Lately, I have been volunteering for Bountiful Baskets. It's truly been enjoyable. At four I awake and set about my morning tasks and by 6:30 I am out the door. For those who may not know, Bountiful Baskets is a volunteer run organization that helps its community by gathering fruits and vegetables together from local markets and provides them for purchase for about $15 a basket. Wow, what a run-on. The picture above is the very first basket I purchased from BB. If you can, I would recommend volunteering. You show up about an hour early help the coordinator set up the baskets and break down boxes. As a reward, you are welcome to help yourself to any extras. I have come to enjoy my Saturday mornings with BB. James stays home and takes care of the littles while they are at their most precious, rubbing their eyes and crawling into his lap for warmth, while I go out and collect our "crops" so to speak. Please don't misunderstand, I certainly love my job as a mother and home manager and this is not an opportunity to "escape." It's an opportunity to bless this family and myself by servicing others and, yes, getting my pick of the extras leftover. These are hard times and every little bit helps.To check out if Bountiful Baskets is servicing your area go to: www.bountifulbaskets.org (my blog doesnt create links, sorry) Click on the locations tab. You can also see what their contributions are and if you do purchase a basket, normally done on Mondays or Tuesdays, the volunteer time is located right above the pick up time. Just show up and the coordinator will direct you.
