An Evening Out
Monday, January 19, 2009
My hubby has been saying that I needed a night out - and the reception in Santa Monica for the new Prez of Barnard College was just the ticket. And a freebie! (but of course, there is always a pitch for contributions.)
My outfit worked out more or less as planned - the short silk kimono jacket I got in Ojai a while ago in the b/w checked pattern with bits of pink and green - over my shiny black nylon pants and an aqua sweater top. The pants were from the Saks 5th Ave. outlet long ago and the sweater was a Nicole Miller from a S.M. thrift shop - and my little silver ballet flats a deal from long ago and a knock-off Chanel-type purse from heaven-knows-where. I get to take out my little treasures - like a string of vintage black beads , a sparkly barette I got at a coffee house - and an Indian bracelet in black and silver and gold bits of mirror - and a pair of funky vintage 50's clip earrings with rhinestones, gold-toned mounts and a plastic fringe!
Bargains all, of course. We drank soda water and red wine and ate the lovely canapes in the backyard under picturesque regularly placed palm trees and with heaters and waiters in black with trays milling about. Some others were going off to dinner - but I decided just to eat the canapes - as they were scrumptious!
I reconnected with the Alumnae Association and the Club here, with which I was at one time very much involved - and volunteered to do some more work for the college. That's always stimulating. (And at one point led to trips to NYC - that was fun.)
You can get a lot out of volunteering - if only occasional cocktail parties! But seriously - I like win/win situations - so if you can find a place where you could get trained and gain experience in something you would like to pursue - like ESL tutoring - then by all means go for it. I used to try to get as much computer time as I could - and being a college rep surely helped mly public speaking skills. (Whew, the first time I made a presentation - was I nervous - seems like a million years ago...)
The fact that Michelle Obama is emphasizing volunteerism appeals to me -
What have you volunteered for lately??
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