conducive work environment

the past month has been scarce in the posts because ive been spending my days packing up two dorms that have been open for 10 years. so that's a decade of teenager's stuff. ive been spending time taking apart bunk beds, carrying furniture, cleaning ovens, and quite a bit of time with a power drill dismantling shelving units. everything that wasnt moved to the new dorm has landed by my "space" and has gradually taken over. what would the IO psychologists say about my work environment?

quality vs. quantity

nancy noted that i dont update enough....what can i say, it's been a crazy month.

anecdote to satiate until i have more time to craft a well thought out post: last week, krissy was preparing to have a hunger banquet with the youth group and we were looking through her materials: fact sheets, pamphlets, including a picture of kids in some remote african surrounding being served food: beans, bread with peanut butter, and an apple. it continued to state how such meager food is a welcome respite for these kids that so often have nothing...this is the exchange betweenkrissy, bridget, and myself...
krissy: look at these kids.
bridget: wait- they're eating what we eat everyday.
me: yeah, but they have apples....


such is the life of a rural jv.
we are budgeted $70 per person, per month for food. sally, one of our support people noted that the standard per deim for someone that visits bethel is $50 per day because prices are so high. living s-i-m-p-l-y.