by CrazyTaraWitch » Thu Apr 04, 2013 7:01 pm
I've been volunteering at the animal shelter Thursdays and Saturdays, which I love, but Thursdays I walk to the nearest bus stop after, 3+ miles away via highway. It doesn't really bother me, cause I like walking and I'm used to it, but last week the staff there noticed and they're "worried" cause of the highway. So, my supervisor emailed me, and said I should ask for rides when people go on their lunch breaks (but didn't tell me anything about times), and said that she usually gets in at 12:45 and could give me a ride then. I usually finish my morning cleaning around 11:15 and have to leave by 11:40 to walk to the bus, but if I'm getting a ride 12:45 is about the perfect time, so I wrote her back that if it wasn't any hassle 12:45 would be perfect. I never heard back, so today I was feeling anxious cause I *HATE* asking for help especially from people I barely know, but I figured I would use the extra time at the shelter to play with kitties and wait until 12:30 or so to ask for a ride and hope that my supervisor might arrive and offer a ride before then. At 12:15, my supervisor suddenly showed up looking very somber and apologetic-- she had forgotten to talk to the staff about giving me a ride, and they all go on lunch break at 11:45, and she didn't know if she could give me a ride. It worked out for today, cause she did give me a ride in the end, except it was clearly a huge hassle and I felt awful. Then she told me she'd talk to the staff but didn't know if they'd always be able to give me a ride, so I'm supposed to ask every single time. Now I feel all anxious about something I love... This morning I was so upset I didn't even want to go. I fucking hate how much interacting with other adults freaks me out; it makes me feel like such a failure.
"To days to come."
"All my love to long ago.
I hope, we'll have more happy ever after
I hope, we can all live more fearlessly...
~Jas