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I was going to a charity donation group for a while, it was a group called Echo, elders helping others, and they made quilts and knitted stuff, and made stuff for family in need programs and stuff. It was entirely all donation, stuff , you could buy your own material and do the project and donate it if you wanted, but other wise, you did projects they had material on hand for.And I didn't know how to knit, and I couldn't get the hang of cutting quilt squares, so I was like well I can make bibs, and I can make receiving blankets, I know how to do that, but you'll have to supply the flannel for me if I am going to do stuff in flannel. I can't run out and buy flannel every time I want to do a project, the leader of the group agreed said great see you next Wednesday, then the day after called and told me the whole group had decided I didn't belong there and I'd be better off going somewhere else.
She claimed it was because I couldn't, or wouldn't do any of the projects they did, but that's not true, I said I'd make bibs and blankets, which they did do.
I think I just annoyed her because she did scold me a few times about trying to hard to please, and I needed to relax more and just blend in more, instead of trying so hard to be helpful, because as well meaning as it was, it was annoying her.
Buses would be ok for a now and then thing, but the bus makes what should be a 20 minute trip take hours. Honestly and it may shoot my socialization options in the foot, and so is stupid but the idea of a 20 minute trip taking an hour there , more if you missed your bus, or the bus was late and an hour back, making round trip 2 hours, if not more if you miss a bus or something is unappealing.
Someone who used to be a friend but she turned out to be using me for what I could give her,, we took the bus from her house to down town, because she don't drive and when she has to drop her kid off for her kids 3 days at daddies house, the daddy d on't drive either so bus it is. It took us 2 hours, about an hour there and an hour back to make a trip that should of only taken 20 minutes, there's some places that are easier to get to by bus, than others, but I'm not really keen on the idea of the bus, because it does make simple strait forward trips take forever.
When grandma lived in a nursing home and so did a family friend of ours, same one, We'd bring my Cocker spaniel to see Marie, and the elderly just loved that. Most places don't allow animals. And if they do it costs more to live there with an animal.
I don't have a dog any more, but there maybe programs that have pets and you can take them in on visits with the program, that'd be fun.
I was also volunteering after school with kids, that's only 5 minutes away, and maybe they'd have a position open where I could share my craft interests with the kids, maybe the local library, would have something I could do.
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ORIGINAL: purepleasure
Have you considered learning the public transportation system in your area? That way you won't be dependent on getting a ride to somewhere there are people to talk to.
You feel lonely? So do many shut-ins in nursing homes. I'm sure they'd like to have a polite, well-groomed social butterfly to spend time with a few times a week. If you don't like old people, there are hospitals, animal shelters, soup kitchens, etc. that can use an extra hand. There are probably scores of volunteer opportunities in your community.
A big step is getting out of the house, and out of those 4 walls, for something other than going to eat, or to an appt. Even if it is a simple as sitting on your front porch and watching the birds, or activity in your neighborhood.
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