Just a quick post...
Hubbard & Cravens on 49th and Penn is donating coffee for our Open House!! Woo Hoo!!! I'm soooooooooo happy! A big thanks to Hubbard & Cravens and Sara, the wonderful manager that has been so incredibly nice!
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Let the count down begin!
OK, 4 days until the Open House. Things that still need to be done on my end of it all:
1) Buy food for the Dedication Ceremony
2) Buy cookies and punch for the community Open House
3) Make sure wall displays get finished (up and down stairs)
4) Clean my office
5) GET COFFEE!!!
And not related to the events of Saturday:
1) Write monthly VISTA report
2) Pick up Gleaners order
3) Update all donation request logs
If I can just stay calm and as stress free as possible this won't be so bad. But if one more person decides to add something to the display walls in the hallway, I'm going to scream. NO MORE!! I'm cutting people off!! The walls are final!
1) Buy food for the Dedication Ceremony
2) Buy cookies and punch for the community Open House
3) Make sure wall displays get finished (up and down stairs)
4) Clean my office
5) GET COFFEE!!!
And not related to the events of Saturday:
1) Write monthly VISTA report
2) Pick up Gleaners order
3) Update all donation request logs
If I can just stay calm and as stress free as possible this won't be so bad. But if one more person decides to add something to the display walls in the hallway, I'm going to scream. NO MORE!! I'm cutting people off!! The walls are final!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Down time?
Like I predicted, it's about a week to the Open House and I'm beginning to run around like a crazy person. Does it shock me? No. Do I wish every event didn't end up like this? Yes.
But I knew it was going to happen and there's nothing I can do about it. 5 business days left until the Open House (we're closed on Monday for Memorial Day). Everything's coming together, I just wish some of it could have been finished about a week ago. I'm still having HORRIBLE trouble finding someone that will donate coffee to us. Bethany and I think it's because of the Indy 500 this weekend. When I'm trying to find a donation I usually get turned down once or twice, but it's never been this hard before. I've sent a request in to Dunkin Donuts and I'm hoping they get back to me soon. Our last and final resort is one of our mentors that works for Starbucks, maybe she has some pull somewhere. You would think a little bit of coffee wouldn't be this stressful.
The displays in the main hallway are looking nice. Today we're heading to FedEx Office (formally known as Kinko's) to get some stuff printed and mounted and then it's time to actually hang everything. I think it's going to turn out really nice. I'll post pictures when it's all done.
Other than the Open House, my VISTA life is just fine. I'm keeping busy and getting my job done. I can't believe I'm almost half way through my VISTA year. CRAZY!! It's about time to start thinking about what I'm doing after this. Oh, real life, I've been avoiding you for too long.
Nothing more for right now, I just found a few extra minutes this afternoon to update. Have a great day everyone!
But I knew it was going to happen and there's nothing I can do about it. 5 business days left until the Open House (we're closed on Monday for Memorial Day). Everything's coming together, I just wish some of it could have been finished about a week ago. I'm still having HORRIBLE trouble finding someone that will donate coffee to us. Bethany and I think it's because of the Indy 500 this weekend. When I'm trying to find a donation I usually get turned down once or twice, but it's never been this hard before. I've sent a request in to Dunkin Donuts and I'm hoping they get back to me soon. Our last and final resort is one of our mentors that works for Starbucks, maybe she has some pull somewhere. You would think a little bit of coffee wouldn't be this stressful.
The displays in the main hallway are looking nice. Today we're heading to FedEx Office (formally known as Kinko's) to get some stuff printed and mounted and then it's time to actually hang everything. I think it's going to turn out really nice. I'll post pictures when it's all done.
Other than the Open House, my VISTA life is just fine. I'm keeping busy and getting my job done. I can't believe I'm almost half way through my VISTA year. CRAZY!! It's about time to start thinking about what I'm doing after this. Oh, real life, I've been avoiding you for too long.
Nothing more for right now, I just found a few extra minutes this afternoon to update. Have a great day everyone!
Friday, May 15, 2009
AmeriCorps Week
This week was AmeriCorps Week. Lots of fun stuff going on all over the country. It's all about promoting AmeriCorps and being recognized for the work that the thousands of people are doing in America. In central Indiana, the state office held a forum for all of the VISTAs at IUPUI. We watched a really good documentary about Sargent Shriver. A rough summary of who he was... He was the brother-in-law of JFK. He was in charge of the Peace Corps, VISTA, and a large handful of other national service organizations when they all started in the 60s. He was a cool guy, I would have liked to know him. Then we all discussed the movie and talked about our current projects and then had a little reception.
It's been a good week here at Starfish. The Open House is just around the corner, so the usual rush to the finish line is currently in progress. We've made final decisions for food, the parking lot tent has been rented, and Bethany and I have been busy trying to creatively decorate the main hallway. The only snag I've hit is getting coffee donated for the dedication ceremony in the morning. I honestly thought this was going to be the easy part, but not one Starbucks I've talked to is able to donate. Plan B is to call other places besides Starbucks.
The renovation is almost done!! The lounge looks the best right now, but I'm sure the new commons area will be really nice. I promise to post pictures when it's all finally complete.
On a more personal note, my roommates and I have to move out of our house. :( We got a letter in the mail from our landlord that informed us that our rent was increasing 30% starting July 1. This was COMPLETELY unexpected and none of us can pay to live there at that rate. So, Wednesday night we began the hunt for a new place to live. This all comes at a very inopportune time. Jarod leaves Wednesday for a 6 week internship in Ireland, Alexa's on rotations, and Becca and I are both going on week long vacations at the end of June (when our lease is up). I have faith that everything will work out and I can't let myself get stressed. There is nothing I can do to control the situation and getting crazy and frustrated isn't going to help.
I hope everyone has a great weekend! We're doing some house/apartment hunting and then our BeadforLife Party/Extreme Makeover: Home Edition viewing is Sunday from 6-10pm. Every one's welcome to come... let me know if you want more info.
It's been a good week here at Starfish. The Open House is just around the corner, so the usual rush to the finish line is currently in progress. We've made final decisions for food, the parking lot tent has been rented, and Bethany and I have been busy trying to creatively decorate the main hallway. The only snag I've hit is getting coffee donated for the dedication ceremony in the morning. I honestly thought this was going to be the easy part, but not one Starbucks I've talked to is able to donate. Plan B is to call other places besides Starbucks.
The renovation is almost done!! The lounge looks the best right now, but I'm sure the new commons area will be really nice. I promise to post pictures when it's all finally complete.
On a more personal note, my roommates and I have to move out of our house. :( We got a letter in the mail from our landlord that informed us that our rent was increasing 30% starting July 1. This was COMPLETELY unexpected and none of us can pay to live there at that rate. So, Wednesday night we began the hunt for a new place to live. This all comes at a very inopportune time. Jarod leaves Wednesday for a 6 week internship in Ireland, Alexa's on rotations, and Becca and I are both going on week long vacations at the end of June (when our lease is up). I have faith that everything will work out and I can't let myself get stressed. There is nothing I can do to control the situation and getting crazy and frustrated isn't going to help.
I hope everyone has a great weekend! We're doing some house/apartment hunting and then our BeadforLife Party/Extreme Makeover: Home Edition viewing is Sunday from 6-10pm. Every one's welcome to come... let me know if you want more info.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Being poor sure does suck sometimes
Oh, the whoas of being a VISTA. I completely understand why we get the living stipend we get. I usually don't complain about. And, honestly, I wasn't making much more money before I started as a VISTA. But, sometimes timing DOES NOT work out and my money runs really low and then some big, unexpected expense comes up.
Take the past few days. We got our last allowance April 30th and won't get it again until May 14th. In the middle of all that is rent, car insurance, credit cards, etc., and then I find out I need new tires! I have a 1995 Toyota Corolla. It's in really good shape for being so old, but when I got it in 2007, I never bothered to find out how old the tires were. Well, after a nail flattened one of my tires on Sunday, the nice man at Sam's Club told be that my tires were from 2000. Thank God for used tires. I bought 2 for $60. Not that I have the money for them at all, but a car needs tires, right?
Other than some stressful events in my personal life, my VISTA life has been pretty quit. I'm in a lull of not doing much at the office. But, I'm getting stuff done and doing my best to stay on top of things. I can't wait for things to pick up a bit.
Take the past few days. We got our last allowance April 30th and won't get it again until May 14th. In the middle of all that is rent, car insurance, credit cards, etc., and then I find out I need new tires! I have a 1995 Toyota Corolla. It's in really good shape for being so old, but when I got it in 2007, I never bothered to find out how old the tires were. Well, after a nail flattened one of my tires on Sunday, the nice man at Sam's Club told be that my tires were from 2000. Thank God for used tires. I bought 2 for $60. Not that I have the money for them at all, but a car needs tires, right?
Other than some stressful events in my personal life, my VISTA life has been pretty quit. I'm in a lull of not doing much at the office. But, I'm getting stuff done and doing my best to stay on top of things. I can't wait for things to pick up a bit.
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