Today is National Youth Literacy Day. If you have $8.26 to spare, donate to the 826 nonprofit! 826's around the country provide free tutoring and writing workshops to children. I have volunteered at the Boston branch, and it was a fab experience. What's not to love about witnessing children's imaginations run wild? You can donate... Continue Reading →
A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose
Every Tuesday night in the summer, the Emerald Necklace Conservancy invites volunteers to come help weed and prune in the Kelleher Rose Garden in the Back Bay Fens. It is a little oasis in the city, hidden by tall hedges. I think there are more than 100 varieties, and they all have the sweetest names.... Continue Reading →
Olive Is 60??
OMG, I just found out that my crazy cat is the equivalent of 60 human years old. I thought she was around my age in people years. No wonder she has mellowed out (slightly)...she is at an age where she just doesn't give a shit anymore! I volunteered at the MSPCA this morning, and a... Continue Reading →
The Overnight
I spent the majority of the weekend volunteering for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's annual fundraising walk, The Overnight. It's the first time I've been involved in a walk of such magnitude. There were somewhere between 1,300 and 1,500 walkers. The course was between 17 and 18 miles. My first shift was at the... Continue Reading →
Out of the Darkness
Recently, I noticed some ads in subway stations for something called the Out of the Darkness Overnight. It is a walk for suicide prevention, put on by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Walkers start at 7 pm and literally walk overnight. This year's walk takes place in Boston June 26–27. I have struggled with... Continue Reading →
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