I get up feed and change her. If I am lucky, she goes back to

sleep. Sometimes, I eat breakfast and sometimes I don’t. On Wednesdays, I get up at 5:30 AM. I go to Toastmasters. Ricky and Ashley go too.

I work at We Care A Lot Foundation. I work on three different

projects: Pathfinders, SAY Team and the Vote Project. Pathfinders: I help people make Life Plans. SAY Team (Same As You): I go to schools and talk with kids about bullying. Vote Project: I talk with

my peers about why it is important to vote and how to vote. I also help people register to vote. My schedule varies.

After work, our world revolves around Ashley. We feed and change her. We play with her. We try to put her to bed around 8:00 PM.

Afterwards, I watch Food Network or movies on TV. Then, I get on my iPad and go on Facebook. I make dinner, usually I make nachos or spaghetti. After dinner, Ricky and I play video games or

watch Netflix. I call my mommy every night. I go to bed at about 10:00 PM.

My favorite day of the week is Monday because I go to choir practice. My sister Julie watchers Ashley while I am at practice.

She likes watching her. Holidays and birthdays are important to me. Days that I spend with my Dad and Grandma are special to me too. We took Ashley to Reno to meet them.

If I have done a good job, tell me or treat me to a restaurant. I like to go out to Burger Hut in Chico. On my birthday, I go to my mom’

s, my sister comes over. My mom makes roast with cream of mushroom soup and Lipton onion soup. It’s my favorite meal. My

sisters bring me some kind of chocolate cake. To relax, I watch T.V. or play on my iPad.

I hope I am a good mom.

I want to go to Hawaii.

I want to go on another Disney Cruise.

I want to go to Disneyland again.

Loving Sisters

G r e a t T h i n g s A b o u t M i c h e l l e :

People can depend on me.

I am kind and caring.

I am a nice person.

I am a funny person.

I am a good singer.

I am a great wife and mother.

I am good at caring for my mom.

My Birthday is January 15th

H o p e s & D r e a m s

Places I Like to Go:

Work

Choir

Disneyland

Home

Bowling

To my mom’s

Dads and Grandmas

Anywhere with friends

What’s Important

The happiest days of my life were the day I married Ricky, when I graduated from college, the day I got my drivers license and the day Ashley was born. I love

Ashley. My family is very important to me. I love my mom. I love being able to go see my dad and grandma. My cats Niner and Gracie and my fish are an important part of my family. Ricky and I were married April 2012. He is nice and kind. He spoils me and he takes good care of me. We like going to the

movies and out to eat. We love visiting his grandma and my mommy.

I think people like that I am a nice person. I am a good listener, easy to talk to and I am a good coworker. Sometimes, people think I can do more than I can

because they don’t know I have a disability. I would like people to know I do good work, but sometimes, I just need a little more time. I also want people to know that I am a good person.

I am the President for People First of Red Bluff. I also enjoy being a part of the

Far Northern Regional Center Board, Special Olympics, Friendship Circle, and Glenn County Choral.

I collect Snowbabies. I enjoy doing scrap booking, working and singing in choir.

I have a lot of fun going bowling with Special Olympics and hanging out with my friends.

Relationship with God

I believe that God died on the cross for us. I celebrate all Christian holidays. I don’t eat meat on Good Friday. I go to a Methodist or Presbyterian Church once every couple of weeks or to Ricky’s church. He goes to Neighborhood Church. I sing, pray and listen to the sermon. They don’t talk bad about people. My aunt goes to my church too. Sometimes after the service, my church brings flowers to my mom. I wish my mom could go with me. It makes me happy when they ask me to help with Vacation Bible School. When times are hard, I turn to my mom and sisters for help.

Good Days: Is when I am not sick. I don’t like to be sick. It is also when I am with my family. Ricky and Ashley are always there on a good day. For me to have a good day, my mom needs to have help during the day. I also like to spend time with family. It is important that my car runs. Who can have a bad day with Mickey Mouse around. I love Mickey Mouse. I always have. I have a lot of Mickey Mouse stuff.

Bad Days: A bad day is when my car isn’t running right, I am sick or when my mom doesn’t have the help she needs. My greatest fear and biggest struggle is that my mom will not have the help she needs. It would make my life easier if my mom always had reliable staff.

Good Day/Bad Day

World Views

If I could change the world, I would change the budget so people with disabilities

and the elderly would have more money. I vote. I believe it is important to vote. I

mail in my Ballot every year. I am also work on the Vote Project at We Care A Lot

Foundation. I talk to my peers about why it is important to vote and how to vote. I

can also register people to vote. If I was the President of the United States, I would

give money to Medi-Cal, IHSS, disabled and the elderly. I would make sure

everyone had insurance.

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Safety

If my house was on fire, I would grab Ashley and my cat, Niners and get out. I

would call 911 and then go to my in-laws house.

If I had a cooking fire, I would put it out with flour.

If I was abused, I would call the police.

If there was an earthquake, I would get under a

table or doorway. If there was a flood, I would get out!

I have an emergency evacuation plan. I would grab Ashley and Niners and get out ASAP.

Then I would call my mom.

To stay safe in the community, I look out for my surroundings. During an emergency, I

would call my mom and 911, if I needed to. I don’t believe I need supports to be safe, but others can support me by telling me if I am unsafe.

Health & Wellness

& Support I have some health concerns. I

have diabetes. I also want to

continue losing weight. I lost a

lot of weight after having

Ashley. Right now, my diabetes

is under control. I don’t have to

check my blood sugar. My

doctor took me off of the pills I

was taking for it.

I have headaches, back aches

and jaw pain. I take ibuprofen for it. I also have bone

spurs and I take anti-inflammatory. I go to the doctor

when I need to. I listen to what my doctor says and I do

the tests he ask me to do. I try to eat vegetables. I take

medication. I will go back to Zumba when the doctor says

I can. I will go once a week. I need to start walking

everyday. It would be good if me, Ricky and Ashley went

for a walk in the morning.

If I am angry, leave me alone. I will let you know if I need

help. To make myself feel better when I am sad I go for a

drive or I go to my room. Sometimes, I call my friends to

work it out. I also go shopping if I can.

My perfect staff would be someone who is nice, friendly,

punctual and calls if they are going to be late. I also would

like someone who has similar interests.

Finance! It is important to me to work. I pay half the rent (our PG&E is included in our rent). I pay garbage bill and I pay my cell phone bill. Ricky pays cable, Internet and half the rent. We both buy food. We try to buy our meat in bulk.

I don’t have a budget, but if I did, I would have a hard time sticking to it, because I spend a lot of money on eating out and gas. However, I do know where my money goes every month. I would like Ricky and I to review and do the Dave Ramsey course together again.

I would like to be better at saving money. In order to save money, I have to stop eating out so much. We do try and put our money in a lock box, but we end up spending it. I try to plan ahead for emergencies by having some money saved. We do

try and set aside money for vacations. If my cat Niner gets sick, we make arrangements with the vet to make payments. In the past, I have gone without getting my hair cut or getting my nails done. I do have a checking and savings account. I do know how to use my ATM card, “all too well”.

I would loan money to a family member, but not a friend. If they didn’t pay me back, I would keep talking to them until they paid me back. I have been financially taken advantage of before. I loaned someone money on my credit card and I never got the

money back.

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I married Ricky in April 2012.

I had a baby. Ashley Marie Sedillos, August 30, 2014.

I am a good mom.

I graduated college with a Associates Degree in Child Development.

We went on a Disney Cruise for our honeymoon.

I have lots of friends.

I have a great family. I love my family.

I have a good job at We Care A Lot Foundation.

I have a drivers license.

I am independent.

Accomplishments!

Happy Moments!

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Color:

Baby Blue

TV Show:

Food

Network

Food:

Hamburger

LIKES

Candy:

Milk

Chocolate

Person:

Ricky and

Ashley

Music:

Country

Season:

Fall

Holiday:

Christmas

Activity:

Choir

Snack:

Strarbucks

Character:

Mickey

Mouse

Sport/Team:

49ers &

Giants

Object:

Snowbabies

An insiders look into

a few of Michelle’s

favorite things!

Animal:

Cats

Relative:

Aunt Kathy

Color:

Black

Movie:

Horror or

Bloody

Food:

Fish

Dislikes

Candy:

Black

Licorice

Person:

Ted

Music:

Rap

Season:

Summer

Activity:

Cleaning

Litter Box

Snack:

Spicy

Object:

Litter Box

Animal:

Snakes

Goal #1:

Goal: I want to lose more weight.

How:

□I will eat out less.

□I will eat more fruits and

vegetables.

□ I will drink more water.

□ I will go for more walks. I will

take Ashley out for a walk

everyday.

Who Is Responsible: I am

By When: Ongoing

Hopes and Dreams

Goal #1: I want to lose more weight.

Goal #2: I will drink more water.

Goal #3: I will eat more fruits

and vegetables.

Michelle’s People Map

My family My friends

People whose job it is to support me at work and training

People whose job it is to support me at home and other places

Becky

Karen

Evelyn

Kim

Mom

Ricky

Suzette

Amy

Joel

Melanie

Leanne

Deb

Ricky

David

Angie Cox, Service Coordinator

Mom

Aunt, Kathy

Uncle, Tom

Mom, Jean

Dad, George

Sister, Debbie

Brother-in-law, James

Niece, Taelor

Sister, Julie

Brother-in-law, Beau

Nephew, Nicholas

Ricky

Ashley

Cindi, Suzette, Roger,

Brandi, Desi, Kathy,

Destinee, Matt and

Ricky

Mom-in-law

Dad-in-law

Grandma-in-law

Ashley Marie

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Memories!

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Pathfinders