Going to the Fortune Society last week was very eye opening. When we went the facility i was expecting to see people who looked like they needed mental help. All of the people living there looked like average, everyday citizens. I questioned why i would have even thought that ex-offenders would look different. One thing i realized was that ex-offenders and thier readjustment to society are somethings that alot of people dont talk about paired with my stereotype that people in "group homes" have mental disabilities. Which when i think about it makes no sense and i think it is because the only facilities i have visited in my life are ones that house the mentally disabled. I really appreciated the tour of the facilty and the degree of openness that Barry Campbell created to ask questions and talk to participants in the program.

This week I started to doubt my abilities to pull off my agreed upon task of coming up with fun, enriching activities for the Farmers Markets. It was Thursday and i looked at exactly what was confirmed for Saturday July 7th, the First Market. I had only one performer who had minimized the band size significantly to fit our budget, no information tables, no workshops, and one cooking demonstration. This did not sound very fun or enriching. So i began to think about how i got to this low point when i had been working on this for 3 weeks. So I assessed:

1. In reality I had only been working on it for about 12 days.
2. I was not pushing people to perform or come on the 7th though it was quickly approaching, rather I just wanted people to pick any day when they were available
3. I did not plan my days out ahead of time and set appropriate goals for each so that i would have everything done by this time.
4. I didnt ask for much guidance.

Overall it was mostly an office week and i was not on the farm. I realized also that i cannot be in an office for long and that i have to be doing active things in future. So this week has been really important for my professional development and task management endeavors.