Clubhouse exploits

[Resilient1]

Hi, so i as you may or may not know i am trying to start a book share library and it is moving along very well, i have collected over twenty book recommendations from members and i typed them out today on a spreadsheet and did a couple of pie charts to make it look professional

So that is moving on but i have even bigger plans which i would like to outline in this post, as my mental health is ok just now (kind of)

Today at the Clubhouse which i attended for 2 hrs after i was at the Community Garden, we were moving things to make way for new windows to be fitted and i notice a lot of items that had been there for a while, i suggested they be donated if unsold, but my plans just seem to get bigger…

On top of the book share i thought of i thought why not just share everything that is left unsold and call that part a swap shop, which led me us into the discussion about the remaining good quality stock and how to sell it

So it was suggested that we could have a monthly charity car boot sale, i know they have a van that would be ideal and it would free up a lot of space for new stock and the funds could be used to benefit members even more,

Now i am hoping to get a paid ips position at my clubhouse and i am going to ask if this is possible, if it is i think i could work 12hrs (4hrs 3days a week at certain times) and i could run all of these things as well as help out with anything else.

The only problem i see is that it may not be possible for a member to advance to the position of staff but from what i have heard here we are supposed to all be on the same level (to a certain extent)

I am remaining hopeful for the future and i am hoping that bc of recent staff shortages that this may help my case,

I have also been a bit distracted by a recent staff member who resigned without notice quite suddenly having spoken to him only yesterday and i was a bit perturbed that i may have been the catalyst to that event.

sorry my post is so long.

[zeno]

wow you are full of great ideas.

[Resilient1]

well there has been some revelations within our clubhouse which are very positive,

the book share is going ok but i need somewhere to set it up and its a bit hectic just now with not enough staff atm so its kind of on hold, i did take some really cool folders and drawing books in though and they are in my own box.

another thing is that i saw my support worker on Thursday and she said she would help me get a job and may refer me for ISP (individual placement and support),

she also said that i could write an article for the flourish times about my book share so i guess i’ll have an article

another revelation which i was excited about is that they are renting out a room to a group/organisation that i use to attend but it was closed down by the council for silly reasons, i remember i went for support again and it had been closed down, so it sounds like a the start of a great partnership

just a little update

[green5]

pleased to hear this book share went well at the clubhouse. Hopefully you can get a job with the support of your support worker. Good luck, @asgoodasitgets

[Resilient1]

Thanks @green5 ️