tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post8384953910652907410..comments2024-03-27T21:39:17.479+00:00Comments on Top Left Quadrant: Packing for summer (short session week eight)JaneBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17779448611795379774noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-79213081535726237912018-06-09T22:23:31.630+01:002018-06-09T22:23:31.630+01:00I’m trying to think ‘exciting’ and not ‘anxiety-pr...I’m trying to think ‘exciting’ and not ‘anxiety-provoking’!Dame Eleanor Hullhttp://dameeleanorhull.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-42546335012462653162018-06-09T21:10:28.533+01:002018-06-09T21:10:28.533+01:00Yay for house progress! That must be very excitin...Yay for house progress! That must be very exciting despite the chicory being evil...JaneBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779448611795379774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-74300017888895454982018-06-09T12:05:06.175+01:002018-06-09T12:05:06.175+01:00Congratulations on getting the house on the market...Congratulations on getting the house on the market. You have had that albatross around your neck for so many sessions, it has to be a huge relief.<br /><br />So sorry to hear about the reaction to chicory root. I suppose the lists cannot be complete, but that is a nasty way to find out that something needs to be added.Elizabeth Anne Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733237123376048432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-32074069997623076422018-06-09T12:00:42.554+01:002018-06-09T12:00:42.554+01:00Huge thanks to you and JaneB for hosting the short...Huge thanks to you and JaneB for hosting the short session, GEW. The garden metaphor was inspired, and it was wonderful to see what the group did with it.<br /><br />I'm so glad you feel good about submitting the article (and to an open access journal--for which all librarians thank you!). As for it being rejected, my Appalachian grandmother always said not to borrow trouble. Writing was fun, submitting was fun, so leave tomorrow's worries with tomorrow.Elizabeth Anne Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733237123376048432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-28242317613342567472018-06-09T11:52:14.980+01:002018-06-09T11:52:14.980+01:00Thank you for the reminder to stop and enjoy the g...Thank you for the reminder to stop and enjoy the garden, Daisy. I tend to keep my eyes on the horizon, so much so I miss all the wonderful things in my reach.<br /><br />I also like the idea of planning so that things don't linger. I tend to have research projects that propagate by spreading, but I hate administrative things that do the same.<br /><br />Great job on the goals, despite being sick! Elizabeth Anne Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733237123376048432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-80669986989052641502018-06-09T11:42:35.955+01:002018-06-09T11:42:35.955+01:00The point JaneB makes about letting a book go is a...The point JaneB makes about letting a book go is a good one; I also suffer from the perfectionism of "wait, I can make it better," that makes it hard to call anything done.<br /><br />I also think it makes sense to weigh where to put your time and effort in anticipation of going for a promotion. Perhaps Decoding can wait until it can be a bit of a treat after all the promotion work is done?Elizabeth Anne Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733237123376048432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-42473113242053082472018-06-09T11:33:28.748+01:002018-06-09T11:33:28.748+01:00I love the reading goal, and agree with JaneB abou...I love the reading goal, and agree with JaneB about the trial run. Summers are these treasured objects at the end of long tunnels. I was usually running so fast by the end of the tunnel, I overshot the summer by yards.<br /><br />I found it very helpful to have a "taking stock" session, and I think a mirror mini-session at the end would be helpful for girding the soul for the fall.Elizabeth Anne Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733237123376048432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-11996663086046801872018-06-09T11:27:26.271+01:002018-06-09T11:27:26.271+01:00DEH has an excellent point about the difficulties ...DEH has an excellent point about the difficulties of transitions. I don't see it as absurd at all, btw. If one works for years on a "wait until summer to think about house and personal projects," it becomes ingrained, and difficult to break.<br /><br />Also, JaneB, you have movement on all your goals--you should be proud. I won't quote all the inspirational poster-type stuff of first steps and that, but there is a small nugget of truth in those posters.Elizabeth Anne Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733237123376048432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-10174791443429292972018-06-09T11:17:43.638+01:002018-06-09T11:17:43.638+01:00It has been amazing, JaneB. Even though I have had...It has been amazing, JaneB. Even though I have had to deal with the stupidity of moving things out of the old office, and moving them to the new one this past week, I hang on to the scholarship and the serene wonder of it all.<br /><br />I have made some inroads into getting back into the more academic side of things by offering to do a short presentation on a manuscript to a class later this summer. It's been great to connect with some others in my chosen (perhaps once and future) field.<br /><br />And I agree, everyone should have a sabbatical like this one!Elizabeth Anne Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733237123376048432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-27966863363601348222018-06-09T11:10:29.553+01:002018-06-09T11:10:29.553+01:00My comment was eaten, so I'll try again. DEH, ...My comment was eaten, so I'll try again. DEH, the plan sounds good, so the first week is yours. My philosopher husband had me reread Marcus during the year I lost so many family members, and it helped immensely.<br /><br />Thank you, DEH and JaneB for the commiseration. Jane, I am not at all sure how I will deal with the new space, but I am determined not to let the powers that be win the war by leaving. If headphones don't work, I have several other plans.Elizabeth Anne Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733237123376048432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-44341492285029614742018-06-08T18:30:09.212+01:002018-06-08T18:30:09.212+01:00Thank you. It was really a bad week, physically, b...Thank you. It was really a bad week, physically, but we did get everything prepped for the photography and the listing will go live sometime in the next few days. Now for more "living with uncertainty"!Dame Eleanor Hullhttp://dameeleanorhull.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-86588052772760345312018-06-08T15:49:45.077+01:002018-06-08T15:49:45.077+01:00I'm so sorry to hear about the bad food reacti...I'm so sorry to hear about the bad food reaction. It sounds like that really took you out for a few days. I hope you've recovered and that all went well on Thursday with the house photos, etc.<br /><br />Congrats on doing so well with your session goals. It sounds like having the targeted attention of the short session might have been helpful? Or maybe you are just in a good flow and would have gotten it all done anyway. Either way, it's fantastic!<br /><br />Thanks for agreeing to lead the next session.Good Enough Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531793545583712309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-76029008123527857392018-06-05T17:27:42.275+01:002018-06-05T17:27:42.275+01:00You've made good progress on your goals! The n...You've made good progress on your goals! The next steps are clear, as well (write up priorities for the summer, then plan work for Busy Project and FaveIslands Project). The decluttering might as well wait till you feel more like the semester is over. I have found that even though many of my clear-out projects only take a short time (15 min-2 hours), I simply cannot shift gears from work-work to house projects during term time. It seems absurd, but I can't. Maybe you're like that, too, and when the marking etc is finally over, it will be easier to book the sessions.Dame Eleanor Hullhttp://dameeleanorhull.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-14532680839229440172018-06-05T13:36:54.128+01:002018-06-05T13:36:54.128+01:00I liked the short session as a transition and woul...I liked the short session as a transition and would like to try a similar short session after the longer summer one, which will end in August (I have a sticky on my desk that says it will be 12 weeks, 10 June to 31 August). By that time, I’m back to teaching, though I know not everyone is on that schedule. The early semester feels different from the settled, late-September-onwards semester, so a transitional session could be helpful. OTOH, there’s an argument for beginning as you mean to go on. It may depend on who’s interested in hosting the next session (or two).<br /><br />Last week didn’t go quite as planned. My campus day was cut short, and on Thursday I started a bad food reaction that went on for days, pretty much ruining the weekend. (Chicory root is not on the Monash app but other sites that I eventually consulted say it’s high in fructans. Now I know.) Exercise went fine at the beginning of the week but at the weekend it was tiring to walk around the block, and I was not able to concentrate on work. <br /><br />The good news: we signed paperwork to list the house, and the photographer and videographer are coming on Thursday! Then we’ll go live.<br /><br />Last week’s goals:<br />Regular cardio, stretching, weights, pushups (60?). Ish (to copy JaneB).<br />Review c. 12 pages of revision notes, schedule meeting. NO<br />One day of campus stuff. NO<br />More packing, tidying, etc. YES<br />Buy and plant some annuals and creeping thyme. (For real, not a metaphor!) BOUGHT annuals, not yet planted, cannot find creeping thyme.<br />Meet with real estate agent. YES<br /><br />Session goals:<br />Complete all teaching/service work for the spring semester while taking care of my health; YES<br />complete and turn in application for promotion to full professor; YES<br />get the house on the market. YES.<br /><br />I really cannot believe that I have achieved these session goals! I thought the house would just keep dragging on, as it has for the last two years. Of course,we still have to find a buyer whose financials check out, and the house will have to be inspected, so there are plenty of ways this could drag on awhile longer. <br /><br />This week I'm trying to work for a couple of hours early in the morning (and get back to early bed/rising, which really went to hell while I was feeling too ill to sleep), then work on house and garden. Stuff needs to go to Goodwill and to storage, my study needs to be tidied, those annuals need to be planted.Dame Eleanor Hullhttp://dameeleanorhull.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-84131390912034656982018-06-04T20:44:40.902+01:002018-06-04T20:44:40.902+01:00Congratulations on the submissions! Sounds like y...Congratulations on the submissions! Sounds like you are in a good place to start the summer proper...JaneBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779448611795379774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-24716026481141640282018-06-04T20:43:15.932+01:002018-06-04T20:43:15.932+01:00Glad to hear you're feeling better, and that y...Glad to hear you're feeling better, and that you have an exciting field season to come!<br /><br />I can easily spend the whole of a summer trying to tie up loose ends from the previous year, and even then some trail into the following year. never sure whether to just hack a load of them off, at risk of losing crops (and connections, and wasting data), or just accept my work is more a kind of ongoing warp-and-weft-and-found-objects tapestry than a tidy production line. My Mum has always had at least one "proper border" in the garden, a densely planted (to suppress weeds) riot of interesting things organised vaguely by height and colour, often with cabbages in among the roses and the height at the back coming from fruit trees and even the odd bit of bramble-over-rickety-post, which looks fabulous from a distance despite the weeds coming up and the unintended leaving of seedheads and all the other things that happen in a garden when the gardener is busy and distractable - decorative areas get less attention than food, plus my engineering father with his preferences for straight rows and clear ground between plants is much happier dealing with hard structure and the main vegetable plots and production, so my Mum is "in charge" of the borders (which is more like a sort of vague herding, cutting something back hard if it's getting too loud, yanking out the worst of the bindweed and sneaky mint, than the kind of planned and structured plant and tend and harvest of a more formal space). Working in a publish-or-perish, Journal-Articles-Are-Kind discipline is a challenge for me, since I suspect given complete freedome I'd be more of a herbaceous border tapestry weaver type of thinker... (still finishing the thesis, having More Thoughts...)JaneBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779448611795379774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-29975983118581695392018-06-04T20:33:56.413+01:002018-06-04T20:33:56.413+01:00Yay for submitted proofs, and a nascent book, howe...Yay for submitted proofs, and a nascent book, however ambiguous you feel about it now. I guess it;s sort of post-thesis let-down as well, when you let a book go? I've not done one yet... one day!<br /><br />I like the idea of thinking about the showiness of your plants to visitors to the garden - may all your rows of seedlings flourish and the Devil's Rabbits be kept at bay!JaneBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779448611795379774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-50281937936215953932018-06-04T20:32:00.652+01:002018-06-04T20:32:00.652+01:00Thanks for your thoughts on the mini-session! I;v...Thanks for your thoughts on the mini-session! I;ve noticed in previous years that we tend to run a summer session until late August, then take a gap and start the Fall/first semester/whatever session somewhere in late September or October at which point I'm usually sinking in a snotty mire of "freshers germ fest" and bureaucracy - so maybe a mini-session rather than a month gap and a holding post or two might be a useful addition to our schedule. I think it depends a lot on the particular schedules of the hosts of each session... <br /><br />I like the idea of a summer trial run, and love the idea of a reading goal which freely mixes different kinds of book. Sounds really nice!JaneBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779448611795379774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-53538276070565844822018-06-04T18:08:24.203+01:002018-06-04T18:08:24.203+01:00Thanks, JaneB, for co-hosting with me, and a speci...Thanks, JaneB, for co-hosting with me, and a special thanks for your gardening metaphor. It's been a great way for me to think about and imagine my work. I appreciate all of the TLQer extensions of the metaphor, too. <br /><br />This week:<br />1) Family: Facilitate daughter's trip to waterpark (whether I go or ask husband to go), help son order stuff he needs. <i>DONE. I took my daughter and three of her friends, and I helped my son order his stuff.</i><br />2) Writing: Write 500 words on novel, complete weekly assignment, read feedback on story, decide whether next submission will be a revision or a new story <i>NO, PARTIALLY, YES, I TIHNK SO</i><br /> 3) Exercise: Walk 2x, Swim 1x, 10 pushups daily <i>YES, YES, NO: I kept forgetting the pushups.</i><br /> 4) House/etc: Do at least two things from list. <i>DONE</i><br /><br />Session Goals:<br />1) Celebrate the kids without letting their birthdays overwhelm EVERYTHING. <i>I think so. Daughter's birthday slumber party is this Friday, and the family celebration is Saturday, so the struggle is not over.</i><br />2) Submit "Spy" article by May 1st. <i>DONE!!!</i><br />3) Write 5,000 words of the novel. <i>NOT DONE. But maybe 2500?</i><br />4) Write one short story. <i>DONE! Well, a first draft part of a short story anyway.</i><br />5) Exercise twice a week.<i>GETTING THERE. I was much better towards the end of the session than at the beginning.</i><br />6) Prep for summer trip. <i>SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS</i>.<br /><br />Overall, this has been a good short session. I feel great about having drafted a short story and submitted it to my online writing class for feedback. Even though I didn't get all of the words done on the novel, and I'd like to be getting more words done, the short story has stoked my writing fire.<br /><br />I also feel great about having submitting the article. I doubt it will be accepted, but I'm glad it did it. It felt great to submit it to an open-access journal, too. <br /><br />And, again, the garden metaphor has been a great way for me to think about things! I look forward to mulling it over further. I feel like I'm going into the summer with a strong start!Good Enough Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531793545583712309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-88251699202524676212018-06-04T13:23:27.837+01:002018-06-04T13:23:27.837+01:00This short session was great! Thank you so much to...This short session was great! Thank you so much to our fabulous hosts for the great prompts and discussions!<br />I’m now ready for a phase of heavy summer digging and planting in the field! Which to me is truly the best past of the year!<br /><br />I find the transitions work best with a plan. It is worth taking a day at the beginning of a big block to plan things, both the “would be nice” plans and the “absolutely necessary” plans. It probably helps to have some back-up plans too! And critical to finish as much of the previous block’s stuff so it does not intrude and expand into other blocks – being able to switch things off is definitely helpful!<br /><br />It was a pretty good week actually! Worked from home a lot and coughed and took some naps to recover from nasty bug.<br />Last week’s goals: <br />1) Finish almost overdue review DONE<br />2) Do something with fun new paper WROTE SOME OF MY PARTS<br />3) Finish service thing once and for all DONE<br />4) Recover SORT OF DONE, work in progress!<br />Also made some more new figures for the zombie paper which is actually looking pretty good now and is going in a fancier journal than the original plan.<br /><br />Session goals:<br />I was pretty happy with the short session goals, the big thing is to be almost done with the zombie paper. We’re on the last round of exchanges between co-authors, and the process has reminded me again how nice it is to work with co-authors who actually care!<br />1) Finish lingering zombie paper that festered all through the winter semester JUST ABOUT DONE!<br />2) Finish new co-authored fun paper NOT FINISHED BUT MAKING GOOD PROGRESS<br />3) Finish major service task for national organization DONE<br /><br />Thank you everyone for a great session, good luck with growing seasons, remember to enjoy the scents and sights of growing gardens even when things are busy!<br />Daisynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-58650400104664670722018-06-04T01:29:14.709+01:002018-06-04T01:29:14.709+01:00Short session was great. Thank you JaneB and Good ...Short session was great. Thank you JaneB and Good Enough Woman for hosting. I’m at a point where I feel like I have a sense of what I can actually do this summer and have a better idea of what my days might look like. I have all of those neat little rows planted. Making sure I tend to them is the important part. <br /><br />Session goals:<br />1 correct manuscript page proofs and write index: yes<br />2 submit Jewel article: no<br />3 read Monsters book: yes<br />4 write Monsters abstract: yes<br />5 write and submit Decoding: no<br />6 finish and submit film review: no<br /><br />Submitting page proofs also meant publishing the book. I feel weirdly ambivalent about it, because the manuscript was nearly rejected because it was too short. We found a way to get through--I added enough content on a short deadline to get it done. But I do want to thank you all for your support and the accountability that got me through the process.Thank you, thank you.<br /><br />I didn’t look back at session goals when I made summer microdeadlines, so I have Jewel and film review scheduled for the coming week. I’m good with that. I also decided that Decoding, while enticing, was for a very small audience, and I am trying to learn that lesson about making good investments with my research commitments as I look toward going up for promotion.<br /><br />Last week’s goals:<br />1 Meet microdeadlines: mostly<br />2 Submit book review: yes<br />3 Make progress on Jewels: yes<br />4 Read 5 bookmarked news stories/articles a day: some days<br />5 Do daily mindmap: some days<br /><br />I’m happy to start the longer summer session whenever hosts are ready!<br />humming42https://www.blogger.com/profile/12124332870168394148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-56287092795468622222018-06-03T23:19:46.908+01:002018-06-03T23:19:46.908+01:00I also liked the short session. I'm not sure t...I also liked the short session. I'm not sure that it would be particularly more useful than a regular session in the fall, but I'd be fine with whatever structure--as long as I have a check-in place, I'm happy!<br /><br />What did I learn? Well, I think that one of the benefits of this mini-session, psychologically, is that it has been a sort of summertime trial-run. I often get so worked up about planning the summer that it feels over before it's even begun, and having this little session somehow reminded me *not* to do that. It helps that I'm not attending four conferences this summer (just one more to go), nor visiting three foreign countries (just one, and that's Canada), or finishing a book or going up for tenure. <br /><br />I have a big shelf of books above my desk. I've listed them all in my day planner, and, in addition to my couple of *small* writing projects, I would like to read as many of them as possible. Most are work-related (though mostly tangential to my research), but some are for pleasure, and the for-pleasure list will surely grow.<br /><br />How I did:<br /><br />This week:<br />1. Article review (due 6/6) - DONE<br />2. Laura abstract - WORKED ON, but not done<br />3. Submit book review - DONE<br />4. 20 minutes/day of contemplative activity (after travel) - 4 of 5 days<br />5. Inbox 0??? - Inbox 6 (work) and 17 (personal). Getting there.<br /><br />Session goals:<br />1) Complete Silence essay. - DONE<br />2) Re-enter Wonder essay; maybe finish draft? - Not in the least! And I'm completely OK with this!<br />3) Plan Impatience mini-essay--to-do list at a minimum. - NO, but it's To Do this week! The session isn't over yet, after all.<br />4) Plan the summer. - ? (Not sure what I meant by this.)<br />5) Put self-care back at the center: Resume all regular exercise and have a serious talk with myself about where I see meditation fitting into my life. - YES!<br /><br />This week:<br />1. Notes and plan for Impatience<br />2. 20 minutes/day<br />3. Plan for remaining summer weeks<br />4. Laura abstract (finish it)<br />5. Inbox 0 (I enjoy working towards this one!)<br />6. Read a bookheu mihihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529298049179816825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-53462142279397952702018-06-03T22:06:22.703+01:002018-06-03T22:06:22.703+01:00last week's goals:
a) sort out my summer plans...<b>last week's goals:</b><br />a) sort out my summer plans, at least roughly <i>ish - I now have an excel sheet of dates and various notes, and I put in a time off approval claim (which coincidentally involves me not being there the week we have a variety of Improved Communication Activities (staff with similar research interests need to communicate more by... engaging in non-research activities! No thank you). I <i>may</i> not get that approved, but we'll see. Stupid approvals system... </i><br /> b) make steady progress on marking things, but remember that external emergencies are not of my making, and I can't make other people do anything... <i>some ranting happened, but mostly done. Just in time for my externalling to arrive Sigh</i><br /> c) do test analyses for CrispyPaper (not sure what it's name was, but I got involved in it because of Crunchy paper and its relatives...) <i>done, Skype meeting this coming week to discuss them</i><br /> d) reaquaint myself with Gallimaufrey paper <i>been actively ignoring it</i><br /> e) do something other than mess with phone each evening - at least one evening, do something OTHER than reading <i>reading and pod-cast listening. And some humid nights have not helped with good sleep. But I persist...</i><br /><br />A mixed sort of week, more bureaucracy than I'd've liked and quite a few meetings with students, but more and more there is a little space for research. Exams officially finished on Friday - we are now technically into vacation, although all the marking and processing meetings are not done for another couple of weeks, and then there are other meetings after that. But we are getting there...<br /><br /><b>Short Session Goals:</b><br /> High level: to refind my rhythm after a cacaphonic few months, and get TLQ things back into my schedule on a regular, calm basis<br />Specific things I'd like to do academically:<br /><br />1) submit GrantINeverSHouldHAveStarted <i> YES. Four times (gah). Also submitted a small grant for travel money</i><br />2) have a clear plan for the summer, including HOLIDAY TIME (and family visiting time - they are NOT the same thing!) <i>I have a plan, if not an exact one</i><br />3) have a realistic work plan in place for this summer's work on BusyProject and FavouriteIslandsProject <i>nope</i><br />4) Have plans in place and Society paperwork done for SocietyThing's first meeting (which I am hosting...) <i>Society paperwork done and approved, dates fixed etc. At the Waiting On Other People stage...</i><br />5) have a clear idea of what my priorities are for the summer <i>nope, not in writing</i><br />And personally (in support of research!):<br /><br />6) be sleeping better and at more consistent times <i>ish></i><br />7) book in some sessions with the decluttering service - get over myself, I can't do it alone and if it wasn't an embarrassing tip, I wouldn't need their help, right? <i>not yet...</i><br />8) do something hand-crafty every week, even if it's just half an hour in a meeting. <i>two weeks out of 8. More than none?</i><br /><br />JaneBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779448611795379774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-79033368652607665702018-06-03T19:55:23.510+01:002018-06-03T19:55:23.510+01:00That sounds like a real, dream sabbatical! May we...That sounds like a real, dream sabbatical! May we all have one sometime...JaneBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779448611795379774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607718568717088162.post-46772225890936471192018-06-03T19:54:12.720+01:002018-06-03T19:54:12.720+01:00Aaagh, open work spaces! That would definitely me...Aaagh, open work spaces! That would definitely mess with my head even without the addition of strong antibiotics (a modern wonder, but one we would all prefer not to need at all). <br /><br />But you are still walking and writing and so on, you are WINNING!JaneBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779448611795379774noreply@blogger.com