Day one in the kitchen

Yesterday was my first day in the kitchen.  I thought it was going to be a walk in the park and by the end of the shift I was exhausted and went to bed.  I don't know if it is the cold rainy weather that is making me so tired or just doing something completely different. 
My first shift was to assist with dinner.  The Chef's name is Chris and he is the head Chef.  I was excited to start and I knew that my responsiblitities were going to be few.  I got to wash dishes, empty food remains into the compost, swwep, mop the floor, and get the dining room ready for quest.  It was very tedious but somehow very medatative.  They have no music playing in the kitchen and most of the people who are working are quiet doing their tasks.  it took me awhile to get used to it because I wanted to have some music playing in the back ground and I wanted to learn all about the other volunteers, but that takes away from the energy that they are putting into the food.  It makes you work each task from a conscious point of view and at the end of the shift I even learned how to concentrate all my energy into my task at hand even if it was just cleaning the pots and pans.  (no wonder I was so exhausted at the end of the shift).