Ordinarily, while I play and laugh and frolic through the woods with campers, soaking in the sun and loving life, I think of my poor friends and family whose jobs are nothing compared to my personal paradise.
And then there are days like today. Today can suck it. That's really the most articulate way to sum it up.
Yesterday was the first day of camp. The bus was late in leaving and by the time it finally arrived, we were an hour behind schedule. I do NOT like to wait. Patience is not really my best quality. And I have felt behind and frantic since they arrived. Deep breaths and soothing pauses are not helping me find inner peace and balance, so I've just been running around like a crazy person for the last 24 hours.
The first day is always a little crazy. The kids don't know what is going on the first two days so it always takes a little while to get them acclimated. And the first week is always terrible because the staff are like baby horses learning to walk. They seem to understand the concepts we spend 9 days training them on, but actually putting them into practice is a little wobbly.
As I have done each summer, I have improved the schedule, but I am not yet used to the changes, so I am feeling a little out of sorts as well. Consequently, the sign-ups for the individual camper activities did not go as smoothly as usual, so I was working until late last night and frantically finishing them this morning. 10:52am I printed and photo copied them, 10:55am campers and staff gathered at the flag to divide into the activities. A little closer than I usually wait.
It was a moot point though, because right at that moment, the heavens opened up and I was concerned there would be a need for an Ark the way the rain was pouring down. Ugh.
These things wouldn't be so terrible except that I am currently experiencing a variety of technological problems that are making me so frustrated, I want to scream. My computer got a virus about a month ago and has just gotten worse and worse no matter what I download to fix it. I have to keep restarting and so answering the barrage of emails, updating the camp blog and photos, as well as emailing my boyfriend and checking facebook are not possible. The inability to do those things is making me anxious and crazy. I also can't get wireless internet connection in the office, even though everyone else can, so I have to carry my computer back and forth from there to my house (in the rain and in between restarting it). Oh, and for some reason my brand new, military grade, $300 walkie talkie isn't working after 2 days.
Is it the weekend yet?
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