"Blank Canvas Project"

Date: 02 June 2010 22:14:51

This is the affectionate name of my adventure...of the new season ahead.... because I have a blank canvas in front of me - and it's time to paint! I'd like to thank misslisa, Kerensa, Farli, Agatha, and Ian (and friends near and far - you know who you are) for the lively, informative, encouraging & thought provoking discussion following the previous post. It has been one week since leaving my office for the last time... and I'm just starting to spread my wings. Just starting to think "what do I want? how do I want to paint this next chapter in my life..what colors will i use?!? the design?" I've been busy doing research - lots of phone calls, internet searches, and seeking information from whatever rock I can overturn... thank you, all of you, who have shared your ideas and made suggestions! I had a lovely conversation with a dear friend earlier this week - she was so supportive, and excited about the prospects...which is such an encouragement. We continued to brainstorm, and the conversation was such a blessing to me (thank you!). Today (as the Blank Canvas Project morphs daily), so, well, today my volunteer interests include:

baby holding (sick, poor, etc)
teaching English
literacy instruction for adult men & women
food pantry work, and/or cooking/soup kitchen work
facility maintenance
farming, contributing to community building

So I've made some phone calls to nearby agencies, too. On Friday, I'll volunteer with Nurses for Newborns - answer phones, sort baby clothes, wash laundry, stock supplies, sort donations - whatever they want. If I like it and they like me, perhaps I could be a frequent volunteer. I also left a message for a food pantry organization in the city (stock, sort, pack, ready food boxes for transport), but am waiting to hear back from them. if you have any ideas or suggestions, ideas, or just want to say hello, please stop by. I'll put the kettle on. p.s. I'm going to do the Master Cleanse as soon as my citrus juicer arrives. p.p.s. my work with the holistic nutritionist has come to a close...and I've lost about 20 pounds! (just recently - took my body this long to start to lose weight...will explain more in a different post) p.p.p.s. thank you for reading - i hope this post finds you well... take care and consider yourself hugged (((((wibsite)))))