yet another day off....

ok, so i have yet another day off.....this makes 5 in a row......quite astonishing for a new job.....and i only work tuesday, wednesday and thursday....as friday begins another 4-day holiday weekend.....i have actually had quite a bit of time off this year, mostly unpaid, but still away from work.......i had 2 weeks off last january, part of which was used to go to paris with clara and cynthia......and then there was spring break's swing around the eastern seaboard......and the wedding in washington dc in the summer, and the 2 weeks off between the restaurant and my new job......and then usual 3 day weekends, like memorial day, labor day.....and the odd days off, like election day, veteran's day......the christmas party day......i am beginning to see my life as too leisurely.......and i am considering my volunteer options......of course, the first things that come to mind are the ones that my mother dabbles in...bandages for haiti......a dubious product....scraps of cloth turned into bandages....even in haiti i am certain that doctors would use sterilized bandages rather than nonsterile strips of cloth if they had the choice.....further...i am also sure that the haitians would prefer uncut cloth than strips...if they needed strips they would have the option of cutting them...or the option of making the cloth into useful clothing.........so i have ruled out the whole haitian project that my mother is involved with......through her old church back in ohio......so what causes do i feel passionate about?......habitat for humanity...........planned parenthood.....the democratic party.....maybe i should email howard dean and volunteer my time in the rebuilding process.......that is something i feel strongly about......my sunday school class is gathering together toiletries to send to trooops in iraq....this so reminds me of a girl scout project we did in the late 60's....we made ditty bags and filled them with toiletries to send to our troops in viet nam.......wow.....maybe i should make ditty bags this time, too.....and embroider them with messages of peace and tolerance.......so much more time on my hands...so many options.....