tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post6389813367206314816..comments2024-03-27T21:39:17.479+00:00Comments on Top Left Quadrant: 2017 End of Year Session: Week 1 sign upJaneBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17779448611795379774noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-59605853879697487142017-11-25T09:26:22.091+00:002017-11-25T09:26:22.091+00:00Thank you very much for this great post. sign stan...Thank you very much for this great post. <a href="https://www.indigodisplays.co.uk/office-retail-displays/display-stands/sign-holder-standshtml" rel="nofollow">sign stands</a><br />abbasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433108265543435739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-51404283227578337752017-09-30T23:16:07.081+01:002017-09-30T23:16:07.081+01:00I'm Susan, a senior faculty member in the huma...I'm Susan, a senior faculty member in the humanities at a newish university on the west coast of the US; my research is in the UK, so I am a bit transAtlantic. I'm a widow, living with 3 cats, and also near my 86 year old mother, who is in assisted living and slowly failing. I take on more than my share of administrative tasks, for better or worse. (Which is why I fell off the edge of the world...)<br /><br />Session Goals (And I'm making myself feel a bit better by putting in a few things that I have now finished, pretending I started when you did)<br />1. Finish Way Outside paper, that was a summer goal<br />2. Write article review for journal<br />3. Write late book review<br />4. Do revise and resubmit<br />5. Get regular sleep, aiming for 7 hours a night<br />6. Keep moving<br />7. Make sure I do one thing for fun each week<br />Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-38237020017614719162017-09-18T00:50:12.252+01:002017-09-18T00:50:12.252+01:00And one more:
--Generally try to observe what wo...And one more: <br /><br />--Generally try to observe what works -- and doesn't -- in terms of forming new routines, keeping up with existing positive ones, avoiding bad habits (like creeping-forward bedtimes and too much reading on the internet when I'm tired/overwhelmed)Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-65929601825363679422017-09-18T00:44:05.714+01:002017-09-18T00:44:05.714+01:00Session goals:
--Continue working more regular m...Session goals: <br /><br />--Continue working more regular movement into my routine: keep lifting weights on a regular (or semi-regular) basis, get back into habit of walking several times (or more) a week. <br /><br />--Work more academic reading into my routine (with likely focus on Spring '18 class prep) <br /><br />--Work in at least some other self-care (eating well, sleeping) and/or financial/household TLQ work when possible. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-44981155107754352962017-09-18T00:39:46.357+01:002017-09-18T00:39:46.357+01:00Pastoral searches, at least in my denomination, ar...Pastoral searches, at least in my denomination, are both like and unlike academic ones. Like: we're a committee (no bishops, etc., to make appointments); we advertise; we get standard packages of info from candidates, ask for more from some, and move through skype and on-site interviews with ever-narrowing lists. Unlike: the process is ongoing/rolling until we find someone; we pray a good deal; we talk about mutual discernment and God/the spirit guiding all participants in the process (I'm at a state school, so the 2nd two definitely don't play a role in academic searches). <br /><br />For the purposes of planning, the rolling/ongoing aspect, combined with the fact that there can't really be a failed search (just a very long one, but we do have both an interim and an associate pastor) is probably the key difference. I don't know when this particular commitment will end (but I have a pretty good idea that it won't be before spring '18 at the earliest). Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-83231560045344373072017-09-13T18:19:04.233+01:002017-09-13T18:19:04.233+01:00Thanks to Karen for kicking us off for this sessio...Thanks to Karen for kicking us off for this session. <br /><br />I'm a senior lecturer in chemistry at a UK university that is currently undergoing lots of construction work on campus (and in our building), and lots of change. The construction work will ultimately lead to better facilities, I know this rationally, but that doesn't stop me disliking the disruption to the familiar! And the change, well, the less said about that the better. <br />Context: this session will see me winding back into work after essentially a year on sick leave/working from home. My current 'sick note' states that I'm fit for work provided I do not work more than 35 hours a week (somehow I can imagine JaneB laughing loudly if she reads this). We'll see how that works out but the simple fact is that more than that and I will become too tired to function. <br /><br />I have some pretty serious thinking to do about scholarship and research this session, as well as balancing my unbalanced teaching load - this is the heavy semester so it's going to be a tough ride.<br /><br />Semester goals:<br />mantra: be sufficient<br />1. grapple with the scholarship and research issues and try to reach a plateau if not a conclusion and new direction. The current state of freefall with arms flailing cannot persist.<br />2. get to Christmas as intact as possible.<br />3. finish Machair blanket, beach cushions, and tree printing project.<br />4. Submit an article <br /><br />Goals for the week:<br /> - I'm on holiday this week and next week (I think my internet is sheep powered or something right now) so I shall not set any goals other than do holiday stuff, and come up with a topic for Friday's week 2 post here :) Circehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646237311802933183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-91846446855872741212017-09-13T18:10:32.989+01:002017-09-13T18:10:32.989+01:00Hello again! I hope this space is useful in wrangl...Hello again! I hope this space is useful in wrangling your goals. Circehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646237311802933183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-87323912017269889752017-09-13T18:08:51.011+01:002017-09-13T18:08:51.011+01:00Hope the move has gone/is going well and that the ...Hope the move has gone/is going well and that the number of full boxes is decreasing.Circehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646237311802933183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-24011064468943664022017-09-13T18:08:21.970+01:002017-09-13T18:08:21.970+01:00It is difficult to feel like a misfit, takes a lot...It is difficult to feel like a misfit, takes a lot of energy to maintain a different identity in the face of cohesion. I hope this session brings you some clarity in your scholarship.Circehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646237311802933183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-8292854770845375282017-09-13T18:06:02.455+01:002017-09-13T18:06:02.455+01:00Are there similarities between a search committee ...Are there similarities between a search committee for a pastor and an academic search committee? It sounds fascinating. <br />I always find new preps bring back the nervous excitement of the first day of school. Good luck :)Circehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646237311802933183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-19123994508513259102017-09-13T18:03:38.259+01:002017-09-13T18:03:38.259+01:00Helping others is a nice way to phrase that kind o...Helping others is a nice way to phrase that kind of work, I like it a lot! Five committees sounds like a lot - good luck!Circehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646237311802933183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-33180660049641187722017-09-13T18:02:16.864+01:002017-09-13T18:02:16.864+01:00I'd like to read the stories as well.
We'...I'd like to read the stories as well. <br />We're currently hunting for a new HoS and there's been a lot of change in the past few years with more yet to come. I'll not comment further on it but I sympathise. Deeply. <br />Hope the week of leave is going well. Circehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646237311802933183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-63843996926081053972017-09-13T17:59:31.446+01:002017-09-13T17:59:31.446+01:00I wonder if the health issues are because (some of...I wonder if the health issues are because (some of) the pressure from your PhD has let up a bit. I hope the shingles clears up swiftly. Hope you're getting some quality sleep :)Circehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646237311802933183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-18705186584329204682017-09-13T17:56:53.817+01:002017-09-13T17:56:53.817+01:00Sounds like a really busy September. I've ofte...Sounds like a really busy September. I've often thought things transition between TLQ and TRQ but never considered that some things might be both...I think this is a really interesting point :) Hope the week goes well. Circehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646237311802933183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-75338860329859120282017-09-13T17:55:16.744+01:002017-09-13T17:55:16.744+01:00Hi Karen
I sympathise wholeheartedly with the rest...Hi Karen<br />I sympathise wholeheartedly with the restructuring/leadership change/vast investment/no money! It seems to be a really (hideous) common theme at the moment! I'm looking forward to hearing more about your grand garden visions. Circehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646237311802933183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-40701105222341171452017-09-13T17:53:33.884+01:002017-09-13T17:53:33.884+01:00I like your session goal and analysis. It feels l...I like your session goal and analysis. It feels like you're setting a theme for the session and I hope that you make progress within that.Circehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646237311802933183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-71860845506462768482017-09-13T17:51:51.376+01:002017-09-13T17:51:51.376+01:00Hi Matilda, welcome back. A book project sounds l...Hi Matilda, welcome back. A book project sounds like a big undertaking so I wish you good luck with that. Circehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646237311802933183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-71201665758239362602017-09-13T17:51:19.052+01:002017-09-13T17:51:19.052+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Circehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646237311802933183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-56159019526502825182017-09-12T02:55:10.377+01:002017-09-12T02:55:10.377+01:00Hi Amstr!
Glad to see you back. I'm starting w...Hi Amstr!<br />Glad to see you back. I'm starting with scanning the easy stuff -- articles that I photocopied in graduate school that I still need for some unfinished writing projects.<br />After that, I will attack my graduate school papers that I thought I might work on again. That will be harder, since I should shred a lot (or most) of them. After that are the most difficult, the reams of knitting magazines and patterns. I cannot let go of some old favorites, but seriously, I have enough patterns to get me through retirement.<br />Does this help at all?Elizabeth Anne Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733237123376048432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-63512082496108787402017-09-12T02:13:33.297+01:002017-09-12T02:13:33.297+01:00Hello, I am Matilda, late to check-in. Could I joi...Hello, I am Matilda, late to check-in. Could I join? <br /><br />Thank you very much for hosting this session, Karen and KJHaxton, and it is very nice to be here again.<br /><br />Myself:<br />I teach medieval history at a private university in a non-English speaking country. My husband is also a medievalist, working for a different university far away from mine. I am a mother of a daughter of 9 and a son of 7. Now my family has been living in England for our study leave for one year. <br /><br />I have been working on my book project, which has taken so long time and I wanted to push it forward during this study leave, but it is not going as I hoped. It is normal that my plan does not go well, but now I need to re-plan my book project schedule. I like the books ‘How to write a lot’, and ‘Write your journal article in 12 weeks’, but even these two great authors’ great help is not enough for me. So here I am. <br /><br />Session goals:<br />1. Finish writing drafts of Chapters 1, 2.<br />2. Finish writing first drafts of Chapters 3, 4.<br />3. Finish outlines and structures of Chapters 5, 6.<br />4. Exercise every day.<br />5. Eat well.<br />6. Organise my day. <br /><br />Goals for next week:<br />1. Finish revision of Chapter 1.<br />1-1. Finish writing up of the first part of Chapter 2.<br />4. Do 5 minute exercise every morning.<br />5. Have more vegetable, less bread.<br />6. Write my journal every day.<br />7. Practice writing. - Read a lot, write a lot, look up good dictionaries. Do you have any other practical tips to improve writing? <br /><br />Have a great week, everyone!<br />Matildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02496807875444414179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-54370870540410802142017-09-12T01:52:19.673+01:002017-09-12T01:52:19.673+01:00That sounds like a busy start! And you're guar...That sounds like a busy start! And you're guaranteed to be productive. I hope everything goes smoothly.Amstrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10174306444667838403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-11696215497514376892017-09-12T01:49:13.930+01:002017-09-12T01:49:13.930+01:00Heaving does seem like an appropriate modifier for...Heaving does seem like an appropriate modifier for your courseload. :)<br />Sorry to hear about all the health stuff. And I like that telling people how you feel is part of your stress management. It is a good thing, if hard.<br />And sleep is good for everything!Amstrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10174306444667838403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-27876651321654785712017-09-12T01:45:45.690+01:002017-09-12T01:45:45.690+01:00Fiction is always good for the soul, I find.Fiction is always good for the soul, I find.Amstrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10174306444667838403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-23087427176885138942017-09-12T01:32:37.167+01:002017-09-12T01:32:37.167+01:00Congrats on the lit classes! I'm sure after th...Congrats on the lit classes! I'm sure after the initial rust wears off it will feel good to stretch your literary wings.Amstrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10174306444667838403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-61934399578898689902017-09-12T01:31:48.147+01:002017-09-12T01:31:48.147+01:00Hi EAM!
What's your scanning strategy? I'v...Hi EAM!<br />What's your scanning strategy? I've been contemplating tackling some file drawers that haven't been opened in a long time, but have information I'm not quite ready to part with yet.Amstrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10174306444667838403noreply@blogger.com