Since my Sweetheart let me know that there was a good map online to see where the Salt Palace was located I had not trouble getting there this morning, and I did not have to leave quite as early as I had thought I would. That gave us time for a nice talk.
Once inside the Salt Palace, gettin to Hall 2 was a bit of a challenge! Blessedly there was someone to confirm which way to head, and then I was able to follow the signs pretty well. Hall 2 is a big cavernous room with vehicle access, and the truck with supplies was unloading, so it was downright cold until that was completed. But whar we were told was true--once the doors were shut and we were moving around, it got plenty warm.
I chose to do my bag-stuffing on my feet for most of the time. I did n ot sleep extremely well last night, so sitting down did not seem wise. The first line I was in used the technique of taking a bag and putting the goodies [mostly cards and papers, although one of the goodies was a nice journal] in one at a time. I could see four tables away that the stuffers were gathering the goodies first, and then putting them all in a bag at one time. That looked like a better plan, so I soon went to try that, and liked it much better.
I am not the best-coordinated person, so sometimes I am pretty slow at things like this. Often I stepped back to let others pass me up in the line, since they were moving much more quickly. I also did some other tasks, like restocking particular stacks of cards and papers, and for a while I took filled bags to the huge crates where they were being stacked for storage until next week. By 10 a.m. we had completed 5000 bags of the 15000 that we needed to do for the 3-day conference.
At 10 we had a break for some snacks [muffins or bagels, fruit and even veggies, and granola bars] and water, then back to stuffing. At 12 we had a nice lunch of sandwiches, chips, more veggies, cookies and candy--and water.
By 1:00 we had finished the bag-stuffing for the regular conference. Then we got to stuff a different style of bags for the Discovery Day on Saturday. This is geared more towards families, while the regular conference deals with how technology and family history intersect. We ran out of those bags at about 3:00p.m., so we were able to check out and validate our passes for the regular conference.
The Hall 2 end of the Salt Palace is on the 200 West side, which was convenient because that is fairly close to the post office, to which I wanted to go today. After that I stopped by the Library to try to take care of a minor issue, but I was unsuccessful with that task..
I managed to get two loads of laundry to the laundromat, and then came to the apartment and took a nap before going back to get the clothers. They are all hanging up very nicely, and I suspect most will be dry by the morning.
My back is a bit tight, expecially after carrying bags when I was helping stack them, so I took a dose of my homeopathic, will wear my brace and magnets overnight, and am using my hot rice bag at the moment. One thing is for sure--I expect to sleep very well tonight after I talk with my Sweetheart.
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