Making a house a home
/From Dale Brown
I moved into my new apartment, and I had blown my budget. But, I still had a few things left I really wanted done. SSTB member Holly Eaton had written an offer to do home repairs, so I called her. Well, it turned out, she was better than my contractors. She has a decorator’s eye and she helped me figure out where my pictures should go. And she put them up!
She also put up a doorbell and some closet shelves, and she fixed my portable air conditioner attachment so it goes in all of my windows. Best of all, Holly put my clock up in a place she selected that makes my home look great.
I earned the hours I paid to Holly by calling voters for a political cause I believe in. SSTB member, Laura Kranis offered her hours for making phone calls. Ordinarily, I would not make phone calls using a computer, because I don’t like doing it. But, the timebank hours were a good incentive for me to do what I “should” have done anyway. Laura and I may have helped voters in Georgia and it certainly pushed me way past my comfort zone. Way to go, Silver Spring Timebank!
