"Get out of my Trailer"

This past Sunday I packed up a CAP car and drove from Rockcastle County and went to McCreary County to live in a converted office trailer for two weeks. I went on a little adventure to another county to volunteer and be a temporary community for another volunteer. I was a little worried at first, but it didn't take long to adjust or take on my new volunteer position.

    During the day I hang out in the community center, doing remodeling work and anything else that is needed. Then at 3:30 I spend the next three hours with children in our after school program. I thought I was going to work in their CDC, but instead I was put in the community center and I LOVE it! Then at night I hang out at home with my only trailer mate and that is also fun. Actually this week has been a great vacation from everything and I'm glad I came. I love my house mate, my job, and the children. :-)

     The only bad stuff is that the whole living in a trailer requires no dish washer, no washer and dryer, and not much space.  Even the bad stuff makes this experience worth it and enjoyable. However it would be nice to have phone service.

Fixing Houses verses Fixing People

    I know this blog is about a week late, but that is what happens when all I have been doing was sleeping and working. I did make dinner this week, but I would have died without my house-mate's help. Over the past two weeks I have been allover Cumberland Valley and it turns out that I won't be home for two more weeks.

Humanity and Safety

    Today was something else, we started off short staffed due to people taking off and people needing to go to conferences and stuff. This would normally not be a big deal only having four staff, because we are low on numbers and our ladies have been getting along for the most part. However, things weren't meant to go perfectly today. I can't go into a lot of details, but around noon an argument took place and some things were said and I was forced to take action. By the end of my eight hour shift I had helped one of my residents pack  and move her out and then packed up another resident's stuff and kick her out of the shelter.

All work and play equals no sleep

It seems that if one works 52 hours and then goes out whenever I am free there seems to be a very short period to sleep and relax. I'm kind of surprised that I am still able to function normally or halfway normally. I'm probably getting to the point where if I don't start sleeping more I'll probably get really sick. Sadly, I have not allowed myself time to sleep and get other things done too.  So for now I am getting the minimal amount of sleep and the maximum amount of work and community time, while everything else is going by the way side.

Birthday and future on my mind

    Today is Wednesday Feb 16^th and tomorrow is the big 21, but that really isn’t the big thing that is on my mind. Today I got my birthday card from my parents and receive two gift cards, one for my first drink at Applebee and another to either buy shoes, personal items, or food from Wal-Mart.  I guess I could buy alcohol from Wal-Mart, but that seems silly since I am not allowed to have it on any CAP property.