I was supposed to work this past weekend, but I had switched weekends with someone so that I could have the weekend off to go camping. Well, I didn't end up going camping, which means...I have 7 days off! SEVEN!!!! How you might ask did I pull off having almost the whole week off? Well...I already had Thursday and Friday off, then I switched to have Saturday and Sunday off, and I was already scheduled to have Monday - Wednesday off, so I was originally scheduled to have Thursday and Friday off, work Saturday and Sunday, then have Monday - Wednesday off. And I just switched to have Saturday and Sunday off as well.
Which I can't express to you how wonderful it has been already. I've been in bed by 22:00 almost every single night, and I sleep until 08:30 every morning. I am feeling refreshed and a bit more like myself now. Still a little fuzzy and dealing with headaches, but that's normal, or so I've been told.
I was just thinking that hopefully my body will be back to normal now, but I just remembered that I go back to working nights on Thursday, ha! Oh well, no biggy. Its all in a days work I guess.
Anyway, let me show you where I live!
These pictures are my "room", I use the term room loosely because I live in a cabin but, I have a curtain that allows me to close my bed off to the rest of the cabin, so its almost like I have my own room in a small house.
This is my closet, and yes, I usually do keep it this neat. On the bottom shelf are my shoes and hanging on the right under that burgundy colored tapestry is a shoe holder that does not hold my shoes. hehe. It actually holds all my odds and ends like my brush and comb and hair stuff, and aspirin and ibuprofen, my straightener, air freshener, chap stick, jump rope, ect.You know, those things you would usually place in a drawer or on a shelf. Well, I don't have any drawers and you're looking at my shelf space. Its very convenient really, I can see everything that I have and there is no searching through a drawer and trying to remember where I put something. That is one thing nice about not having a whole lot of space, it is hard to lose things.
This is the desk I share with my bunkmate Hannah. She's from Santa Cruz, California and has 5 brothers and one sister, so we get along really well! This is where I keep things that I use everyday, my Oliver B. Greene book on Daniel, my water bottle, things like that. I put these things on the wall about 2 weeks ago.
This is what I see when I am sitting/lying on my bed (I can't really sit)
My toes hang off the bed a little bit, but nothing to bad. And that picture down on the end was painted for me by one of the little girls here, Emma Cash (the Cash's are from Columbus, Georgia!)
There is a light on the wall, but I don't like using it because its REALLY bright! So I hung my headlamp up to use when I need a light. Thank you Ted and Brekly for the headlamp and thank you Mama for the magnetic hook!
As I mentioned earlier, I can't really sit up on my bed...I don't usually hit my head on the ceiling. But if I do hit my head it is when I am leaning over to pick something up off of the ground and I hit it on the bed!
I am standing at the door to our cabin. There is a bathroom directly to my right and to my left. Our bathrooms are so big that when I stretch my arms out to the side, I can touch the walls with my hands flat, and when I turn sideways I can't stretch my arms out all the way.
The kitchen area, and this is on a clean day! Keep in mind, 10 girls live in here... There is not a stove or an oven or a fridge, but there is a sink and a counter and some cabinets.
This is the bed I was in when I first came, this set of beds does not have a desk only a closet for both beds.
I spent some time in my hammock this weekend, and it was so nice! Yesterday I set it up and I think it was the best set I have ever done! It was perfect, I was SO comfortable, I actually fell asleep! I also had a great view!
I know I talked about sleeping a lot during my time off, but I have also been praying a lot and I've noticed it makes a difference when I do and don't spend time talking with Jesus. Sometimes its a really big difference in my day and sometimes its little differences, like my attitude or how I handle myself in certain situations. Its been a bit of a struggle working through things in my heart, Jesus is showing me a lot of grace and how sweet His grace really is.
I'm learning to be patient with myself and how I react to things and my feelings. Being patient with myself is huge, like acknowledging that I'm tired therefore I need to rest, or I'm feeling lethargic so I should go work out, a big one for me is knowing when to seek out a friend to spend time with them; especially when I'm feeling overwhelmed by being around so many people.
I've learned that I enjoy being around small groups of people, but not necessarily talking when we are all together. For instance, I am sitting here writing my blog, my friend Lewanna is knitting, and Maren is talking with one of her friends, so we are all sitting here doing something and we are around each other but each doing our own thing, so we're not alone. And I am really enjoying myself.
Speaking of enjoying myself, I really like applesauce and guess what? They sell it here in the ship shop, so my new favorite food is...
Hannah told me I was stealing from the little children on the ship! I disagree, they are SO good, and there is no sugar added plus its the perfect serving size.
Speaking of applesauce and food, I am getting hungry and its almost supper time, so I'm going to hop off of here and gather my belongings to go put them away. Until next time....
