Endorphin Theory

"Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don't shoot their husbands."

I'm sure we all remember this line from Legally Blonde. No, this post is not a theory as to the solution of a murder mystery. Instead, today at the farm, I came up with a new theory to explain why I, for some reason, a) love my job, and b) seem to be weirdly addicted and loyal to the farm.

Work on the farm is hard. Today was my third day in a row of bending over, weeding strawberry plants, for hours on end in the 80 degree sun. Not an easy thing to do, folks. However! At around 3, my boss comes down and says- Girls, it's too hot to weed, come on up to the stand. Ahh, a sigh of relief. And yet... we get up there, and I am instructed to start hauling around 40 pound bags of soil. Hm. So, even though I'm going on our 8 of heated manual labor, I'm enjoying myself and am not envious of my coworker who is watering plants. Yes, I do like manual labor in general, but here is where my new theory comes into play.

Endorphin Theory: Manual labor is exercise, if exercise makes you happy, then manual labor, should, technically, make you happy. Therefore, work on the farm creates endorphins within ones body that lead to subconscious enjoyment of the work, even if soreness, burning, and sweating is involved. And, further, just as exercise can be addicting, so can the work on the farm.