I know I’ve complained about this time of year before (like in 2023 and 2024 and I’m using one of those forsythia in the snow pics as my iPhone wallpaper now), when all my volunteer and side gigs get super busy. This year I’m not even working, no student advising, but it’s just another bit … [Read more…]
For the last two weeks, I’ve been thinking, “well I’ll get to that after the election” – projects, calling friends, etc., etc. As you can tell from my prior somewhat whiny post (OK, OK, definitely whiny) things have been really busy. And stressful. So now it’s after the election, well after, since it’s the Saturday … [Read more…]
So since we’ve been back from Yorkshire, I haven’t had a single day with nothing on the calendar. There’s been: UW-Libraries Friend’s Book sale – that was my Weds. and Saturday right after we got back; On the first Friday after getting back, I had Jasper and we went to the park after music class … [Read more…]
I’ve had another string of busy days following each other. I didn’t have Jasper last Wednesday because he was off on Emma’s family’s ski trip, but they came back Thursday, and I babysat Saturday night, so Al & Emma could have their valentines’ day. It was an easy night. I showed up a little after … [Read more…]
Well sorta. Trying. The knee is better but still stiff. It still gives the unexpected sharp pain and I’m not moving with the greatest assurance – I’m afraid it will hurt so I’m kinda awkward when I get going. I am on what seems to be strengthening exercises rather than stretching which must be a … [Read more…]
… fewer deadlines. The last couple weeks I’ve just been feeling so slammed with work, and then I added on working at the polls and volunteering at the Libraries Book sale, and the film fest. April has already been the cruelest month and we’re only one week in. Late March was kind of mean, too. … [Read more…]
So, last weekend, I only wrote about chicken, but I actually cooked some other things. On April Fool’s day, I burned a perfectly good batch of sourdough. I set a timer and went upstairs to work and when the time went off I thought I’d go check the bread after I finished an email, and … [Read more…]
Before the election I was so worried about it: what the outcome would be, working the polls, supervising a very large new staff, getting the polls open, keeping everything legit, would I get Covid from working?; that I had a hard time thinking about and scheduling things for the after. Then, after was the long … [Read more…]
I started writing this on Thursday afternoon, when like everyone else, I was waiting to hear the outcome of the election, and I didn’t really wanna talk about it, much, except to share my bafflement and horror at the fact that the election is so close. What does it say about our country that for … [Read more…]
I carved a pumpkin with a mask on. We put out bags of candy, with a peppermint patty, a snickers, and a peanut butter cup in each one. I made 10 bags, and only 2 got taken so I brought the rest in on Sunday morning. We had a zoom Halloween party with the kids, … [Read more…]