PORCH PONDERINGS

Busy Life

PROMPT September 18th

Take us through a day in your life at your job/career. Talk about some of the more important responsibilities you have as well as what your major tasks entail. It’s always interesting to see how others work


I no longer work at a full-time job that pays me a wage. I am a volunteer. I volunteer at many organizations in my little town.

Currently, I am in a community theater group that has a production next week. This group raises money for a community center in a smaller town nearby. Population of this 'town' is about 50. It is the biggest fundraiser for this community center. So I donate my time and gas money for this worthy cause. It also is a ton of fun. Win-win situation in my mind.

Also coming up is a day where I start working on a non-profit mass mailing. I am the chairperson of M.U.D., a unity drive that fundraises for 12 non-profits in the county. We'll mail out over 2,000 fliers asking for donations. I've called for volunteers to help me bundle these for the post office. Then I sit back and wait for the donations to come in. In January, I'll total the donations and write checks for the recipients.

Another venture I have is the SE Montana Tourism board. I am the rep for Musselshell county. Next week we have a retreat in Billings. We spend the day, have a nice restaurant meal, stay overnight in a hotel, then the next day have a board meeting. It is always fun and informative.

Now that I type that out, I realize that this is all happening next week. My first thought if I read this from someone else, is 'overachiever'. But wait, there's more!

We deliver meals on wheels once a week, we volunteer at the museum in the summer, I'm on the advisory board for RSVP (retired senior volunteer program), Northern Treasures (thrift store), RCP (Roundup community partners), and the hospital women's auxiliary. Whew. Plus I handle the script for our church's radio show every Monday afternoon.

So I keep pretty busy. But it keeps me off the streets and out of the bars.