Hi @Maggie
You are helping me my friend by just being here and with our chats. I know I am not alone and there is a caring person there for me. Just as I am here for you when you need me 😊 Yes, I have been suffering too long - but there is a better vision ahead when we move. Now to get there in one piece lol.
My daughter finally did something to address her tax debt which is another positive. She doesn't seem to be as self destructive with taking anything presently. She seems more settled. Fingers crossed. Perhaps our stepping back to let her deal with things is making her a bit more mature. Time will tell but I am seeing slight improvement which helps me to relax today.
Hubby has been very loving. I don't know what I would do without him. But he is worried about me so I have to try harder.
I worked for our local community centre in their charity food shops. People come in not only to buy a lot cheaper food but to have someone to talk to which gives a lift that someone takes the time to listen and some worth. It's so rewarding. To make a long story short - myself and husband were asked to manage their old shop whilst they were setting up their new one (moving). They said we would have the reins until sept 15th - but lo and behold they just stopped stocking it after two weeks and closed it up. They never left us to manage it our way - theirs or the highway. This was disappointing to me because I miss the people who came in and this now has taken away from me the opportunity to help all those other people who came to us. Some of the customers expressed they felt more comfortable with us as did the workers/staff.
Also I felt uncomfortable with the way it was done. What we thought didn't matter. But I am sensitive at the moment and the two women who run it are good, caring people who seem to care and respect me. And the resource is still open for those who need it which is the main priority. So all good - just threw my head in a spin. I will settle in tIme, just didn't help my morale presently.
They want me at the other shop but they already have someone doing what I was doing and they don't really need a back up yet as it isn't that busy presently. I am the type of person who can volunteer and do nothing - it's a waste of time to me and boring. My husband is on the board so I told him to tell them to let me know when they are busier and there is a need and I will come in then. So looks like at this stage I am out of a position presently. I have been doing this work now for approx 4 yrs. So it was a blow. If this doesn't work out I will look for something else eventually when I am stronger.
Wow, the volunteer work you did sounds so exciting - what a wonderful experience! Do you think you would ever do anything like that again? You sound very talented @Maggie - and the music is so part of your soul - I hope you do write those songs as I can see success coming from that venture - go for it my friend!
I may do some research over the next coming months. A few years back on a forum like this a person started a story telling thread. He wrote the first part of the story (he is a brilliant writer) and where he left of I would continue the story - leave it at a page or two then the next person would join in and go from there continuing the story and so forth. The story developed beautifully and was really interesting and exciting. We got everyone hooked....It was a lot of fun. Hopefully someone will do that on here one day.
What are your plans for today and tomorrow @Maggie? It's a beautiful sunny day here and I might attempt some cross stitching as well as some reading. Feeling ordinary still but tomorrow is a brand new day 😊 Hugging back 🤗🌹xx
