These past two days have been enjoyably busy. Yesterday I spent some time helping to inoculate mushrooms (which looks just like this), and mushrooms are a very good (tasty) thing, so it was exciting to see the process. I also spent some time talking with one of the members here about potential video projects. (More on that later.) Then I helped to cook, and I baked breadsticks and cookies. I turned in early, though, since my throat was strained and I felt worn.
Today I lent a hand doing some gardening work here and there, and I picked up some herbal tea at Zimmerman’s that I hope will lift me up beyond that fever which is just barely hanging on now. And now I’m just awaiting the potluck dinner.
Anyway… I’ve had a lot of things on my mind the past two days. I’ve been saying from the start (”the start” being the time before I arrived here at Dancing Rabbit) that a.) I want to spend lots of time learning and volunteering here, mostly in the areas of gardening and construction. And this leads to… b.) I’ve also stated that I plan to be here until at least November, at which point I will return home for the holidays so I can hang out with family and friends. However, I have no set plans beyond November. There is a chance I will want to come back to DR for the winter experience. If I feel like I have learned enough about gardening and construction (so that I am at least significantly competent), I may look into other options. But the idea is that I will figure that out over the months that I am here, and the post-November decision will be made once November comes.
But the point is, I want to learn as much as I can, and this is the season for doing just that. There is plenty of stuff going on, both gardening and construction-wise. I feel confident that I will pick up a lot of the knowledge and skills I am seeking, but it will take time and energy.
I am starting to just now think about time, and what is possible given the amount that I have. One of my other goals I formed before arriving at DR was to pursue producing a documentary, or a video project related to DR. Now I am starting to realize that all of my goals are competing for time, and I need to determine what I can do given the… yes, time.
I have an occasional tendency to forget about time, and that means I’m not always (consciously) aware of what I will actually be able to do/perform in a given hour/day/week/etc. This fact has hit me very recently, and now I need to address my goals and figure out how much I will be able to do in the next seven months.
There’s a lot to be done, a lot that I want to do, and I might need to re-plan some of my former ideas. I guess that’s only normal, but it’s going to require some pretty serious thought.
What are my biggest priorities?
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