Hurricane Sandy

For those of you who don't know, New York and much of the NE were hit by a devastating hurricane last week. I was fortunate enough to live in a place that wasn't hit very hard but I can't say the same for downtown NY. I couldn't work/leave my apartment for a while and I felt so helpless!! I wanted to help but I couldn't get to the places that were hit the hardest. As I was sitting in my apartment, bored out of my mind, I took some time to reflect on how lucky I was and I started crying because I didn't know what to do and I felt so terrible. But when I tried to sign up to volunteer, it felt impossible because every volunteer organization was flooded with volunteer request and couldn't handle the influx. So, I did what I do best, baked cookies. I tried to pass them out to people in Midtown charging their electronics but by that time, the power had come back on and people were heading back. So, I gave them to friends, coworkers, and strangers in need. But what I did is not enough and I feel like I have the potential to do so much more. So I signed up to serve meals with the Bowery Mission before Thanksgiving and I'm also going to start volunteering with New York Cares. I hate being unemployed but I'm not going to just sit at home and watch Misfits all day. I'm going to try to make a difference, even if I'm not getting paid to do it!