I know I'm crazy. I know it. I ALWAYS bite off more than most people can chew. Some days are demanding from start to finish. I have a volunteer habit. I've had it for a long time. When I quit working, I felt a void. I needed to fill it. I've done various things (non church related) over the years. PTC president for 2 years, Room Mom for 3 years straight, coaching soccer, Brownie Troop Leader for years, Coach Coordinator for our Community soccer program, etc. These are not positions to be taken lightly. You get the picture. These days, I work for my husband, which could also be considered a volunteer position, or even marriage counseling. :) My latest assignment is Uniform Coordinator for our soccer club. I mean, really, how hard could it be? Oh...that's why they needed someone. Lightbulb moment.
Right now I'm putting on the life preserver cuz the dam is about the break. Oh, the problems! You get to see the good in people and the bad. Sometimes that'll make you feel flat out superior just watching other peoples ingratitude and selfishness. But mostly, you work with other volunteers who work just as hard as you do on behalf of 100's of families for the greater good. This has been harder than I thought it would be. But what I love about volunteer work is how you manage to separate these problems from other things. They aren't MY problems...but they are problems. What are the solutions? I find pleasure in seeking out the answers.
Meanwhile, I'm searching, making lunches, running to drop off and pick up kids, make choices about what events I can attend, occassionally dust, fix dinner or vacuum and still maintain my footing. Yesterday, the wind died down and so I decided my husband could go watch Mal conquer her track meet (which, naturally, she posted PR's on both the mile and 800) and I decided to take Lindsay and Hayden to the park. This is a beautiful park with a stream running through it, a brand new large play structure along a smaller one, and fields of green grass, park benches and shade trees. They each took a friend...played tag, made stick boats and watched them float down the stream. We soaked up the rays of the warming sunshine. I basked in the peace and simplicity of the experience. And yet, I probably wouldn't have valued it quite the same way had I not needed a break from the business at hand.
I love being busy. And I love small moments.
And now...off to treasure a moment of fun with friends at CPK and enjoy a salad pizza. That for Grapefruit and RAC Mom. WYWH!
6 comments:
OH, so rude! My favorite pizza? The mere mention of it racks my soul with pain and torturous desire. Enjoy every bite, in honor of me, who is sorely wishing I were there, with you...and your pizza.
ah ha...just got it. WISH YOU WERE HERE.
Me too.
"Super Mom" sounds a little too cliché, but I can't think of any other appropriate words to describe you. Maybe I'll just call you "SD" for short. I must say though, your mom raised all three of you girls right. I admire all of you and the women you've become.
Good that you took a step back and enjoyed some play time (that is a must). Hope you had a nice time at CPK...I WISH they still made the pear and gorgonzola pizza (it was delicous).
You have always left every organization better than you found it. Even our family! It is your unique talent to organize all of us, teach and train and entertain everyone--even today-- all at the same time. What a gift. Wish I had it.
You are truly amazing! I heard recently that no one is volunteering for PTA president and I figured that it wouldn't be me. Not for a while yet still. I can live vicariously through YOU! Way to go on volunteering. Actually, I'm looking forward to doing more when I can! I'm so glad the park was so fabulous. The little things....
And what is WYWH? Help me out :) I love you!
CPK - i wish we had one here! jealous!!!
i think the "biting off more than you can chew" gene is embedded in all first borns - if they are girls, that is.
i so see myself doing all the things you listed above. i already signed up to be shaelyn's room mom for her preschool class in the fall, i single-handedly started a petition (HA!) with the moms of nursery kids in our ward to get them moved to a new, more suitable room (my bishop loves me!), and i organize the weekly playdates of the young mommys in the ward. just wait til shaelyn's older and there's more kids on the scene. i'm going to be a nightmare!! :)
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