Today, being the second day of being part of this program, I'm obviously still learning the ropes. As I mentioned before, taking care of a small farm is part of our chores. Every Tuesday morning, we go out and give the animals fresh water, food and hay. This process involves us having to rake out all of the week old hay that had been sitting in the stall and hauling it out. If you are unaware, I am currently healing from a broken tailbone injury. This causes moderate to severe muscle pain in my left hip. Because of this, it is very painful to do a whole lot without being medicated.

I was walking back up the hill, wheelbarrow in hands, after dumping dirty hay into the discard pile, and I felt a sharp muscle pain. I told our supervisor, Marty, that I needed a break. She luckily cut the new girl some slack and let me go back inside to enjoy a cup of tea and take some ibuprofen.

I just got off the phone with my mother who encouraged me to keep my eyes on the prize (AKA getting healthy). This is exactly the thing I needed to hear.

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UPDATE: It is much later in the day now. As I am still learning the ropes, I find it very difficult to learn all of the little rules without feeling like i need to learn everything right away. I feel as though I should be doing more to help out considering that there are nine other people living here. Luckily, the girls are cutting me lots of slack. I'm trying to take everything one step at a time, but it is much easier said than done. It has just started to hit me that i will be here for an extended period of time (at least six months). This fact terrifies me. I'm beginning to feel very cut off and lonely (even in a house full of people at all times).

Also, if you are getting these posts via Facebook, my mom has fixed the link so that you guys can enjoy my online journal.

Best Wishes. Have a wonderful day!

xoxo, Sarah