Volunteering Riding Hood

I thought it would be so easy

to carry my basket of training and skills into

useful unpaid occupations 

I expected to trip along beaming  in my little red cloak

to grateful grannies and charming infants

It has bruised my knees and bumped into doorways

I dont want to commit  to mentoring a difficult youth for years.

got the Tshirt on that

Have no admin skills, can't type, organize, or sort

can't even clean floors efficiently

could be a docent for the little museum

that does appeal

It has Victorian collections with all manner of  ephemera

a Cuniform message from Nebuchadnezzer , stuffed birds and... a working train set

might learn to give tours in "the big venue" but its modern art  and architecture

and a lot to remember

difficult to enthuse when I am not enthused about modernism

So I tried to sign up to hear little children read

ran about with passport and utility bills  several times

a nice woman in the  office  helped me fill out the forms 

Then I had a phone call

The last stage was upon me BUT

the check only lasts 3 months and they had no current vacancies

DOH! 

Gone off volunteering for now