Cleaning Up (Again)!

Okay people, now I know that this blog has been pretty crazy so far, but this post is about to be absolutely SHOCKING. I would strongly encourage sitting down before reading this one. This weekend while I was volunteering at Sunflower Kids, I... I cleaned up the back room. I know, take a minute to catch your breath. 

The Cleaning Supplies Closet

I mopped up the floors with a Swiffer mop and used a broom head and a dust pan to clean up solid things that would not be mopped up by the Swiffer. It was intense.

 

I would have taken a picture of the cleaning pad on the bottom of the Swiffer mop,
but I would have had to include a NSFW tag. It was that bad.

In all seriousness, I understand that cleaning up around an office is not exactly the sort of activity that builds life experience, nor is it precisely what I anticipated spending most of my time doing during my volunteering time when I first signed up to volunteer at Sunflower Kids. By no means, however, do I think it is not worth the time and effort, nor do I regret my decision to volunteer at Sunflower Kids. While the work there may be seen as trivial or unimportant, I feel as if I am one of many parts of the well-oiled machine that is Sunflower Kids, and the fact that I am helping to take care of things like cleaning allows for the older and more experienced people there to use their time doing more impactful things, things that improve lives and help bring families together. Time and energy are both invaluable resources, and by contributing both of those to the cause, I am effectively helping Sunflower Kids to keep their doors open and continue to provide a safe environment for court-ordered visitations, even if I do not directly work with the families in any direct capacity. Sunflower Kids is an organization that fights the good fight, and no matter what they have me do, I am proud to be a part of them.