SPENDING MY FREE TIME WISELY
I try to fit volunteering into my schedule whenever I can. I enjoy meeting new people and helping out the community, but it can be hard to find free time with my busy life. Often it seems volunteer hours are available weekend mornings, but I enjoy this time at home since I work full-time during the week. I'm always excited to find something close to home, especially if it's mid-week during the evening!
I heard about an opportunity to make dinner for homeless families at this temporary housing facility and it worked out with my schedule - I could choose Monday through Friday, and I picked Tuesday. I signed up my husband and myself and agreed to purchase enough food for the families housed here. We showed up early with most of our food precooked (which was great because they follow a strict serving time of 6pm). We only served a couple minutes after 6 and then ate with the families.
It was a great experience overall. However, I can hardly afford my own groceries sometimes! I think we'd have to find someone to split the cost with before we could continue to work with this house in the future. read more