#1 & #2: Snuggles and Mike Tyson (named by this week's volunteers)... 2 of 4 puppies at this house.
#3: The volunteers this week seem to actually like me! I'm not trying to be a downer, but it's actually kind of rare for this to happen. Since I'm not "on duty" in the evenings when they're talking about Jesus and other fun things, they only know me by how I am during the day...and I generally spend my day telling them they did something wrong, or showing up late with their supplies because I've been driving everywhere. But this week, despite having a group open up a wall thinking they would just be replacing the door but finding, instead, way more major rehab than we had anticipated, they still told me, in the eloquent way that only a 19 year-old can, that I am "the Bomb Dot Com"
#4: I haven't woken up with any headaches lately. However, 1/2 of our staff is sick with some combination of cold/flu/bronchitis so I'll knock on some metaphorical wood right now. I believe that this new life sans headaches is due to two things. A) My mom sent me new pillows, and B) I stopped doing the water gallon challenge. Some people/mostly family members were concerned that since I was drinking well water in such high quantities, even treated, I would get sick. And I actually think that may have happened. We have a water cooler now, provided by our lovely hardware store owners, but I'm still sticking to around 40 oz. a day.
#5: My life is filled with a generous amount of food. Some of my roommates have applied for food stamps, something that anyone in our position would qualify for since we make about 1/3 of the poverty level. I've decided not to do this since my life situation is slightly different than theirs in that I have no school debt (holla, K Promise!) and my parents would be in a position to support me financially before I would have to turn to the government. But with my roommates' ability to purchase good food all the time (and share it) I can have name brand cereal, fruits and veggies, and even some of that fancy hummus stuff once in awhile. This is how I feel when one of them comes back from the grocery store with new snacks:
#6: This month my staff and I are reading "The Screwtape Letters" by C.S. Lewis. Although unconventional in its presentation of Christianity (written from the perspective of demons/tempters trying to claim souls for Hell) it has many incredible messages about what things can bring us farther away from God. My copy is pretty special because it's my mom's so I get to feel a little closer to her while I read her notes in the margins.
#7: Things are busy, busy, busy with these March volunteers. It's stressful, energy draining, requires me to be simultaneously one step ahead and on my toes....and I LOVE IT. Right now I am living for those moments when I realize my job is amazing. I'm even starting to find that waking up early is getting easier because I get to witness so many peoples' worlds being changed that day--families and volunteers. What other college graduates can say that right now? #sorrygradschoolfriends. Regardless of how energizing ASP can be, here is a glimpse into my plans for Sunday:
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