Recently ONEin3 came up with an absolutely brilliant idea; Throwback Thursday Blogs. Basically we felt bad leaving (hundreds) of blogs in the bowels of our site and wanted to bring back and refresh some of the old, but still relevant content. This blog from December 2010 is great because Meg, the author, brings up two always important issues, volunteering and homelessness. We all know that giving back to the community is an awesome thing to do, but sometimes it’s difficult to get motivated, or find a cause you really believe in. Meg shows us what motivates her and how what she does is really, super cool. So if you have any interest at all in volunteering, or you just want to learn about a cool movement, read on!
I like to sleep. A lot. I go to bed early, I wake up late, and I rarely make it out of bed without hitting the snooze button at least twice. I’ve even streamlined my morning routine to a 20-minute process to maximize my morning sleep time. I once cut off most of my hair to cut back crucial blow-drying time.
But on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, my alarm goes off at 5am. I hit snooze once, maybe. I drag myself out of bed, pull on a mismatch of running clothes, put an old hat over the aforementioned short hair, clatter down the stairs, and jog out my door, Park Street-bound, to meet my running team.
But I get ahead of myself – you don’t even know who I am.
I’m Meg. I grew up in Southeastern Massachusetts, attended Worcester’s College of the Holy Cross, and completed my law degree at the University of Connecticut in Hartford. At 27 years old, I’m a lawyer by training but a communications specialist in practice. I’ve worked for the government, private industry, and nonprofits, though most recently I’m in a communications role at a quasi-public entity.
Maybe it’s my government background (I’m here to help!) or the tradition of service ingrained into me in college (men & women for others), but it’s public service that drags me out of bed on those cold weekday mornings.
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