It was only after serving as Secretary for 4 years, and riding the event 8 years, that I would have been considered as the first lady Chairperson. It was pretty routine for me really, but we had 3 new Board Members (out of 7) and 2 others who were new the year before. So with the President called away much of the year with his job, I mean out of the country called away, I was stand in President, trainer, historian, research and development, blah, blah, blah. Huge honor, tons of work.
Spending some of nearly every day working on the web page, the newsletter, correspondence or phone calls, I was covered up - learned so much about the Run, people's expectations, and my respect for the men and women who volunteer for this organization increased.
Now at the end of June I've stepped down, completing my term(s). I can knit again while riding in the truck or camping at motorcycle events, I can write again, evenings once we're settled in, I can think about something besides RFTW. I miss it - don't get me wrong, but I feel a great sense of creativity coming on!! The same scarf is on my weaving loom since January ... it will be completed next month. I've packed enough wool yarn to make at least 6 purses while we're on the road the next 3 weeks.
I'm fired up about something new I'm doing also.
I'm writing on SQUIDOO. It's a free web page that allows you to add features called "modules" to your topics, giving people the opportunity to comment, purchase items of interest - it's kind of a glorified blog. I've written 38 topics and have achieved several levels, and earned awards. It's' very fulfilling. Writing is definitely one of my passions, and I've already got a great start.
From there you can read my bio or visit my other "Lenses"
On Squidoo people design web-pages called LENSES or articles looking into specific topics.
Enjoy!
