Back in the Swing

The wedding is nearly a month behind us now, and our lives have returned to normal. Or as normal as can be, which includes actually doing something with my volunteer positions for the sorority, which I have neglected for months - both locally and internationally.

Because I am a gluton for punishment I have been volunteering since graduating in 2001. Actually, I really do love what I do, which is why I am still doing it and there have been some great perks.

I started off as a Membership Development Advisor for our Eastern Canada/Eastern NY Region. I stayed in this position from April 2001 - September 2002. Over the summer of 2002, the role of the Regional volunteer changed, requiring more of us, including traveling. Traveling from Vancouver to back east is highly inconvenient and expensive, so it worked well for everyone when I took up a vacant position in the BC/California/Texas region. I volunteered as a Membership Recruitment Advisor until January 2005, when I took over as Regional Coordinator for that region. But just as I was getting settled into my new position, the whole system changed again and the entire regional system was done away with.

The regions were disbanded and small groups of chapters were placed together to form Clusters. Only one volunteer would be in charge of a cluster - the Chapter Operations Specialist - basically all regional positions rolled into one.

So now I am a COS for Texas.

I have had this position since May - I started actually doing stuff for it today. Of course no one is in school over the summer, but that is no excuse on my part; however my summer was consumed with the wedding. But that has been over for a month, so I have taken my time to look at my new position and get into contact with those I will be working with...

On an entirely different note, Gavin and Jess are moving into Kai's condo in Kits. Gavin is over at our place now emptying us out of house and home - which is fine by me, because we have nowhere to store our wedding presents. Currently it looks like The Bay exploded all over our living room, and front hall, and kitchen and....

The sad and hard thing with Gavin moving into his own place is that we have to give back Kiki, his cat. We have been Kiki-sitting since April and after five months I have grown extremely attached to the cat. But he is sticking around for a few more days, while Gavin and Jess get settled into their new place.

I am glad it is only a three-day work week for me. Usually I have plenty to do at work, but this is one of those weeks, and today is one of those days where I have absolutely nothing to do and am bored out off my skull.

Remember the scene from LA Story - "Bored Beyond Belief."

I am thankful these borning work days and few and far between.