Keeping Busy

The job of Baron and Baroness is no small task. Doing the job well requires time and energy dedicated to the Barony. Some of our friends have been asking; "are you sure you have the time for all this?". We have thought about it very carefully and our answer is an enthusiastic "Yes"!

For one thing, we both like to be very busy. Even before we found the SCA we both filled our evenings and weekends with meetings and special events in other organizations. That is why we have a long history of volunteer jobs and successful projects. With the addition of a baby to the family we have re-organized the way we participate, but now that we are in the swing of things as parents, the total amount of time we can spend on the SCA really has not dropped. For example, we used to spend more time traveling far away to other Baronies and other Kingdoms for specialty events. Now we spend more of our time right here in Skraeling Althing enjoying our favourite activities closer to home. This is one of the reasons we feel that now is a good time for us to serve the Barony as Baron and Baroness.

As well; both of us are stepping down from other volunteer offices or roles and so would be able to dedicate that time to Baronial responsibilities. Otherwise we would just have to go hunting for other ways to spend our volunteer hours.

Another important skill we believe we have developed is knowing our own limits. Careful scheduling, sharing tasks and occasionally saying 'no' to something we really would enjoy; help us avoid exhaustion. As an example, this weekend, work and family obligations have us traveling to Hamilton. We thought "great we can also go to the Kingdom Twelfth Night" but after thinking it all through we decided that was one too many things to fit into the trip. Instead we are spending time with our families now so that they will be understanding when we breeze through on our way to an SCA event in the future.

Please rest assured that we have set aside enough of our volunteer time to properly fulfill the duties of Baron and Baroness. So if you think we would be the kind of Baron and Baroness you would like to have, choose us on polling day.