Another good day of sitting, greeting, talking with my partner…. uh, that’s about it….

My partner told me that I needed to “sit in this other chair to be closer to the people coming in.” So, I sat closer to the desk we were at, and no one missed me after coming through the doorway from outside.

“Good Morning…”

“Good Morning…”

Very complicated, but I WAS SUCCESSFUL!

Sometimes, there were people needing help in finding out where their doctors were, or maybe other complicated questions. “No idea” on very few, but others can be figured out. All that “women’s medical doctor stuff” I know absolutely nothing about. Hope I don’t have to learn that. But this is getting better and better in the brain of where it is.

Now, Friday is the next Volunteering day and I will only be on Fridays (for me) after that. The helper was telling me that she would be there on Friday (to help) for a week or two or…. I guess we’ll have to wait and find out what happens.

….. wait, wait, wait… Just thought of that last thing the partner was doing since she was just “sitting in the rear” of the Greeting Desk. She had gotten out her Notebook computer and was “jamming” to her early-age music. You know, like Suzy Bogguss’ song of Straighten Up and Fly Right. You know, that one…? Oh, wait. It was a “swing” music song.

Thinking back… to just last week.

Ah! Wednesday, I went back to a Hospital for the Monthly Volunteer Meeting. Pretty cool. I learned quite a bit from as far as what has done in the past and what other events the volunteers have scheduled to do. Different things here and there.

I’ll remember better what they were when it happens. 😉

That’s it for LAST week.

~~ Now THIS week (so far).

Monday was busy traveling back home (after Mothers Day and a Wedding).

Tuesday, I went to volunteer at the hospital again from 8 to 12. Not quite as “busy” as last Monday, for some reason. Maybe because it was too much nice weather outside? Maybe. Who knows. None the less, I was a good sit and greet. I left the Hospital at noon after volunteering at the front door. Not a bad day at that. Not overly busy at all.

At the hospital, I DID happen to see someone who I hoped to speak with again another time. It was the Occupational Therapist! Ah! Hadn’t seen her for over a year. Love to just talk and show her how I am doing. She was entering quickly and leaving quickly when she came by and didn’t happen to see me to learn that I’m there now. Eh. Maybe next time.

Today? Today was a good day.

Tomorrow (Wednesday) is the day I moved my Psych appointment to from Monday. (Just because I was busy Monday this week.)

Next week, the Psych is back to Monday, the Hospital on Tuesday AND THEN (ta-da!) the Hospital is AGAIN on Friday (yeah!). It’s moved to Friday from then on. I’ll type you about all that later on…

This is what I’ve been waiting for! VOLUNTEERING AT THE HOSPITAL!!!

ok… ok… This is the hospital I’ve been typing about lately (not my surgery one). This is the close-to-my-house one. Learned all about my job: where the “sitting location” is & where the cafeteria is to get a FREE LUNCH. The second one is the most important. That is what I’m cheering about, right there. 😉

Oh, my badge! Have to type-ya about that… Has my “official picture” on it and my TITLE is…

Ambassador

That’s an important big word, eh? This job is the one where I sit right near the entrance and help people to know where to go. Lots of people are just looking towards me, smiling and walking by. I say, “Good Morning.” and such…

There are others that need some help as to where to go in this giant hospital. The lady who was there and showing me what to do, began by answering questions and letting people know where to go very easily. Later she told me she’d been there volunteering for quite a while. Ah…. She was saying that she had been there for years and years. One day, every week, in the morning hours. Sometimes she also fills in for people who have to be gone for some reason. Interesting…

She told me that some days it might get a busy, and other days it’s pretty slow. Back and forth. Just hard to tell what it’s going to be from day-to-day.

I learned quite a bit. She packed up at noon and said that she would see me next week. She told me where the cafeteria was (other half of the first floor) and left. I strolled over to the cafeteria to get my FREE FOOD. That’s all I am there for. Work several hours for food. 🙂 Met with some other volunteers there and sat to eat with them.

After eating, I packed up and came home. A good day of volunteering.