Theme: make a plan for dealing with the results of the surprise visit or inspection. I think I didn't say that last week's visit/inspection was supposed to be an upset of some sort, and a lot of us either provided resolution last week, or didn't really have a notable problem with the event. So if you'd like to spin this in some other way -- the house guest who won't leave, a series of drop-ins from nosy neighbo(u)rs -- feel free. Also, if you want to do another revision of your session goals, that fits well with the theme. We have five weeks of goal-setting (counting this week), then the final check-in on session goals and house-warming party, with prizes!
Here are last week's goals; let us know how you did and what is coming up.
Daisy
(held over)
Edit student paper into proper draft
Read and edit new student chapters (they just keep coming, good thing!)
Read and edit student proposal (short, I like that)
Write two grant reports (also short)
Prep for and go to regional meeting, run workshops (PITA but my last one for
this org)
Sample processing
Exercise 4 times
Dame Eleanor Hull
- get out light box & use it in the mornings
- book hotel for extra night on December trip
- process 1 short grad assignment
- start drafting final exam for one class
- comment on undergrad revised proposals (TRQ!)
- polish draft of M, get back to W
- put car registration sticker on car
- gym at least x3
- do something for fun/self-care, outdoors if weather permits
Heu mihi
1. Crack on with the external review self-study
2. Write 3000 words
3. Exercise
4. Sit twice FOR REAL
5. Draft a new departmental mission statement.
6. Read something for next semester's grad seminar, which I'm getting VERY
anxious about.
JaneB
SELF CARE – TOP PRIORITY
at least 3x20 minutes of movement
reading, 1-2 creative things, 1 social thing online
go to bed before midnight every night
LIFE ADMIN
Look at possible sofas
Don’t get lots more stuff
Start Christmas cards
Tidy kitchen before electrician has to go in all the cupboards for the hidden
plugs
TEACHING/WORK ADMIN
Teaching prep for ninth and tenth weeks of classes (can’t do all of ninth
because I need student datasets, so I will try to get ahead with week ten)
Do one colleague review
Do an ethics review
Mark first year formative assignment
RESEARCH
Process more model outputs
Make list of all the other ‘ongoing stuff’
Systematic Review do third block of scoring
MAYBE work on rewrite of paper with recent undergrad
Julie
1. Prep one seminar and one workshop.
2. Meet two dissertation students, possibly three if last one replies.
3. Big Article: write as much as possible, hopefully two days.
4. Tedious work admin: book rooms for talks, create a digital signature for a
grant proposal, return library book.
5. House/life admin: ring the damn dentist! BIL's birthday, start Christmas
plans.
6. Self-care/fun: throw Vitamin C/rest/cold remedies at virus, exercise, read,
journal, friends over for dinner.
Susan
1. Finish talk - it's on Saturday so not really optional!
2. See if I can get a few more boxes unpacked so I can give away books at the
conference.
3. Make the rest of my hotel reservations for my trip.
4. Be good about protecting my toe.
My nephew's unexpected visit sorted out the obnoxious housing inspector from the city, but I need to call my chosen contractor and find out what his timeline is, and give him a heads-up about the inspector. I'm sure there are multiple people in that office, and it would be nice to work with someone less likely to jump to conclusions, if that can be arranged.
ReplyDeleteSession goals: the only one I can still dump is the writing of syllabuses for potential new classes; the others have been altered (read a student's chapter), completed, or dumped already, or else they are essential (finish 2 essays). A massive sigh seems like a better response than a massive panic attack, so, SIGH.
How I did:
- get out light box & use it in the mornings: Got it out, used it once.
- book hotel for extra night on December trip: NO
- process 1 short grad assignment: YES
- start drafting final exam for one class: YES
- comment on undergrad revised proposals (TRQ!): NO! ACK!
- polish draft of M, get back to W: Some polishing, no W
- put car registration sticker on car: YES
- gym at least x3: YES
- do something for fun/self-care, outdoors if weather permits: YES, got a massage, felt so good after that.
ALSO: attended an online session about health care in retirement (I am starting to collect info though I have no target date yet); installed shelves in unit that has been in foyer for a couple of years; and I guess that's it. Not sure where the time went, this week.
New goals:
- use light box in the mornings, preferably while writing or working on dead languages
- book hotel for extra night on December trip
- give points for 1 short grad assignment
- continue drafting final exam for one class
- comment on undergrad revised proposals (TRQ!)
- work on both M and W, at least 2 hours each, try for more
- gym at least x3
- do something for fun/self-care, outdoors if weather permits