User:Kyra Niles/sandbox

Kyra Ashley Niles(born January 22, 1994) is a wife and student. She studies social work at Illinois Central College, with hopes to become a therapist. Kyra is a fitness and travel enthusiast, who loves adventure! Her love for fitness and sports came at a very young age, when her parents signed her up for soccer and tennis camps. She was center forward in her early days, playing soccer and made tons of goals. Kyra was very involved in tennis, during High School. She played on the Morton High School tennis team her entire High School Career. Nowadays, she enjoys working out and being a homebody. Her favorite workouts are lifting, at home work outs, hiit, running and walking on summer nights. Kyra made the decision to go back to school last year. Her ambition, grades and commitment to one major without changing her mind has increased tenfold. She's got her eye on the prize and is not quitting until she achieves that MSW. She got married on July 8, 2017 at Mackinaw Winery, overlooking a beautiful vineyard. Kyra then moved from Morton, Illinois to Chillicothe, Illinois where she currently resides. Kyra and her husband have worked hard at remodeling their home.

Early Life Kyra was born on January 22, 1994 in Peoria, Illinois. She was raised by her Mother and Father, Dave Bailey and Kendra Bailey. Her father owns Dave Bailey Plumbing and her Mom holds down the fort at home, while handling the paperwork side of the business. They raised Kyra in Morton and gave her a beautiful life. Kyra has two siblings, Blake Bailey (21) and Bryn Bailey (15).

Career Kyra decided to go to ICC right after High School. She achieved her Associates Degree, but still did not know what she wanted to pursue. She took a step back and worked full time for a couple of years, until she realized she owed it to herself to do better. She made the decision to go back to school in 2019. Kyra is currently on her last semester at ICC and is waiting for her acceptance letter to ISU. She hopes to transfer to ISU to get her BSW in social work.

Personal Life Kyra loves to spend her free time with her friends and family, listen to music and travel. She loves to work out as often as she can and plan out her next adventures. Kyra enjoys watching her favorite shows, movies and youtube channels when she is not busy with life and school. Other hobbies include beauty, fashion and decor. She plans to move to Utah to raise her future family and have a backyard view of the mountains.

Work Life Kyra worked retail at Banana Republic Factory from August, 2019-January, 2020 before the company closed down. Her online classes are currently her number one priority. She is very passionate about helping out her favorite business, Dave Bailey Plumbing. Dave Bailey Plumbing is her side hustle. Her second side hustle is her clothing shop on Poshmark, called "BowsandButtons." She resells clothing and keeps them out of the landfills, in return helping the environment. Her shop gets very good reviews and her customers are overall very happy. After Kyra graduates from ISU, her goal is to become a therapist and help her clients. Her end goal is to invest in the housing market with her husband, Matt.