First full week

Wow! Its been kinda a long time since I last posted. I have been doing well, experiencing the ups and downs of camping outside! Ups: you wake up to the sounds of birds chirping and experience the simplicity of living with very few things. Downs: you wake up earlier than you want, thank you birds! Your back sometimes hurts more after a night's sleep then after working in the field, and lastly, it is not so fun to walk home in the dark, well probably only if your me, lol. Despite the ups and downs I am really enjoying my wooden platform, outdoor shower and occasional indoor shower.
Work has been going well. I am working Monday, Tuesday, Thursday in the stand and Wednesdays and Saturdays in the field. In the stand I am working from 10 a.m until 7 p.m with a one hour break from 2-3, and on Wednesdays in the field I work from 7:30-5, and on Saturdays from 6:30-4. In the stand I have been stocking vegetables and fruits, you see a lack of yellow peppers, then you go back to the front cooler, a large refrigerated room that is stocked with almost every vegetable and fruit you can imagine, and get some more yellow peppers to put out in the farm stand. I do stocking from 10-11, then am on the register from 11-2, lunch, then stock from 3-7. The register is a wonderful break from the monotonous job of stocking, but is often a little overwhelming. There are thousands of buttons and procedures I need to learn, and am in the process of remembering... Slowly I am catching on, but fourth of July weekend was definitely not conducive to my learning curve! In the field I have been picking mostly strawberries, two types of cucumbers, picklers and slicers, yellow squash, patty-pan squash, crook-neck squash, and have been weeding lettuce fields. Not too shabby! My favorite part about working in the field is that while working everyone is hanging out and talking. It makes the hours past quickly and also adds a really enjoyable element to the manual labor. Overall my first week has been great! I wish I was in the field more days so that I could meet more people, but as the days pass I am sure I will be able to spend time with my new farm companions.