I volunteered to sell prom tickets on Fridays.

I volunteered to sell prom tickets on the following Fridays; 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/09, and 4/16. I will be giving up my lunch periods for this but at this point I don't mind. I'd rather be spending my time for something productive and beneficial to the group as a whole, and of course I will have something to eat with me when I do this. Right now I am the only person who put my name on the sheet for these days, and a minimum of three people have been requested for each day, and I hope someone else volunteers because it'd just be nice to have someone else there.

One of the skills that I hope to increase by doing this are;

1. Managing my own schedule and keeping track of what I have to do and when. Sometimes if I have an obligation to something and my presence is required on a day that is not typical of my week to week schedule, I will often forget and later remember, "OH NO I was supposed to ________". This would be a good time for me to make use of my agenda/planner that my mom bought for me before the school year started, and I will write down the days on which I will be selling the tickets, just as a reminder so that I will not forget and then remember either ten minutes before lunch on these Fridays, or after I was supposed to show up and did not. I want to learn how to keep track of events that are not typical of my schedule.

2. Learning how to make organized lists. As people are buying the tickets, I will need to make a list of who bought them or who would like to buy one but does not have the money on them, and it is in that situation I'd get confused. I have OCD so with me, everything has to be either completed, all set and clarified, or I panic and feel like the job was not completed or there is still something up in the air so to speak. I would probably feel this way if someone said they'd buy a ticket and to write their name down but they'd actually buy it later when they had money, as I'd feel like I'd have to seek them out later to ensure that they do this, or it'd just throw me off balance. I'd prefer to have everyone buy a ticket, pay, and that be it, but life is not so cut and dry and I hope to learn to fight my OCD-driven tendencies and learn how to handle situations like this and still remain organized.

I'll probably try and persuade one of the other prom members to sell tickets with me, preferrably someone organized who would not be inclined to distract me the entire time with incessant talking. But whoever ends up helping me, I will be as polite as possible and tolerate their presence, regardless of how I feel about them, and if it's someone I like, even better. As long as we get the job done and sell the tickets, I'll be happy.