Failed Volunteer

I fail at least once a year at volunteering. Last year I quit one place because I got a parking ticket. I will admit I have issues when it comes to parking, even my son asked a couple weeks ago when the church parking lot was full if we were going home. Yes I've done this in the past, parking lot full, I drive home. I at least fixed that by going to a later service so their is always parking. 

Last night I volunteered at a cool event for a couple hours. I wasn't fired and I even met some new people. I learned about a new website called Volunteer Match, which is similar to match.com but instead it brings you together with non-profits that match what you are looking to do!! I wish I would've learned about this sooner. I've realized I do better at events since the commitment isn't as big. Its almost like a relationship, sorry its not you its me. I just don't see myself in your office every day because I may or may not get a parking ticket. AND I hate driving around trying to find a place to park, also the parking lots are $15 a day. Since I'm giving you my time for free, $15 really is too much for me to pay. I'm not willing to see therapist about my parking issues, so I quit. 

I tried to foster dogs again, I promise this time it wasn't me. I had a dog every week and I love the dogs just not the organization. The last dog I dropped off they haven't called me since then. So here is what happened, our last dog was a stray from Texas. The very first day I had her she got out of her collar and ran away from us. Luckily a nice man got out of his car, picked her up and brought her to us. She was very skittish and scared of noises. I thought she would get better during the week but instead she got worse. She would scratch at the door and bark to come in and then when I opened the door she ran away. She really was an outside dog. Needless to say at the end of the week it was exhausting, so I took her to the adoption event and let them know what was going on. I said I would not be able to come back that night to take a dog but I would the next night. The pilot really needed to sleep before going to work. Well the person who works with the non-profit was not happy with me at all! I also got attitude a few weeks prior about asking for puppy food since I didn't have any at home. I was thinking, how did they think I was feeding all the other dogs. I don't mind providing food for the dogs but at least don't make me feel bad when I ask for food for a puppy that I've volunteered to watch. I have a feeling they won't be contacting me again to help. I'm happy to help but I think it was probably time for me to move on. 

I'm still trying to find where I fit in when it comes to volunteering. I'm hoping volunteer match will find me the perfect match.