We had our biweekly Greensburg Toastmasters meeting on Wednesday night. Our President was representing our club and the District in Philadelphia at the International Convention. Our trio was in attendance as well, and I’m sure they’ll all have a lot to share at their home clubs this week. If so, Mike will share his experiences with us at Greensburg, and Sharon will do the same this coming week at Laurel Highlands and Western Maryland. I’ll report it to my blogs later this week.
We had six in attendance, so improvisation was key! Some of us doubled and tripled up our roles. I served as General Evaluator, Timer, and Speech Evaluator. We heard the continuation of previous speeches from a few weeks ago, and a new speech from Greg. All of the speeches had something to do with either exercise or surgery. Table Topics had us learning about some of the questions that are asked of us at job interviews. This tied into our Topicsmaster’s experiences working in HR. It’s always nice to attend the in person meetings at the courthouse.
Despite a few hiccups on the technical side, we had a good time at our meeting. Our next three meetings are September 3, September 17, and October 1. The ‘ber months are knocking on the doorstep!
Today would have been a good day to visit a local coffee shop that I’ve never been to. It also would have been a great opportunity to attend a session on improving club membership. What got in the way, you ask? Bickering with myself about how to go about my day. I was going to check out a coffee shop in the Allegheny Valley and then look for some Fall finds at Market District. Then I changed my plans and was going to go to Target. I scrapped that idea and decided to go for a walk at Irwin Park.
At least I got some exercise. But I just need to keep things local. I have the month of September to look for some good Fall treats, and I need to stop trying to be like the Pittsburgh food influencers. I’ll save the Latte Lane stop for my trip to the Zoo if I go.
A night market stop may be in the cards next Thursday too. I’ll try not to eat too much at Olive Garden so I can save room for the Cutie Cart. We shall see.
Stylish 🍒 