JaneB
1) SELF-CARE (recovery and self-kindness)
* habits: something creative, D&D, read a novel plus three chapters of
crusades book, intentional movement 15 minutes x 3 days, a social thing (a long
thank you/catching up letter to an old friend)
* Specific things - make a PLAN for reading the autistic self-care book
2) HOUSE-LIFE CARE
* 75% or more of the weekly minimal chores, tidy up the upstairs landing
3) TEACHING AND ADMIN
* marking - first year report (all), start second year essay
* go through coming semester and make teaching preparation plan
* stay in my lane!
* read some papers and a chapter for senior grad student if possible (may not
complete because...)
* read a whole thesis and write a report for an external examination of a PhD
(due later this week)
4) RESEARCH
* go through all my emails and make a plan!
Dame Eleanor
- keep working on revisions to a chapter
- do some scholarly reading
- attend three meetings, one in-person
- process at least 4 grad applications
- draft syllabus
- gym x5, swim x3, yoga x5
Susan
1. Revise lecture, make sure slides are right, practice it
2. Start next round of edits to Famous Author, especially since I figured out
how to do references. (It's being published as a trade book, and accessibility
is key.)
3. Recover from my time at big discipline conference in the city of my birth...
4. Get going on exercise goals
5. Do something fun on the weekend, don't just panic.
Daisy
Exercise 4 times
Start sample archive project
Sample processing
First week’s lectures and labs
Meet grad students and make term plans
Heu Mihi
1. Make a good start on the essay: Aim for a messy 3000
words (I started the week at about 1200 from the abstract and notes, so this
isn't un-doable)
2. Write up a paragraph for this administrative thing
3. Write and send my response to the readers' reports
4. Finish reviewing graduate applications
5. Exercise x 6, sit x whatever I can manage
Contingent Cassandra
--Prepare to group discussion that is at least tangentially
related to study leave project; write related publicity and outreach emails
--Keep up with exercise to the extent that weather allows
--Do something new/different/active
Julie
1. Research - at least 2 days on article.
2. Draft exam questions by Wednesday.
3. Carry on marking.
4. Christmas decorations away, tidy up house, do one financial thing, book
opticians' appointments for kids.
5. Catch up on a TV series with kids.
I actually love January, largely because the university recently moved to a longer winter break (to accommodate winter term courses), which means that I don't go back to teaching until January 30. Bring on the cold!
ReplyDeleteBut--I did have some beautiful light-related moments today, several in fact, which I'll share. The first was in church this morning. We are regular church-goers, of course, because my husband is a pastor, but today--worried about the wildfires in California and events generally--I did feel the need for a bit of spiritual renewal. At some point I was looking at how the light came in through some stained-glass windows, and it just seemed so very much like a *presence*; it was very moving. Second, I stepped outside this evening for the prosaic task of dropping the trash in the garbage can, and I noticed how there was not only a beautiful bright moon already up behind the trees opposite, but the tops of those trees were still graced by the last golden rays of the sunset. It was gorgeous.
(Plus January--when it's sunny--is a month of beautiful skies, I think, behind the stark bare trees.)
How I did last week:
1. Make a good start on the essay: Aim for a messy 3000 words.
--I have an EXTREMELY messy 3k words, which includes some notes and a bibliography, but hey, it's going somewhere, maybe.
2. Write up a paragraph for this administrative thing--YES, I still need to actually send it, though
3. Write and send my response to the readers' reports--YES
4. Finish reviewing graduate applications--YES!! So at least that step is done, ish
5. Exercise x 6, sit x whatever I can manage--x6 yes, sat x 2--which is more than x0?
This week:
1. Read AA's book
2. Finish syllabus; set up webpage
3. Keep plugging away at article: Review some scholarship; maybe hit 4k of ideally non-garbage words
4. Exercise x6, sit x??
5. Begin reviewing research proposals (after Wednesday)
I am so with you on winter skies, and also late afternoon light.
DeleteLight through stained glass is always magical. Well done on the 3k words - messy can be tidied!
DeleteLight. Well, like heu mihi I like the winter light, especially in the late afternoon. Because of the angle of the sun, late afternoon light in winter is just magical. My home church worships late afternoon, and in the winter the light from the stained glass windows is magical. This week light has been more problematic, though, as some of it has been skies lit up by fires. (That's when there isn't smoke.)
ReplyDeleteHow I did:
1. Revise lecture, make sure slides are right, practice it MOSTLY
2. Start next round of edits to Famous Author, especially since I figured out how to do references. (It's being published as a trade book, and accessibility is key.) NOT REALLY
3. Recover from my time at big discipline conference in the city of my birth... YES
4. Get going on exercise goals NO
5. Do something fun on the weekend, don't just panic. NO
Well, in the world of life intervened, the fires here have caused multiple problems. My lecture has been postponed; the library has been closed; I briefly evacuated to my brother's house, until that got into an evacuation warning zone; and I've spent hours in our fellows WhatsApp group, answering texts and emails, telling people I'm okay. And doomscrolling, checking the fire information sites. But so much heartbreak. I know several people who have lost homes, the church I was attending was destroyed, and the burn areas look like bombed out London in the second world war. It's overwhelming.
Anyway, it was like the beginning of the pandemic. Concentration was hard. And not really anything fun this weekend, as the two parties I was invited to last night were both cancelled, and almost all cultural institutions that survive are closed. On the upside, I don't have to worry about my lecture, and whenever it is rescheduled, it's pretty much ready.
That means the focus is on Famous Author. Three weeks.
1. Read Famous Author aloud, to catch repetition and bad phrasing.
2. Meet with editor about illustrations
3. Enjoy seeing colleagues when the library opens on Wednesday
4. Get back to exercise - walk, yoga, strength
5. Do expenses, tax stuff
6. Make sure there is something nice next weekend
Glad you're safe, but can't even imagine how devastating all this must be. I hope you can find some time and space for calm, whether that's reading Famous Author or yoga.
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ReplyDelete1. Research - at least 2 days on article. - YES
2. Draft exam questions by Wednesday. - YES
3. Carry on marking. - YES
4. Christmas decorations away, tidy up house, do one financial thing, book opticians' appointments for kids. - MOSTLY (decorations packed in box, but not in loft yet)
5. Catch up on a TV series with kids. - STARTED
Also read a good book and enjoyed a lot of winter sunshine so it was a good week. Teaching starts this week, so there will be less time for research and fun stuff.
This week's goals:
1. Finish marking.
2. Teaching prep
3. Research: at least one day on article.
4. Evaluate proposals for summer workshop (committee meeting Tuesday)
5. Exercise: run x 3, pilates x 1, walk other days.
6. Start some travel planning.
A lot of YES! Yay!
DeleteToday there was sun, and I was so grateful. Normally the saving grace of our cold winters is that they are bright, but this year there have been a lot of dreary, cloudy days. I bought multi-colored fairy lights on sale after Christmas and put them up on the bookcases in the living room. They are very cheerful, and I plan to leave them up till March.
ReplyDeleteHow I did:
- keep working on revisions to a chapter: YES
- do some scholarly reading: YES
- attend three meetings, one in-person: TWO, one was cancelled due to snow
- process at least 4 grad applications: NO, zero (oh dear)
- draft syllabus: For some value of "draft," I suppose. I have delegated some of the syllabus-creation to my TA, in part b/c I fell on ice and injured my left wrist. I'm glad it's not my dominant hand, but I'm trying to rest it as much as possible.
- gym x5, swim x3, yoga x5: YES, x4 (!), x4.
New goals:
- keep working on revisions to a chapter
- do some scholarly reading
- attend one in-person meeting
- process at least 4 grad applications
- finish syllabus
- gym x5, swim x1, yoga x5
That's a pretty good week, aside from falling on ice and injuring your wrist! And I love the idea of fairy lights indoors. I have strands of gold stars that I put up for Christmas, and some years I leave the ones over the arch between the living area and dining area up all year...
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