I am not used to this...

This week has gone by fast so far, considering that it’s Thursday, but it has also been a long week at the same time. I have found myself on the go all week and at times I feel like I have been non-stop however, there are times that I also have nothing to do and am bored in between the non-stop and on the go. I have worked anywhere from 6-14 hours / day this week and tonight was another one of those long night. Tonight was a mix and mingle for us to try to get people in to hear about the power lunch program that the Dallas Leadership Foundation has (and I will be helping with once the program starts up in the schools and have already been attending the staff meetings for). But we wanted people to come and hear about this program since we are in need of mentors to help out since there is not enough man / woman power to do it all on our own. It went okay however; today was just a day that I was not used to.

Being in a different area, atmosphere, etc than I am used to can have some challenges. The Texas heat is one of those areas that I have to get used to and I found myself not feeling the best right before the mix and mingle. One of my supervisors and the other’s that help with the youth leadership movement found out about it and were worried about me. I feel like I was constantly being asked if I was going okay, how I was feeling, if I had eaten, etc and my response kept being “I am fine” since I am stubborn and that’s always my response. However, that didn’t stop them. We ended the mix and mingle time and I was waiting around to help clean up but when my supervisor saw me he didn’t think I was doing well and was worried. To make the story short, I was told to leave and not help clean up (however, if you know me then you would know that I am the type that is there till the end, gets the job done, and will stay till everything is finished) so, I waited around a little bit longer until they finally told me again to leave and I gave in and left.

I was also told that I was getting some things done too fast since I was running out of things to do. I was helping input some data into our computer system (much like I did in college with InterVarsity in regards to keeping track of attendance, following up with people, etc) so this is nothing new (however the program that we use is) but once you know what you are doing then it’s fairly easy, just takes a little bit of time. So, I got done with inputting all the data that was needed to be put in and then was told that I was going too fast (not in a bad way, just surprised that it was done…

So, here are a few take away from today that I am not used to

1. I am not used to leaving before the job is done
2. I am not used to being constantly worried about by my supervisors/boss
3. I am not used to being told that I am working too fast
4. I am still adjusting to the Texas heat
5. I am still as stubborn as I have always been
6. I am still determined to get the job done