These past two months all of my spare time has been focused on piano lessons. I've recently began teaching lessons again,and I currently have 11 students. Between buying method books, reseraching adult method books, passing out flyers and figuring a schedule for my students, piano has kept me pretty busy. Now that October has begun it has been a month since the majority of my students started and I am completely organized. I no longer have to make trips to the music store, research methods or do anything else. Ahh... a great big sigh of relief.... I have accomplished much....
With this accomplishment, comes a new sense of freedom and once again more time on my hands. Time for me is both a welcome friend and an enemy. A welcome friend, because it's nice to relax and not be so busy, but an enemy because without tasks to keep me occupied, boredom and genearl dissatisfaction sets in.
Today I had a productive day, I did the laundry, cleaned the kitchen, cooked dinner, went for a walk, did a chapter in my finance class, practiced the piano, played with the baby and organized photos. All in all, a busy, productive day. Yet admist all these activities a restlesness grew in me that I could not shake. It quickly came to an anxious feeling that I have been carrying around in my stomach all day.
Why was I feeling so anxious? The thought finally occured to me, because I need something to do! True, I can stay busy, but it means nothing when filled with meaningless tasks. It isn't enough just to keep busy, I need to do something of value, I need to provide some type of meaningful service for someone else. And then it hit me, I need a cause! I need to find a cause that I can put my energy and efforts towards when I have free time.
I've looked on line for volunteer opportunities within my community, and the only one I was able to find was to help with a Bingo event once a month. So I now put this question to you, what is my cause? What is it that I can do that will make a positive impact on the community, organization, youth etc.? I am open to all suggestions and I would love for any input as I am trying to brainstorm what my "cause" can be.
9 years ago
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you know this is weird and I'm sorry I don't have an answer for you at the moment but I'm in shock on everything that you've said. I feel that you have written what has been in my mind for a whole year!!
The hardest thing for me is remembering that my "cause" is motherhood. Being a stay-at-home mom is the biggest sacrifice I've ever made for some of those very reasons you've named. Of course my free time becomes less abundant as the months go by. You're so good to investigate so many worthy things to fill your time. I usually just feel lucky I've made it through another day/hour without any necessary trips to the hospital. :)
Hmmmm...scrapbook Hannah's album with all of the supplies I'm sending you. I just started putting things together today. hee hee. You can always sell vinyl lettering for me in GA. That is a great cause...at least for me. :) Otherwise, just enjoy being a mom and staying at home with Hannah. Learn how to cook new things and maybe paint or organize a room. Or, you can come and paint and organize my house.
You're awesome, Tiffany, to think of others. Most people will say "stay at home and be a mom...blah, blah, blah", this is true, that staying home is great, but I believe it's the examples we set in AND out of our homes that teach the best lessons to our children. Not to mention you are doing an awesome job raising Hannah! So why not look for something that fulfills the generous and charituous spirit. Nursing does that for me. I was thinking about an idea...nursing homes are always looking for compassionate people to come and just sit and talk with the residents. Senior citizens LOVE children and you would be giving someone a sense of friendship. Not everyone has family to come se them. Just a thought...
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