Well, that's it, and didn't time fly? Another summer gone for the northern hemisphere group, 15 weeks of writing group, assorted wins (yay for Daisy's best summer ever!) and losses (much sympathy to those grieving) and scrapes and words put down on pages and moved around... I'd like to thank you all for coming around here every week, for creating a space for remembering the work that matters, for providing a great sense of community and support and friendship.
This week, let's share what we learnt and what we're going to take forward, alongside our remaining projects. Did you learn something new about yourself, add a new trick to your writing and productivity tool-kit, develop a great new recipe or refreshing summer beverage, or have a brilliant idea which is opening up a new research direction? We're starting a new academic year, and in many ways it's a much better time for resolutions and change than the dark, cold, weary middle of the northern academic year when the calendar turns over. So, will you do anything differently this year?
Suggested reporting in format:
Topic
Progress against last week's goals
Progress against summer goals
Analysis and review
Humming42, karen and GEW all expressed willingness to co-host an Autumn round - could we maybe have a chat in the comments about whether you want to do it as a trio, or if one/two of you would rather do the first iteration of 2016, or some other arrangement? I would also be available to co-host the first 2016 round, if necessary - it's my lighter teaching semester (at least, so far as we know...). Cohosts please contact me (mollimog (at) gmail dot com) or Cassandra if you need to be added to this blog as authors, and/or to get some information about the new iteration posted?
See you all back here in a few weeks' time, I hope!
Goals: last week's in blue, summer in orangeish
allan wilson
just try and get through the revisions for paper 2, so it is ready for submission.
maintain exercising every week,
preferably four times. that's the goal that skips most easily for me.
submit three papers.
Amstr: (goals from week 14)
1) exercise 2+x, eat well
2) pick one thing to make progress on each
day (decluttering, WGWL project, reading, misc email/handing off stuff
to other people, packing for camping)
3) make a plan for retreat weekend
1) develop a strong writing habit, 2) start
submitting to agents, 3) learn (again) to eat well, 4) finish job apps,
5) get prepped for freelancing to start in the fall.
Contingent Cassandra:
1) (the one thing): make progress on both the major mixed
household/financial task and the major purely-financial task, *and* make
plans to incorporate regular (but not necessarily daily) progress on
each into my fall schedule.
2) continue work on getting into a
sleep routine (set the alarm and *get up* at the appointed time each
morning) and getting regular exercise (especially walking and swimming
while the swimming option is still available)
make substantial progress on getting household & financial matters
in better order, maintain and improve self-care: exercise (especially
taking advantage of the pool while it's open), sleep, and good meals.
maintain better connections/reconnect with friends and family.
Daisy:
1) Big pile of data reduction
2) Field report
ALL research, ALL the
time!!! And READING. designate one day or
afternoon each week to deal with all other stuff - admin, teaching,
programme development etc. and try to keep it contained. I have at least 6 weeks of field
work to do, so my summer weeks at home are fairly restricted anyway, I
really want to make the most of the time I'm around.
1) Get rid of last 2 lingering thesis papers - either submit them or pull plugs on them (L1 and L2)
2) Write up almost finished new area project and submit (N1)
3) Write up preliminary report for huge project (H1)
4) Design and start next phase of huge project (H2)
5) Design student part of huge project (H3)
On the personal and reading front I'm going to designate a few habit-forming plans for the summer.
1) Read one new research paper every day
2) Do one fun adventure or new activity with child every weekend I'm home
3) Run or do something active every day
4) Cut most sugar and processed junk out of eating plans
Elizabeth: (from Week 13)
Read for an hour three times for the literature review.
Schedule surgery.
One positive thought/thought of gratitude every morning.
1) to move forward on the dissertation, which needs an updated
literature review, and a rewritten introduction and first chapter, 2) to
walk more, and 3) to eat better food mindfully.
GEW:
1) Finish drafting chapter so that it's ready for editing next week.
2) walk 3x, yoga or swimming 2x
1) Do work necessary for NEH Summer Institute that will be held in July (related to sabbatical project)
2) Draft introduction to PhD thesis (by July 1)
3) Revise two chapters of thesis (also by July 1)
4) Prepare article for journal submission (by August 28th)
5) Exercise (walks with dog, visits to fancy athletic club)
humming42: to get some work done on Proposal Fem
That other book proposal I didn’t work on last week is my TLQ for this week. It looks to be a busy week ahead.
Three book proposals (Em, Ala and Fem), and pay attention to falling-down-house
iwantzcatbocl: (from week 10)
1. Exercise daily.
2. Make list of things to do.
3. Don’t dawdle with household chores.
On a book deadline that I must
finish it by June 30—I’ve blown through several deadlines for this
project over the past year, so it is time for me to finally wrap it up.
After that, I have two long languishing articles that need revision that
I would like to complete for the end of August. I have a little bit of
fieldwork to complete later this month. I also I have a mini-goal of
actually planning each day (making a list in my special notebook), which
always makes me feel like I have more time, but somehow I don’t do it!
Would like to exercise daily (realistically—five days a week). Also
would like to meditate for ten minutes a day
JaneB: full rough draft of the grant application
1) a full rough draft of the grant application
2) bitty academic writing and stuff that is becoming TRQ:
a) incorporate PDFs comments into conference talk and comment on HER talk
b) small task from meeting 2
c) emails about meeting 1
d) decide what the abstract for December will be about and rough it out (due 2-3 days after I get back),
e) arrange and if possible have 1-2 teaching prep meetings
f) draft a document related to teaching prep.
3) be a not-too-awful student on the software course!
4) look up some holiday things of interest. Go to the gym twice. Go to bed before midnight.
Do All The
Things!!! Progress goals of: one
grant application (to make my head of department shut up, not in actual
expectation of success), one paper's worth of progress with writing
(might not be all on one paper), redesign of both Difficult Team Taught
Second Year modules - and all of these things to be underpinned by
a habit goal of reading research, working on figures or writing for a
minimum of 1 hour a day, every "normal day", with the internet OFF. Self-care: to be in a
better position for the new academic year which involves domestic
decluttering, better sleep, eating and exercise patterns, plenty of
'mental health strategies' to hand, and something of a five year
plan/exit plan so I have more of an anchor against the surges of
AllTheRhetoricAndCrapola...
karenh:
1. P1 paperwork done, grant submitted.
2. P1 abstract sent
3. Get back to setting bedtime alarm clock, 4 x physio exercises
Key goals for
the research/writing side are: for Project One (curatorial) to be
prepared for the exhibition and a separate publication; Project Two is
to get one of my old conference papers revised for submission as an
article. On the self-care side, regular exercise and more reasonable
bedtimes.
kjhaxton: habit setting
a) put all teaching for new semester in electronic calendar and start
blocking research time out as if it were scheduled time. Remember to add
in distance learning module development time.
b) carry out literature survey to support researchy ideas
c) write gemstone paper, whether it requires beer, wine or coffee (or guilt free chocolate), just finish the damn draft!
1. papers: gem stone paper, acronym paper
2. projects: ethics and research tool for scary project
3.
planning: to work on papers and projects for 1 hour per day (week
days), to spend 1/2 day a week getting next year's teaching in order, to
restrict email to two 1/2 hour periods per week day.
4. personal:
paint several rooms in the house, make curtains for dining room, print
various pictures for competitions and our walls.
Let'sDoThis:
no goals set
My writing goals for this summer
including finishing the article by June 8th (totally achievable) and
finishing both books before my fall term begins (ummm ... maybe less
achievable). Enjoy every minute with
my long-awaited wee baby, and trying
to get the house in order once and for all.
Matilda: (from week 13; probably busy with presentation in week 14, hope it went well!)
1) Write up Chapter 1.
2) Start to prepare for my presentation on 22th August
1) to write two chapters of the book. 2) to
write for 15 minutes everyday. 3) to exercise for 5 minutes everyday. 4)
to eat better, less sweets.
Mercy:
One Thing: wrap up reading for HA paper
Moderation Goal: limit email to 2 times 30 mins/day
Healthy Habit Goal: go to bed on time, get up on time, walk daily, get outside
1) get back to LC paper and submit it!
2) write a complete draft of HA paper for my real-life writing group, revise based on their comments, and submit also
3) wrap up teaching-related stuff asap (last class this coming Thursday) and be done with teaching until next semester
4) fit in premininary field work project
Susan: (from week 14)
1. Get going on Chapter 3.
2. Get back to prospectus
3. Keep exercising
4. Wield the Eraser to avoid being overly annoyed by my colleagues.
1. The book. I am
completing a book ms. I have a draft of all the chapters, which are now
almost fully revised at least a first time, for flow and repetition and
overall argument. My goal is to send a ms. to a publisher for review
by the end of the summer.
2. Other project: for my administrative
role, I'm editing a collection of essays, and I have to get the proposal
for that written, send invitations, and get in touch with the press.
3.
House: I'm slowly decluttering and redecorating. I've got a plan
for new furniture and a new seating arrangement in my living room, and I
want to begin work on that.
4. Self care: one of the goals of the
sabbatical was to get into good sleep and exercise patterns. I am now
mostly getting 7 hours of sleep a night (my goal) and eating well. But
my exercise life is erratic, and I always seem to have other things to
do if a friend who is in town occasionally isn't around. So it's
exercise that needs to be the new goal.
5. In the middle of the
summer I have a 3 1/2 week trip to the UK, which is partly work (I must
check footnotes) but also fun. I need to plan at least one week of
real vacation. I've got a bunch of possibilities that I need to work
out, including family visits to lovely places, visits to cities I've
never visited, and time at the beach.
the grid
Sunday 30 August 2015
Saturday 29 August 2015
Saturday 22 August 2015
Week 14: One Thing
By my count (correct me if I'm wrong, JaneB), we're nearly at the end of the road: this week is the last for which we set goals in this session, and the next post will be a check-in for the whole session as well as the final week. For many of us, the new semester is actively looming, and consuming an increasing proportion of our time and energy (witness the fact that I'm getting this up on Saturday morning because I spent all yesterday in meetings, then came home with a vague feeling that there was something else I was supposed to do, but no memory of what, and no energy to look it up).
But for many of us it is still summer, and there's still some brief, precious free(er) time available, perhaps enough time to accomplish one more summer-session goal, or perhaps just enough time to make some plans for integrating a particular goal into the busier (for many of us) or at least differently-structured (for those heading into sabbatical or similarly-focused periods) months to come.
So, the question/topic for this week, should you choose to address it, is:
What one part (goal or related subgoal) of your summer goals do you want to focus on this week, with the aim of finishing up, or building up some momentum, or at least figuring out how you will (better) integrate progress on this goal into your routine for the coming months?
If you need a reminder of your summer goals, they're listed here, and reprised (and possibly revised) here.
We'll follow our usual format for check-ins:
1. comment on the week's topic, when there is one
2. report your progress against last week's goals
3. analysis (optional): analyse what happened, what went well, what came up to derail things, note what you learnt/want to change, ask any questions of the rest of the group if you want some tips or suggestions
4. planning (optional): something about the coming week: what the priorities are, what issues are going to present challenges, what the framework for your goal-setting is
5. goals for the next week (or multi-week period until your next check-in)
Last week's goals:
allan wilson
1. Build up exercising again - 3 shortish walks
2. Finish the next draft of that CR paper, and discuss it with my senior colleague to get ideas on how to wrap it up
3. Print out a final book draft I have been helping edit for someone, so that is done and finished.
Amstr
1) exercise 2+x, eat well
2) pick one thing to make progress on each day (decluttering, WGWL project, reading, misc email/handing off stuff to other people, packing for camping)
3) make a plan for retreat weekend
Contingent Cassandra
1) continue work toward a sleeping/exercising/eating schedule that will work (and support health and sanity) during the semester.
2) additional progress toward financial/household tasks as possible in between the semester-prep tasks.
Daisy (still in the field?)
Elizabeth
(from Week 13)
Read for an hour three times for the literature review.
Schedule surgery.
One positive thought/thought of gratitude every morning.
GEW
1) 4-5 hours of editing/writing
2) 2 hours reading
3) Make some reservations for conference if I'm truly going to go.
4) Hikes, walks, swimming, and fun with my dad and my kids. Last hurrah before "summer" is over.
humming42
1. draft abstract for spring convention
2. finish syllabi for Fall courses
3. make significant progress on other book proposal
iwantzcatbocl
(from week 10)
1. Exercise daily.
2. Make list of things to do.
3. Don’t dawdle with household chores.
JaneB
1) bitty academic writing tasks: by Monday I would like to have finished the draft of the talk well enough to send it to PDF and done the first big data reanalysis and reorganisation of 'stuff' for Repeater, also to send to her. I have a small task to do from meeting number 2, and should send some emails regarding meeting number 1 this week. I'd also like to do SOMETHING to that grant form and those abstracts, and need to arrange at least one teaching prep meeting and draft a document related to teaching prep. Oh, and the software course starts on Monday so I'd better finish the book!
2) make visible progress on one area - either the top or the bottom of the stairs, as I see them every time I go up or down so it would be another boost.
3) holiday prep - planning a few things to do (and what to take - not to pack too much!), making sure I have the info I need (the part of the country I'm visiting has poor mobile coverage so I may not be able to just check the internet... and planning is a big part of the fun, right?) - and getting to the gym one more time.
Karenh1. Finalise and submit P1 tangent small grant application
2. Submit abstract for P1 co-authored spinoff paper
kjhaxton
(a) finish scary presentation and hopefully submit ethics.
(b) stop sulking over gemstone paper (unlikely, I reckon I've got a good bit left in me
(c) conference Wed PM - Friday so think about researchy stuff while listening to researchy stuff.
Let's Do This
No goals set
Matilda
(from week 13; probably busy with presentation right now)
1) Write up Chapter 1.
2) Start to prepare for my presentation on 22th August
Mercya. read 3 more articles for HA
b. incorporate article notes from summer reading into HA draft
c. read 2 MA theses (they keep coming!)
d. daily lunch/evening walk
e. go to bed on time, get up on time
Susan
1. Get going on Chapter 3.
2. Get back to prospectus
3. Keep exercising
4. Wield the Eraser to avoid being overly annoyed by my colleagues.
But for many of us it is still summer, and there's still some brief, precious free(er) time available, perhaps enough time to accomplish one more summer-session goal, or perhaps just enough time to make some plans for integrating a particular goal into the busier (for many of us) or at least differently-structured (for those heading into sabbatical or similarly-focused periods) months to come.
So, the question/topic for this week, should you choose to address it, is:
What one part (goal or related subgoal) of your summer goals do you want to focus on this week, with the aim of finishing up, or building up some momentum, or at least figuring out how you will (better) integrate progress on this goal into your routine for the coming months?
If you need a reminder of your summer goals, they're listed here, and reprised (and possibly revised) here.
We'll follow our usual format for check-ins:
1. comment on the week's topic, when there is one
2. report your progress against last week's goals
3. analysis (optional): analyse what happened, what went well, what came up to derail things, note what you learnt/want to change, ask any questions of the rest of the group if you want some tips or suggestions
4. planning (optional): something about the coming week: what the priorities are, what issues are going to present challenges, what the framework for your goal-setting is
5. goals for the next week (or multi-week period until your next check-in)
Last week's goals:
allan wilson
1. Build up exercising again - 3 shortish walks
2. Finish the next draft of that CR paper, and discuss it with my senior colleague to get ideas on how to wrap it up
3. Print out a final book draft I have been helping edit for someone, so that is done and finished.
Amstr
1) exercise 2+x, eat well
2) pick one thing to make progress on each day (decluttering, WGWL project, reading, misc email/handing off stuff to other people, packing for camping)
3) make a plan for retreat weekend
Contingent Cassandra
1) continue work toward a sleeping/exercising/eating schedule that will work (and support health and sanity) during the semester.
2) additional progress toward financial/household tasks as possible in between the semester-prep tasks.
Daisy (still in the field?)
Elizabeth
(from Week 13)
Read for an hour three times for the literature review.
Schedule surgery.
One positive thought/thought of gratitude every morning.
GEW
1) 4-5 hours of editing/writing
2) 2 hours reading
3) Make some reservations for conference if I'm truly going to go.
4) Hikes, walks, swimming, and fun with my dad and my kids. Last hurrah before "summer" is over.
humming42
1. draft abstract for spring convention
2. finish syllabi for Fall courses
3. make significant progress on other book proposal
iwantzcatbocl
(from week 10)
1. Exercise daily.
2. Make list of things to do.
3. Don’t dawdle with household chores.
JaneB
1) bitty academic writing tasks: by Monday I would like to have finished the draft of the talk well enough to send it to PDF and done the first big data reanalysis and reorganisation of 'stuff' for Repeater, also to send to her. I have a small task to do from meeting number 2, and should send some emails regarding meeting number 1 this week. I'd also like to do SOMETHING to that grant form and those abstracts, and need to arrange at least one teaching prep meeting and draft a document related to teaching prep. Oh, and the software course starts on Monday so I'd better finish the book!
2) make visible progress on one area - either the top or the bottom of the stairs, as I see them every time I go up or down so it would be another boost.
3) holiday prep - planning a few things to do (and what to take - not to pack too much!), making sure I have the info I need (the part of the country I'm visiting has poor mobile coverage so I may not be able to just check the internet... and planning is a big part of the fun, right?) - and getting to the gym one more time.
Karenh1. Finalise and submit P1 tangent small grant application
2. Submit abstract for P1 co-authored spinoff paper
kjhaxton
(a) finish scary presentation and hopefully submit ethics.
(b) stop sulking over gemstone paper (unlikely, I reckon I've got a good bit left in me
(c) conference Wed PM - Friday so think about researchy stuff while listening to researchy stuff.
Let's Do This
No goals set
Matilda
(from week 13; probably busy with presentation right now)
1) Write up Chapter 1.
2) Start to prepare for my presentation on 22th August
Mercya. read 3 more articles for HA
b. incorporate article notes from summer reading into HA draft
c. read 2 MA theses (they keep coming!)
d. daily lunch/evening walk
e. go to bed on time, get up on time
Susan
1. Get going on Chapter 3.
2. Get back to prospectus
3. Keep exercising
4. Wield the Eraser to avoid being overly annoyed by my colleagues.
Saturday 15 August 2015
Week 13: Usefuls
Hello everyone, I hope you have all had a productive week with time
to both enjoy some little bits of life and to progress the things that
matter to you.
It was Clearing this week, the time of year when UK students get their school leaving exam results and either confirm their university places or look for places due to unexpectedly good or bad results, so the media is full of stories about how results do or don't matter, numbers (generally record-breaking) and attractive, shiny, grinning, leaping students clutching their precious pieces of paper. We still have a couple of weeks of this group to run, UK semesters don't start until late Sept/early Oct, and southern hemisphere members are at a completely different point in the academic year. However, my internet and physical world seems to be filling up with 'back to school' messages - in the UK children return to school at the end of August or in early September, and just about every company selling something is sending out messages about how important it is to buy some of their products for Back to School. Students are tweeting and facebooking their excitement about going/going back to uni, recent graduates wishing they could come too, and although the trees are still the heavy green of August it feels like they're on borrowed time.
So for a slightly frivolous topic this week, after what seems to have been a difficult summer in different ways for nearly everyone, I thought I'd ask you to suggest some perfect products we should be stocking up on for our Back To School(University) bags. Me, I'd like to be able to buy:
Last week's goals:
allan wilson
(from week 11)
1. the ethics app - now pretty much urgent
2.exercise 4 times
3. work on any one paper that I WANT to work on, that is not immediately urgent, for 2 hours.
4. write emails to friends JB, LA and AH
Amstr
1) nightly check in (food, to do list, daily celebration)
2) write daily
3) finish cleaning out clothes + reorg clothes portion of closet
4) menu planning/grocery shopping
5) progress on WGWLS (study questions for a book, chapter by chapter)
Contingent Cassandra
1) Get computer updating/backup stuff to a stopping point by mid-week; make notes on next steps
2) Take a long weekend break Thurs. - next Tues. (but check in briefly here), in a last attempt at rejuvenation.
3) Focus on activities that have gotten slighted so far -- swimming & walking -- as well as sleep (not doing so well on that one right now). Don't work on garden (except brief watering) during break unless I really feel like it. Ditto for household straightening: fine if I feel like it, but also fine to just sit and read amid the (now-slightly-diminished-but-by-no-means-vanquished) chaos.
Daisy (in the field for four weeks)
Elizabeth
Read for an hour three times for the literature review.
Schedule surgery.
One positive thought/thought of gratitude every morning.
GEW
1) read 2-3 chapters or articles
2) spend 4 solid hours writing/editing chapter
3) prep slide show for prof dev activity
4) stock up on food and pick at least one new recipe to try
5) walk dog 3x, swim once
humming42
1. finish book review 1
2. make significant progress on Upcoming Article
3. read book for book review 2
4. get caught up on grading
iwantzcatbocl
(from week 10)
1. Exercise daily.
2. Make list of things to do.
3. Don’t dawdle with household chores.
JaneB
1) academic work: conf talk, abstracts, prep materials, comments on draft, phone convo with PDF, prepare for meetings 1 & 2, keep up with email. Want: polish section of group paper, stats book, form for grant
2) decluttering and domestic environment work:
3) Things for rejuvenating JaneB: watch GBBO and crochet! Reacquaint self with NaNoNovel. Book holiday/travel stuff, garden centre, gym, stationary, diary fillout, sleep patterns, meet sis
Karenh
1. Use presentation on P! to push me to do more reading and writing on it.
2. Use research lunch to talk about some reading for P2.
3. Use pomodoro to keep evening work focused instead of half lost on internet distractions, and keep reasonable bedtimes.
kjhaxton
(a) continue with scary project and get presentation and research tool done.
(b) work out the issues with gemstone paper (e.g. stop sulking and get on with it.
(c) devise some small projects that can be done over the academic year and lead to papers.
Let's Do This
No goals set
Matilda
1) Write up Chapter 1.
2) Start to prepare for my presentation on 22th August
Mercy
a. read/comment on 2 articles I didn't get to from last week
b. writing (cut-paste-freewrite) on 3 articles read so far, AS PART Of ongoing draft of HA article
c. get some exercise & do something w/kids each day
d. go to bed on time, write in gratitude journal, and don't "stress before bed"
Susan
1. Chapters 2 and 3
2. Prospectus
3. keep exercising
It was Clearing this week, the time of year when UK students get their school leaving exam results and either confirm their university places or look for places due to unexpectedly good or bad results, so the media is full of stories about how results do or don't matter, numbers (generally record-breaking) and attractive, shiny, grinning, leaping students clutching their precious pieces of paper. We still have a couple of weeks of this group to run, UK semesters don't start until late Sept/early Oct, and southern hemisphere members are at a completely different point in the academic year. However, my internet and physical world seems to be filling up with 'back to school' messages - in the UK children return to school at the end of August or in early September, and just about every company selling something is sending out messages about how important it is to buy some of their products for Back to School. Students are tweeting and facebooking their excitement about going/going back to uni, recent graduates wishing they could come too, and although the trees are still the heavy green of August it feels like they're on borrowed time.
So for a slightly frivolous topic this week, after what seems to have been a difficult summer in different ways for nearly everyone, I thought I'd ask you to suggest some perfect products we should be stocking up on for our Back To School(University) bags. Me, I'd like to be able to buy:
- The Dame's Bugge Spray, now on special offer - every bottle of Bugge Spray (enabling research productivity in any ten minute gap you can find, rather than procrastination) comes with a FREE trial size of Silencing Mist, perfect for use on obnoxious colleagues who insist on telling you how much they achieved over the summer or on yourself when you just need to indulge in a therapeutic scream or rant before putting your professional face back on
- Attractamints: leave a pack out on your desk overnight, and you'll return to find the marking elves have been, finished up all the tests, and tidied your papers whilst they were still on a sugar high from eating the treats.
- Readalot Glue: apply to syllabi and textbooks, your students literally will not be able to put them down until they've read every word!
- 'Sunterday', an extra 24 hour add-on to slot into your weekend when needed, perfect for recharging on the go
Last week's goals:
allan wilson
(from week 11)
1. the ethics app - now pretty much urgent
2.exercise 4 times
3. work on any one paper that I WANT to work on, that is not immediately urgent, for 2 hours.
4. write emails to friends JB, LA and AH
Amstr
1) nightly check in (food, to do list, daily celebration)
2) write daily
3) finish cleaning out clothes + reorg clothes portion of closet
4) menu planning/grocery shopping
5) progress on WGWLS (study questions for a book, chapter by chapter)
Contingent Cassandra
1) Get computer updating/backup stuff to a stopping point by mid-week; make notes on next steps
2) Take a long weekend break Thurs. - next Tues. (but check in briefly here), in a last attempt at rejuvenation.
3) Focus on activities that have gotten slighted so far -- swimming & walking -- as well as sleep (not doing so well on that one right now). Don't work on garden (except brief watering) during break unless I really feel like it. Ditto for household straightening: fine if I feel like it, but also fine to just sit and read amid the (now-slightly-diminished-but-by-no-means-vanquished) chaos.
Daisy (in the field for four weeks)
Elizabeth
Read for an hour three times for the literature review.
Schedule surgery.
One positive thought/thought of gratitude every morning.
GEW
1) read 2-3 chapters or articles
2) spend 4 solid hours writing/editing chapter
3) prep slide show for prof dev activity
4) stock up on food and pick at least one new recipe to try
5) walk dog 3x, swim once
humming42
1. finish book review 1
2. make significant progress on Upcoming Article
3. read book for book review 2
4. get caught up on grading
iwantzcatbocl
(from week 10)
1. Exercise daily.
2. Make list of things to do.
3. Don’t dawdle with household chores.
JaneB
1) academic work: conf talk, abstracts, prep materials, comments on draft, phone convo with PDF, prepare for meetings 1 & 2, keep up with email. Want: polish section of group paper, stats book, form for grant
2) decluttering and domestic environment work:
3) Things for rejuvenating JaneB: watch GBBO and crochet! Reacquaint self with NaNoNovel. Book holiday/travel stuff, garden centre, gym, stationary, diary fillout, sleep patterns, meet sis
Karenh
1. Use presentation on P! to push me to do more reading and writing on it.
2. Use research lunch to talk about some reading for P2.
3. Use pomodoro to keep evening work focused instead of half lost on internet distractions, and keep reasonable bedtimes.
kjhaxton
(a) continue with scary project and get presentation and research tool done.
(b) work out the issues with gemstone paper (e.g. stop sulking and get on with it.
(c) devise some small projects that can be done over the academic year and lead to papers.
Let's Do This
No goals set
Matilda
1) Write up Chapter 1.
2) Start to prepare for my presentation on 22th August
Mercy
a. read/comment on 2 articles I didn't get to from last week
b. writing (cut-paste-freewrite) on 3 articles read so far, AS PART Of ongoing draft of HA article
c. get some exercise & do something w/kids each day
d. go to bed on time, write in gratitude journal, and don't "stress before bed"
Susan
1. Chapters 2 and 3
2. Prospectus
3. keep exercising
Saturday 8 August 2015
Week 12: mid- vs. long-term TLQ
Apologies for late posting; as JaneB noted in the placeholder post, I've been having some internet/computer troubles, thought I had them resolved enough that I could post first thing this morning, found that wasn't quite the case, etc., etc.
Which brings me to our topic, rather selfishly based on what is topmost in my mind at the moment, since I haven't read over the last two weeks' check-ins as thoroughly as I might. Still, I suspect I'm not the only one dealing with this question as the summer (or whatever season it is for you) draws to a close.
This group is devoted to keeping the focus on TLQ goals, and, for many of us, some portion of the months between May and September offer the biggest chunk of time we're likely to get to focus on such goals. However, this period is often also prep time for the months to follow, and better prep often allows for better focus on TLQ year-'round. "Prep" is often class prep, but it can also be things like the projects I'm contemplating, and trying to prioritize with other, longer-term TLQ goals, right now: updating computers and similar tech infrastructure that haven't quite stopped working, but might well do so when time is even more precious. I'm thinking we might call things like class prep and tech-updating (and perhaps also cooking/freezing/planning ahead for meals, organizing spaces and schedules and to-do lists, etc.) mid-term TLQ: activities that aren't urgent right now, and that, accomplished now, reduce the chances of TRQ-type emergencies (or even an inability to accomplish TRQ stuff at all) in coming busier months, but that nevertheless compete for time, energy, and attention with long-term TLQ goals such as writing/research projects and even establishing/continuing good habits such as exercise, sleep, and eating well (has anybody else been up 'til midnight or beyond lately researching and/or wrestling with a tool, routine, etc. that's supposed to save time and smooth the way for a more productive, predictable life in the long run?) To me at least, it seems that this time of year, when many of us have just a few more weeks free of at least some of our regular TRQ demands, tends to bring conflict between the desire to make all possible progress on long-term TLQ goals, and the thought that accomplishing some mid-term TLQ/prep-type goals might make the months to come go more smoothly.
So, I'm wondering (not entirely coherently, I'm afraid): how do you balance mid- and long-term TLQ goals? Do you, too, feel the increasing press of mid-term, prep-type TLQ goals at this time of year? If so, how do you prioritize mid- vs. long-term TLQ goals? Does it vary from year to year, and/or by context (e.g. whether you're trying to wrap up a big TLQ project such as a dissertation or book or major article, or heading into a more normal, lots-of-things-in-medias-res type of year)?
So, feel free to chime in on mid- vs. long-term TLQ, or argue that mid-term TLQ is really just TRQ in disguise, or just check in; whatever works.
Here's a reminder of the standard format for check-ins:
1. comment on the week's topic, when there is one
2. report your progress against last week's goals
3. analysis (optional): analyse what happened, what went well, what came up to derail things, note what you learnt/want to change, ask any questions of the rest of the group if you want some tips or suggestions
4. planning (optional): something about the coming week: what the priorities are, what issues are going to present challenges, what the framework for your goal-setting is
5. goals for the next week (or multi-week period until your next check-in)
Last week's goals:
allan wilson
(from week 11)
1. the ethics app - now pretty much urgent
2.exercise 4 times
3. work on any one paper that I WANT to work on, that is not immediately urgent, for 2 hours.
4. write emails to friends JB, LA and AH
Amstr
1) nightly check in (food, to do list, daily celebration)
2) write daily
3) finish cleaning out clothes + reorg clothes portion of closet
4) menu planning/grocery shopping
5) progress on WGWLS (study questions for a book, chapter by chapter)
Contingent Cassandra
1) get home internet connection working
2) figure out refill system on phone (which has been ably serving as a backup for the internet connection, but now I've used up most of my monthly allotment, and my low-cost provider's refill process is not as transparent as would, perhaps, be ideal).
3) make at least some progress on financial/household tasks originally planned for this week.
4) re-plan rest of summer
Daisy
(in the field for four weeks)
Elizabeth
Read for an hour three times for the literature review.
Schedule surgery.
One positive thought/thought of gratitude every morning.
GEW
(Goals from Week 9; checking in after wifi-less road trip this weekend)
1) Walk to and from institute location whenever it's safe enough to do so (i.e., not dark).
2) Write for at least 30 minutes per day on chapter draft.
3) Say no to socializing if I really don't want to do it.
4) Be a good listener during the training. Don't raise hands to make too many comments or questions.
5) Each evening, write lists of "intentions" for the following day so that I'm not just spinning wheels during any open times.
6) Enjoy and be grateful for this week of time during which I get to work on things that interest me.
humming42
1. finish book review 1
2. make significant progress on Upcoming Article
3. read book for book review 2
4. organize home office
iwantzcatbocl
(from week 10)
1. Exercise daily.
2. Make list of things to do.
3. Don’t dawdle with household chores.
JaneB
1) ten hours of TLQ research writing
2) five hours of TLQ teaching preparation
3) another unit of crochet on the afghan
4) some decluttering
5) some planning-of-rejuvenation - September trip
Karenh
1. P1 logistics - met collaborator, send email about grant and data to overseas person, chase up access permissions.
2. Do 2 hours on research training thingy
3. One article for P2
4. Try night check-in against new weekly schedule/todo/tada.
kjhaxton
(from week 10)
a) Scary project: continue re-analysing data for conference presentation and read new literature on project. Draft presentation and research tool for phase 2.
(b) Gemstone Paper: play around with data, write the next 1000 words and finish the figures
(c) continue list making and cross off some small items from the various lists.
Let's Do This
(from week 7)
1. Finish the article that I wanted to finish last week. Email it before I leave town for the holiday weekend. This gives me three days, ACK!.
2.Do the dreaded bills.
3. Fix the captioning and the video summaries on the two videos that have been uploaded thus far. This will ease me into finishing, uploading, and captioning the remaining videos next week, so I can get started on that article before my parents arrive on the 10th.
4. Pack for the weekend trip. Something I love to put on the list because then I can cross it off later!
5. Enjoy extra time with my daughter, who has a break from the gym this week.
Matilda
(from week 11)
1) To continue to revise Chapter 1, part 2.
2) To exercise for 3 minutes at least three times a day.
3) To have good sleep.
Mercy
a. read 1 HA-related article per day every workday (starting Tuesday)
b. freewrite for 15 minutes each day (starting Tuesday)
c. 1 fun/excercise thing w/kids each day (starting Tuesday)
d. 1 home/yard task each day (starting Tuesday)
Susan
1. Chaps 2 and start 3
2. Get back to prospectus
3. Keep walking or doing something daily
Which brings me to our topic, rather selfishly based on what is topmost in my mind at the moment, since I haven't read over the last two weeks' check-ins as thoroughly as I might. Still, I suspect I'm not the only one dealing with this question as the summer (or whatever season it is for you) draws to a close.
This group is devoted to keeping the focus on TLQ goals, and, for many of us, some portion of the months between May and September offer the biggest chunk of time we're likely to get to focus on such goals. However, this period is often also prep time for the months to follow, and better prep often allows for better focus on TLQ year-'round. "Prep" is often class prep, but it can also be things like the projects I'm contemplating, and trying to prioritize with other, longer-term TLQ goals, right now: updating computers and similar tech infrastructure that haven't quite stopped working, but might well do so when time is even more precious. I'm thinking we might call things like class prep and tech-updating (and perhaps also cooking/freezing/planning ahead for meals, organizing spaces and schedules and to-do lists, etc.) mid-term TLQ: activities that aren't urgent right now, and that, accomplished now, reduce the chances of TRQ-type emergencies (or even an inability to accomplish TRQ stuff at all) in coming busier months, but that nevertheless compete for time, energy, and attention with long-term TLQ goals such as writing/research projects and even establishing/continuing good habits such as exercise, sleep, and eating well (has anybody else been up 'til midnight or beyond lately researching and/or wrestling with a tool, routine, etc. that's supposed to save time and smooth the way for a more productive, predictable life in the long run?) To me at least, it seems that this time of year, when many of us have just a few more weeks free of at least some of our regular TRQ demands, tends to bring conflict between the desire to make all possible progress on long-term TLQ goals, and the thought that accomplishing some mid-term TLQ/prep-type goals might make the months to come go more smoothly.
So, I'm wondering (not entirely coherently, I'm afraid): how do you balance mid- and long-term TLQ goals? Do you, too, feel the increasing press of mid-term, prep-type TLQ goals at this time of year? If so, how do you prioritize mid- vs. long-term TLQ goals? Does it vary from year to year, and/or by context (e.g. whether you're trying to wrap up a big TLQ project such as a dissertation or book or major article, or heading into a more normal, lots-of-things-in-medias-res type of year)?
So, feel free to chime in on mid- vs. long-term TLQ, or argue that mid-term TLQ is really just TRQ in disguise, or just check in; whatever works.
Here's a reminder of the standard format for check-ins:
1. comment on the week's topic, when there is one
2. report your progress against last week's goals
3. analysis (optional): analyse what happened, what went well, what came up to derail things, note what you learnt/want to change, ask any questions of the rest of the group if you want some tips or suggestions
4. planning (optional): something about the coming week: what the priorities are, what issues are going to present challenges, what the framework for your goal-setting is
5. goals for the next week (or multi-week period until your next check-in)
Last week's goals:
allan wilson
(from week 11)
1. the ethics app - now pretty much urgent
2.exercise 4 times
3. work on any one paper that I WANT to work on, that is not immediately urgent, for 2 hours.
4. write emails to friends JB, LA and AH
Amstr
1) nightly check in (food, to do list, daily celebration)
2) write daily
3) finish cleaning out clothes + reorg clothes portion of closet
4) menu planning/grocery shopping
5) progress on WGWLS (study questions for a book, chapter by chapter)
Contingent Cassandra
1) get home internet connection working
2) figure out refill system on phone (which has been ably serving as a backup for the internet connection, but now I've used up most of my monthly allotment, and my low-cost provider's refill process is not as transparent as would, perhaps, be ideal).
3) make at least some progress on financial/household tasks originally planned for this week.
4) re-plan rest of summer
Daisy
(in the field for four weeks)
Elizabeth
Read for an hour three times for the literature review.
Schedule surgery.
One positive thought/thought of gratitude every morning.
GEW
(Goals from Week 9; checking in after wifi-less road trip this weekend)
1) Walk to and from institute location whenever it's safe enough to do so (i.e., not dark).
2) Write for at least 30 minutes per day on chapter draft.
3) Say no to socializing if I really don't want to do it.
4) Be a good listener during the training. Don't raise hands to make too many comments or questions.
5) Each evening, write lists of "intentions" for the following day so that I'm not just spinning wheels during any open times.
6) Enjoy and be grateful for this week of time during which I get to work on things that interest me.
humming42
1. finish book review 1
2. make significant progress on Upcoming Article
3. read book for book review 2
4. organize home office
iwantzcatbocl
(from week 10)
1. Exercise daily.
2. Make list of things to do.
3. Don’t dawdle with household chores.
JaneB
1) ten hours of TLQ research writing
2) five hours of TLQ teaching preparation
3) another unit of crochet on the afghan
4) some decluttering
5) some planning-of-rejuvenation - September trip
Karenh
1. P1 logistics - met collaborator, send email about grant and data to overseas person, chase up access permissions.
2. Do 2 hours on research training thingy
3. One article for P2
4. Try night check-in against new weekly schedule/todo/tada.
kjhaxton
(from week 10)
a) Scary project: continue re-analysing data for conference presentation and read new literature on project. Draft presentation and research tool for phase 2.
(b) Gemstone Paper: play around with data, write the next 1000 words and finish the figures
(c) continue list making and cross off some small items from the various lists.
Let's Do This
(from week 7)
1. Finish the article that I wanted to finish last week. Email it before I leave town for the holiday weekend. This gives me three days, ACK!.
2.Do the dreaded bills.
3. Fix the captioning and the video summaries on the two videos that have been uploaded thus far. This will ease me into finishing, uploading, and captioning the remaining videos next week, so I can get started on that article before my parents arrive on the 10th.
4. Pack for the weekend trip. Something I love to put on the list because then I can cross it off later!
5. Enjoy extra time with my daughter, who has a break from the gym this week.
Matilda
(from week 11)
1) To continue to revise Chapter 1, part 2.
2) To exercise for 3 minutes at least three times a day.
3) To have good sleep.
Mercy
a. read 1 HA-related article per day every workday (starting Tuesday)
b. freewrite for 15 minutes each day (starting Tuesday)
c. 1 fun/excercise thing w/kids each day (starting Tuesday)
d. 1 home/yard task each day (starting Tuesday)
Susan
1. Chaps 2 and start 3
2. Get back to prospectus
3. Keep walking or doing something daily
Week 12 placeholder: CC's internet is bust edition!
Hi everyone,
Here is a placeholder post in case anyone is dying to check in before they dash off on a nice trip (or a not-looking-enjoyable trip), or because they have exciting news to report!
In the comments to last week's post Cassandra reported in late, following an internet-free staycation, and said:
JaneB
Here is a placeholder post in case anyone is dying to check in before they dash off on a nice trip (or a not-looking-enjoyable trip), or because they have exciting news to report!
In the comments to last week's post Cassandra reported in late, following an internet-free staycation, and said:
my home internet went out just before the beginning of my planned internet-free staycation (and also just before the final check-in I'd planned), and I decided that dealing with tech support was *not* a good way to begin a vacation. Somehow, it's Thursday of the week *after* vacation,and I still haven't gotten around to dealing with the problem (though I finally got around to accessing a public wifi connection and looking for solutions that don't require dealing with tech support. I've got the pages open in my browser, and will soon return to my apartment to see if they work; if not, I'll come back here to create the check-in tomorrowIt's now the day after tomorrow, from the time frame of that post, so I'm assuming the home internet is still on the blink. If not resolved, I'll put up a proper check-in post tomorrow, but for now, feel free to chat away in the comments if you want to!
JaneB
Saturday 1 August 2015
Week 11: making the most of now
Hello everyone, I hope you've all had good and productive weeks, and have been able to practice at least something from the rejuvenation strategies we discussed last time.
Cassandra and I mostly left you to talk to each other last week, and it seems like everyone was reporting in in a tired state, feeling a bit demoralised one way or another. I can't be the only person who woke up this morning, realised it was August, and had a brief "where the [expletive of your choice] is summer going?!" strop, but the time will pass regardless of small private tantrums (or even large public ones), so I'm working on thinking positive. That comes through in some of the goals people are setting, too - allan wilson sums it up most pithily by having "enjoy my life" as a goal, but several others have mentioned gratitude journals or other kinds of positive practices.
I do prefer Autumn as a season, myself - I'm looking forward to the justification to buy new stationary supplies, to new beginnings (all these years in education make the new academic year my annual 'fresh start'; midwinter is more about survival and grading!), fresher weather, and all things apple, pumpkin and cinnamon. Our southern hemisphere members are presumably beginning to look towards spring, with longer days and new growth. But this is only the first day of August - so this week, let's talk about what we might to do to make the most of the last bit of summer. That could include summer indulgences you haven't had time for yet (a trip to the shore, an outdoors ice-cream, an afternoon in a pub garden or a dark and air-conditioned cinema (or rainy day by the fire with hot drinks for the southerners!)), things that will set you up for Autumn (sorting out your wardrobe, your syllabi, or your work bag in advance), or a final work-sprint to get your TLQ tasks into their best shape. Is it time to shake up your routine, or re-commit to a habit that works, or to do triage? How are you going to fit some enjoyment and satisfaction into the last few weeks of this writing group iteration?
Last week's goals:
allan wilson
1. the ethics app - now pretty much urgent
2.exercise 4 times
3. work on any one paper that I WANT to work on, that is not immediately urgent, for 2 hours.
4. write emails to friends JB, LA and AH
Amstr
1) nightly check in (food, to do list, daily celebration ["celebration" sounds so much better than "assessment"])
2) write daily (practice, drafts, exercises, whatever)
3) declutter two boxes from room
4) menu plan/grocery shop
5) progress on writing down tasks (try new programs)
Contingent Cassandra (from week 10)
Overall, get grades done and other activities at a stopping-point to allow for a week or so's vacation, including:
(1) get basics working on new phone
(2) make sure necessary bills are paid
(3) move (exercise/garden) at least a bit
(4) plan rest of summer
Daisy (in the field for four weeks)
Elizabeth
Try again on one more article for the literature review.
Declutter the living room, for clearer thinking.
GEW
(Goals from Week 9)
1) Walk to and from institute location whenever it's safe enough to do so (i.e., not dark).
2) Write for at least 30 minutes per day on chapter draft.
3) Say no to socializing if I really don't want to do it.
4) Be a good listener during the training. Don't raise hands to make too many comments or questions.
5) Each evening, write lists of "intentions" for the following day so that I'm not just spinning wheels during any open times.
6) Enjoy and be grateful for this week of time during which I get to work on things that interest me.
humming42
1. stay relatively current with grading and comments on student assignments
2. write book review
3. make progress on Upcoming Article
4. enjoy my life
iwantzcatbocl (from week 10)
1. Exercise daily.
2. Make list of things to do.
3. Don’t dawdle with household chores.
JaneB 1) an hour of work on the grant application draft
2) another unit of crochet on the afghan (it's being made in a slightly polished cotton yarn so not too hot to work with in summer) since Amstr has reminded me of the importance of handwork, again...
3) some decluttering
4) some planning-of-rejuvenation, e.g. looking into and maybe booking places to stay for my trip in September, perhaps a writing evening on Wednesday etc.
Karenh (from week 10)
1. Make a planned routine of work time for the semester that gives realistic space for teaching and supervision, but also dedicated TLQ slots.
2. Read/notetake one article for Embodied article.
3. Make contact about P1 site permissions
4. Set up meeting with P1 collaborators.
kjhaxton (from week 10)
a) Scary project: continue re-analysing data for conference presentation and read new literature on project. Draft presentation and research tool for phase 2.
(b) Gemstone Paper: play around with data, write the next 1000 words and finish the figures
(c) continue list making and cross off some small items from the various lists.
Let's Do This
(goals from week 7)
1. Finish the article that I wanted to finish last week. Email it before I leave town for the holiday weekend. This gives me three days, ACK!.
2.Do the dreaded bills.
3. Fix the captioning and the video summaries on the two videos that have been uploaded thus far. This will ease me into finishing, uploading, and captioning the remaining videos next week, so I can get started on that article before my parents arrive on the 10th.
4. Pack for the weekend trip. Something I love to put on the list because then I can cross it off later!
5. Enjoy extra time with my daughter, who has a break from the gym this week.
Matilda
1) To continue to revise Chapter 1, part 2.
2) To exercise for 3 minutes at least three times a day.
3) To have good sleep.
Mercy
a. read 1 HA-related article per day every workday
b. freewrite for 15 minutes each day
c. 1 fun/excercise thing w/kids each day
d. 1 home/yard task each day (kids can help)
Susan
1. Get through first three chapters, and maybe chapter 4.
2. Book proposal
3. Exercise -- something -- daily
Cassandra and I mostly left you to talk to each other last week, and it seems like everyone was reporting in in a tired state, feeling a bit demoralised one way or another. I can't be the only person who woke up this morning, realised it was August, and had a brief "where the [expletive of your choice] is summer going?!" strop, but the time will pass regardless of small private tantrums (or even large public ones), so I'm working on thinking positive. That comes through in some of the goals people are setting, too - allan wilson sums it up most pithily by having "enjoy my life" as a goal, but several others have mentioned gratitude journals or other kinds of positive practices.
I do prefer Autumn as a season, myself - I'm looking forward to the justification to buy new stationary supplies, to new beginnings (all these years in education make the new academic year my annual 'fresh start'; midwinter is more about survival and grading!), fresher weather, and all things apple, pumpkin and cinnamon. Our southern hemisphere members are presumably beginning to look towards spring, with longer days and new growth. But this is only the first day of August - so this week, let's talk about what we might to do to make the most of the last bit of summer. That could include summer indulgences you haven't had time for yet (a trip to the shore, an outdoors ice-cream, an afternoon in a pub garden or a dark and air-conditioned cinema (or rainy day by the fire with hot drinks for the southerners!)), things that will set you up for Autumn (sorting out your wardrobe, your syllabi, or your work bag in advance), or a final work-sprint to get your TLQ tasks into their best shape. Is it time to shake up your routine, or re-commit to a habit that works, or to do triage? How are you going to fit some enjoyment and satisfaction into the last few weeks of this writing group iteration?
Last week's goals:
allan wilson
1. the ethics app - now pretty much urgent
2.exercise 4 times
3. work on any one paper that I WANT to work on, that is not immediately urgent, for 2 hours.
4. write emails to friends JB, LA and AH
Amstr
1) nightly check in (food, to do list, daily celebration ["celebration" sounds so much better than "assessment"])
2) write daily (practice, drafts, exercises, whatever)
3) declutter two boxes from room
4) menu plan/grocery shop
5) progress on writing down tasks (try new programs)
Contingent Cassandra (from week 10)
Overall, get grades done and other activities at a stopping-point to allow for a week or so's vacation, including:
(1) get basics working on new phone
(2) make sure necessary bills are paid
(3) move (exercise/garden) at least a bit
(4) plan rest of summer
Daisy (in the field for four weeks)
Elizabeth
Try again on one more article for the literature review.
Declutter the living room, for clearer thinking.
GEW
(Goals from Week 9)
1) Walk to and from institute location whenever it's safe enough to do so (i.e., not dark).
2) Write for at least 30 minutes per day on chapter draft.
3) Say no to socializing if I really don't want to do it.
4) Be a good listener during the training. Don't raise hands to make too many comments or questions.
5) Each evening, write lists of "intentions" for the following day so that I'm not just spinning wheels during any open times.
6) Enjoy and be grateful for this week of time during which I get to work on things that interest me.
humming42
1. stay relatively current with grading and comments on student assignments
2. write book review
3. make progress on Upcoming Article
4. enjoy my life
iwantzcatbocl (from week 10)
1. Exercise daily.
2. Make list of things to do.
3. Don’t dawdle with household chores.
JaneB 1) an hour of work on the grant application draft
2) another unit of crochet on the afghan (it's being made in a slightly polished cotton yarn so not too hot to work with in summer) since Amstr has reminded me of the importance of handwork, again...
3) some decluttering
4) some planning-of-rejuvenation, e.g. looking into and maybe booking places to stay for my trip in September, perhaps a writing evening on Wednesday etc.
Karenh (from week 10)
1. Make a planned routine of work time for the semester that gives realistic space for teaching and supervision, but also dedicated TLQ slots.
2. Read/notetake one article for Embodied article.
3. Make contact about P1 site permissions
4. Set up meeting with P1 collaborators.
kjhaxton (from week 10)
a) Scary project: continue re-analysing data for conference presentation and read new literature on project. Draft presentation and research tool for phase 2.
(b) Gemstone Paper: play around with data, write the next 1000 words and finish the figures
(c) continue list making and cross off some small items from the various lists.
Let's Do This
(goals from week 7)
1. Finish the article that I wanted to finish last week. Email it before I leave town for the holiday weekend. This gives me three days, ACK!.
2.Do the dreaded bills.
3. Fix the captioning and the video summaries on the two videos that have been uploaded thus far. This will ease me into finishing, uploading, and captioning the remaining videos next week, so I can get started on that article before my parents arrive on the 10th.
4. Pack for the weekend trip. Something I love to put on the list because then I can cross it off later!
5. Enjoy extra time with my daughter, who has a break from the gym this week.
Matilda
1) To continue to revise Chapter 1, part 2.
2) To exercise for 3 minutes at least three times a day.
3) To have good sleep.
Mercy
a. read 1 HA-related article per day every workday
b. freewrite for 15 minutes each day
c. 1 fun/excercise thing w/kids each day
d. 1 home/yard task each day (kids can help)
Susan
1. Get through first three chapters, and maybe chapter 4.
2. Book proposal
3. Exercise -- something -- daily
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