Summer Session Week 13

What struck me last week was that we were mostly OK with where we were:  "some good things happened" or, as Humming42 said, "I'm content".  But in a month or two, all of us will be teaching, and there will be lots of pressure from the additional work that takes place in online teaching.   What do you plan to do to hold on to the idea of "some good things", or "enough" as we leave summer for the busier pace of the semester? 

I hope that Daisy's camping trip goes well, and that Oceangirl101 is recovering from her surgery and off the steroids...

Goals from last week:

Daisy
1) Finish and submit three abstracts/registrations
2) Finish and submit invited keynote abstract
3) Finish off major committee draft documents and circulate
4) Fun thing for both: long camping trip!

Dame Eleanor
Work 3-4 hours a day, five times, with some on each of research, teaching, service (have to finish promotion review).
Regular exercise, stretching, safe eating, fun things.
~2 hours a day unpacking and/or life admin (try to clear out some significant number of energy-sucking undone life admin tasks).
Keep track of what I'm doing so I don't wonder where the day went.

Elizabeth Anne Mitchell
New writing 1 hour x 5.
Take notes on 3-4 articles for the lit reviews.
Continue cleanup of paper and electronic files. 1 hour x 5
For fun: one new craft project 1 hour x 4.

Heu Mihi
1) Finalize big course syllabus, finish up 2 more PowerPoints, and test the video recording and uploading system
2) Review article for journal
3) Read MA student's 1st chapter
4) Call carpenter about fixing greenhouse

Humming42
1 finish Square and submit
2 keep up with grading summer online classes
3 finish reading next book for review
4 consider editing a creative piece for submission

JaneB
1) get to bed before midnight at least 5 nights
1b) do something Not Work and Not Noodling every evening
2) Do workshop follow-up stuff (we have a follow-up meeting on Friday afternoon. In the 'ot. And my desk is in the hottest corner of my house. SIGH). Do comments on manuscript for post-grad.
3) do all the set up for transitioning into my next bullet journal...
4) do at least one more Summer Thing off my fun ideas list
5) be ready to start gaming with niece...
6) make some progress on at least setting up the VLE pages for the new academic year...

OceanGirl101
1. Director of Grad Studies stuff- prep new student orienation materials
2. Copy edit Ch 7 and finalize data analysis bits that are still left to do or to polish up
3. Dr post op appt
4. Read things for grad students
5. Prep bit of data for collaborative paper
6. Don't overdo it in steroid induced energy swells!

Susan
1. Adapt welcome module
2. Sketch out shape of standard week in undergrad class, module structure
3. Spend time with Perusall, decide whether it will work as I want it to
4. Spend one hour on Famous Author
5. Keep walking
6. Read for fun
7. Have fun in the mountains

Summer Session Week 12

Hello everyone!

We have 4 sessions left before our 16^th week, our last one for the summer. So looking at it one way, there’s still 25% of the session to go, which sounds good. I’m trying hard to focus on the “25% left” vs. the “75% gone” part because every time I think of that version I want to hide under my bed or run away, or ideally, run away and hide under a far-away bed… But we can’t run away, at least not very far, so that brings up the question of the week…

What are we going to focus on to make the absolute most of the 25% of the session (aka summer) that is left? What will be the thing that makes us say “that was a success” when we look back at the session in a month or so? What are the things we can drop right now to make the next few weeks go more smoothly, and what are the critical things we need to hang on to in order to make it to the end of the session with a smile? (If those questions are anxiety-inducing, feel free to pass on any tips for how you would deal with that anxiety, or tell us about your favourite place to hide when it all becomes too much!)

Here are all our excellent goals from last week:

Daisy

1) Finish off major committee draft documents and circulate
2) Finish off Society draft documents and circulate
3) Bonus points for data processing, but not holding my breath…
4) Fun thing for both: try out new kayaks I bought late Fall last year

Dame Eleanor Hull

Work 3-4 hours a day, five times, with some on each of research, teaching, service.
Regular exercise, stretching, safe eating, fun things.
~2 hours a day unpacking and/or life admin.
Keep track of what I'm doing so I don't wonder where the day went.

Elizabeth Anne Mitchell

New writing 1 hour x 5.
Proofread 1 hour x 5.
Call for doctors' appointments.
Go to doctor's appointment.
Record presentation.
Make hotel reservations for "medical vacation."
Take notes on 3-4 articles for the lit review.
Continue cleanup of paper and electronic files. 1 hour x 5
For fun: one new craft project 1 hour x 4.

heu mihi

(Carried over)

1. Read at least the first part of the 3rd chapter of the diss (ideally the whole, very long chapter)

2. Finish Mary book

3. Write 30 minutes a day x 5

4. Arrange cat care for trip; make various medical appointment-related calls (nothing dire, just regular maintenance that needs to be rescheduled)

5. Reread Fairy Tales and revise as needed

humming42

1 finish Square outline and lit review
2 keep up with grading summer online classes
3 submit next book review
4 organize and deliver online freshman seminar
5 consider editing a creative piece for submission

JaneB

1) getting to bed before midnight at least 3 nights
1b) less mindless internet-noodling...
2) complete the workshop and be satisfied its working!
3) do all the set up stuff for my new appointments diary for the academic year to come
4) do at least two Summer Things off my fun ideas list!
5) spend indulgently on avocados and beef tomatoes!
6) rearrange my "work area" to give me a "filming space" which has a blank wall behind it not CLUTTER...

Susan

1. Finish manuscript review
2. Two hours on Famous author
3. Finish adapting welcome module so I believe what it says
4. Spend more time with potential add-on in canvas to see if it will work (If anyone here has used Perusall, comments are welcome.)
5. Take time off on weekend
6. Plan short trip to the beach - get a hotel where my room looks out on the water so I can eat takeout and read novels and take walks. At least a change of pace...
7. Keep walking
8. Decent sleep habits (last night was bad, so)
9. Read for fun

oceangirl101

1. Prep house for surgery (won't be able to bend down so move things in easy to reach areas), stock fridge etc.
2. Have surgery
3. Rest and follow Dr. orders
4. Read and watch Netflix while resting
5. Stay off of work email

Summer 2020 Week 11

Well, I don't know about the rest of you, but last week's post reminded me of the delightful feeling after a delicious and maybe boozy but definitely abundant summer lunch with good company, when I am lazily lying around maybe napping, maybe talking, but just so relaxed.   (In the movie version, there are beautiful people lying in the grass, and there are no bugs or grass stains on the flowy white dresses the women are wearing, but in my version, we're really comfortable, and there are lawn chairs.)  So now that we're relaxed, what are we going to do with our relaxation time?  Have you been able to relax? I know Heu Mihi is at the beach (cue massive jealousy on my part!). We can't travel as we might wish, but what can we do?

Goals from last week:
Daisy
1) Prepare and deliver invited science talk about local work, this will be fun!
2) Finish the data processing that has been languishing in the dark
3) Dust off neglected paper near end of week
4) Exercise in a way that does not damage
5) Fun thing for child: individual friends in backyard and beach trip
6) Fun thing for me: giving fun research talk, and backyard visits with my friends

Dame Eleanor
Work 3-4 hours a day, five times, with some on each of research, teaching, service.
Regular exercise, stretching, safe eating, fun things.
~2 hours a day unpacking and/or life admin.
Keep track of what I'm doing so I don't wonder where the day went.

Elizabeth Anne Mitchell
Outline Illumination and Sources presentations to find the gaps where I need to read and write more.
Contact archive about when I will be able to visit to do research.
Take notes on one central article for illumination and sources. x3
Continue cleanup of paper and electronic files. 1 hour x 5
For fun: play around with the drawing app that a friend recommended.

Heu Mihi
1) Finish chapter 3 of the dissertation (about 70 pages to go)
2) Put in at least 1 hour a day on teaching prep
3) Spend 30 minutes writing x 2 days
4) Yoga x 2
5) Use my remaining time to read some stuff, relax a bit, and get ready for our trip.

Humming42
1 submit two past due essay peer reviews
2 keep up with grading summer online classes
4 spend 4 hours on Square
5 submit next book review
6 organize and deliver online freshman seminar

JaneB
1) getting to bed before midnight at least 3 nights and spending a few minutes at least in the yard most day
2) finish the webpage set up and participant emailing for the workshop next week
3) spend some time having fun with my teaching bullet journal setting up lists and so on for the next few weeks
4) do at least two Summer Things off my fun ideas list!
5) spend indulgently on avocados and beef tomatoes!
6) make a batch of lemonade!

OceanGirl101
1. Write up second to last section of Ch 7 and number crunch
2. Read another diss chapter for student
3. Get final figures ready for article submission
4. Exercise x 2 and rest up knee/hamstring injury

Susan 
1. Finish project office reorganization: list two bookcases to get rid of them, put the casters on when they arrive, and then finish going through the piles that got dumped in the living room.
2. Get Course 1 outlined, so I've done as much thinking as possible before next week's workshops
3. Read the rest of book ms.
4. Spend three hours one day on Famous Author
5. Read for fun
6. Have one visit with a non-work friend
7. Keep walking
8. Try to keep healthy sleep schedule, especially since the cats are determined to wake me up at 5 AM.

Summer Session Week 10

Hello everyone!

I hope you had some peace and quiet and fun with all the gifts Susan collected last week! I loved all the contributions. This week we’re going to take it one step further…

We’re having a garden party potluck this week for TLQers, past and present! We have a large garden with plenty of seating (I have something like DEH’s new one in mind!) so we can all have appropriate space… We have a patio with shade and a very sunny one too for the lizards among us…  It is mid-summer, so warm with a nice breeze, and because this universe is the magical one, there are no mozzies or blackflies or whatever blood-sucking insect your area specializes in! And hammocks... We have hammocks... So, all we need is food and drink and party games. Bring your favourite summer drink (ideally a home-made concoction, extra points for edible flowers or something odd in it!) or food of any kind or lawn/pool games and share!

Here are the goals from last week – Happy to see that “fun” comes up frequently!

Daisy

1) Crush the interview!!!!!!
2) Take a few days OFF
3) Finish data processing
4) Start stretches and rehab again
5) Fun thing for child: local road trip with dad while I’m interviewing so they are out of the house
6) Fun thing for me: not going on said road trip and being alone in the house for the first time since March

Dame Eleanor Hull

Work 3 hours a day, four times, with some on each of reading, teaching, service.

Regular exercise, stretching, safe eating, fun things.

~2 hours a day unpacking and/or life admin.

Keep track of what I'm doing so I don't wonder where the day went.

Elizabeth Anne Mitchell

Really follow up with co-editor.
Contact Office of Research for extension of grant-funded travel.
Read two articles on one of the presentation topics.
New writing 1 hour x 5.
Proofread 1 hour x 5.
Troll through earlier files for inclusion in current pieces.

heu mihi

1. Read at least the first part of the 3rd chapter of the diss (ideally the whole, very long chapter)
2. Finish Mary book
3. Write 30 minutes a day x 5
4. Arrange cat care for trip; make various medical appointment-related calls (nothing dire, just regular maintenance that needs to be rescheduled)
5. Reread Fairy Tales and revise as needed

humming42

(Carried over)
1submit two essay peer reviews
2 write 500 words for Tiny Project/online class
3 prep summer online classes to start Tuesday
4 spend 4 hours on Square
5 submit latest book review

JaneB
1) getting to bed before midnight and spending a few minutes at least in the yard every day
2) finish all the slides and practical activities for the sub field workshop
2a) Do 5 items on my list which have rolled over for at least two weeks...
3) maybe do an hour on the horrible paperwork. Maybe not.
3a) make a list of the teaching prep I know about right now.
4) do at least one Summer THing off my fun ideas list!

Susan

1. Start reading next ms to review
2. Read more on online teaching and figure out tech for videos
3. Get at least two more weeks of class outlined
4. Keep walking
5. Read for fun
6 Keep a good sleep schedule
7. Enjoy family time...

oceangirl101
1. Medical appts to get ready for surgery
2. Number crunch and write second to last bit of Ch 7
3. Read diss chapters for three students (seems never-ending)
4. Swim x 3, weights x 2
5. Cook and eat well
6. Fun x 2

For Daisy...

An initial sketch for your request... will try & work up something better drawn over the weekend but this was a fun end of day activity!

Summer Session. Week 9

I was impressed last week that most of us were doing pretty well on our session goals.  As always, there are minor modifications, but we're generally more or less where we want to be. Daisy talked last week about the "short looks into the future" approach to our current life.  It's definitely the best - whenever I think about the possibility of still being in lockdown or modified lockdown a year from  now I despair.   But I found so many gifts in your contributions, from Heu Mihi's garden to JaneB's BollOx.  So what gift do you want to share with the rest of us this week?

Goals from last week
Daisy
1) Complete rescheduled talk and practice it with virtual people since it will be virtual delivery
2) Prepare new invited talk
3) Finish data processing
4) STRETCH!!!
5) Fun thing for child: at least two outdoor visits with friends
6) Fun thing for me: take-out of favourite local food

Dame Eleanor Hull
Get tax docs sorted and taken to accountant.
Work 2 hours a day, three times (reading, teaching, service: whatever appeals).
Regular exercise, stretching, safe eating, fun things.
~2 hours a day unpacking and/or life admin.
Keep track of what I'm doing so I don't wonder where the day went

Elizabeth Anne Mitchell
Read two articles on one of the presentation topics.
Edit 1 hour x 5.
Proofread 1 hour x 5.
Follow up with co-editor.
Contact Office of Research for extension of grant-funded travel.
Figure out what to work on in the two week writing course.

Heu Mihi

1. Work on Nunnery paper for 30 minutes x 4 days; come up with a sensible outline + 1 paragraph of argument
2. Revise Fairy Tales for 30 minutes x 1 day
3. Read part 1 of 3rd chapter of diss
4. Read first half of Mary book

Humming42

1submit two essay peer reviews
2 write 500 words for Tiny Project/online class
3 prep summer online classes to start Tuesday
4 spend 4 hours on Square
5 submit latest book review

JaneB (Held over)

1) self care - going to bed before midnight (already failed twice...)
2) more setting up work for the theory workshop - finalise the web site and get the adverts out
2a) finish draft text from LikesMaths
3) make progress on big outline for the giant first year thing (sigh. Thinking about this causes the Mood Mammoth to get grumpy for university-politics reasons)
3a) do action points from last CollaborativeThing meeting
3b) spend a tiny chunk of time on Hated Paperwork, as I don't really have time - see external examining, I have about 110 long projects/reports/essays (3000-6000 words) to read for another uni and have to be done by next Monday
4) reply to an email from FormerPDF which will take an hour or so as I have to hunt down details from years ago... well, tell her I'm aware of its existence anyway
5) tick off another 5 things from the list of small but necessary jobs
6) have a two day weekend!

Oceangirl101

1. Finish one section (last section?!) of Ch 7
2. Medical appts
3. Finalize tax stuff, paperwork for Aunt to go into state system
4. Vit supplements daily, cooking healthy
5. start on DGS work (will officially take over July 15)
6. Fun x 2

Susan 

1. Finish ms review
2. An hour 4 days on Famous Author. Fill in three paragraphs/sections.
3. An hour 3 days on syllabus
4. Prep office for new desk -- 1/2 hour on paper piles, and when new furniture arrives, start moving stuff.
5. Keep walking
6. At least one call with a friend
7. Keep healthy sleep pattern