Does this mean I'm bad, horrible??
I'm supposed to be doing a collection for a charity this week. The last day is Saturday. It's a registered charity, a great cause (heart health). They sent a kit with all the stuff (badge, receipt book, instructions). And I've only got to collect on my street.
I don't want to do it. I didn't want to do it when I was first contacted about it months ago. I've no idea why I ended up saying 'yes' when I wanted to say 'no'. They contacted me again recently to make sure I'd got the kit, and I wanted to say "I've been unwell, I can't do this" (because I have been unwell), but I couldn't get the words out over the bright bubbly person on the other end of the phone.
I don't want to do it. I had talked myself round to the idea at some point over the past months - it could be fun, an adventure, think of all the people I might meet. But right at the moment the thought of knocking on strangers' doors, asking them for a donation, dealing with all the details of writing stuff down.... No.
The only thing I can think of at the moment is work out how many houses I will have missed, work out an amount per house, and send them a donation for that amount with a note saying "Sorry I couldn't do it, please don't ask me to volunteer again."
I don't want to do it. I didn't want to do it when I was first contacted about it months ago. I've no idea why I ended up saying 'yes' when I wanted to say 'no'. They contacted me again recently to make sure I'd got the kit, and I wanted to say "I've been unwell, I can't do this" (because I have been unwell), but I couldn't get the words out over the bright bubbly person on the other end of the phone.
I don't want to do it. I had talked myself round to the idea at some point over the past months - it could be fun, an adventure, think of all the people I might meet. But right at the moment the thought of knocking on strangers' doors, asking them for a donation, dealing with all the details of writing stuff down.... No.
The only thing I can think of at the moment is work out how many houses I will have missed, work out an amount per house, and send them a donation for that amount with a note saying "Sorry I couldn't do it, please don't ask me to volunteer again."