brewer12345
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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When I was fully yoked to the career plough, I had no time for even the basics of real life let alone even considering volunteering. Since I bailed on the career (would say I am ESRd at the moment, although some might call me employed), I have cautiously dipped my toe in the water. I still do some work for pay and have two young children, so I have neither the willingness or ability to sign over big hunks of my time to charitable organizations. That said, teaching some 2nd grade classes for Junior Achievers has been very rewarding, as has classroom volunteer stuff in my DD2's math class. I just agreed to some additional volunteer opportunities at a local botanic gardens and its been pretty nice so far. Never would have guessed that this would be an upside to kicking the job to the curb, but there it is.