My mom texted me last night, “are you enjoying the break from school?”
Too busy.
Finished school (research paper + infographic + blog post)… I did not procrastinate this semester (unusual), and it still walloped me, because everything ended up coming due over the course of five days.
Fabulous and talented husband caught Covid. He travelled across the country twice this year, to spend time at big sporting events… nothing. Went to the gym after we got back from Portland after Thanksgiving… bam! Poor guy. It’s day 15 and he’s still in a mask at home. (We were both boosted in early October, so his course has been reasonably mild, if long lasting.)
Surgical procedure for me (after consulting with my doctor’s office about Covid exposure), involving stirrups and sedation… unpleasant, but done with (and no cancer!), so that’s good.
Taking care of the household and animals, and cooking and shopping, because somehow I have managed to avoid the Covid (for now, knock wood). Trying to keep up with this in the days after surgery was… challenging… because I don’t know if you know this, but anesthesia makes you kind of loopy, and the stress and anxiety leading up to it did not help.
Volunteering (independently, because for the first time in a while I’m not actively training someone), and a volunteer meeting (Zoom), and a subsequent follow up set of documents about handling new (to you) birds. A dentist appointment (after consulting with the office about Covid exposure). A haircut (in a mask). Christmas planning and shopping. Shipping Christmas gifts to family… catching up from having to ditch last week. My face-to-face appointments are done for a while (thank goodness), and I have one more meeting this morning (via Zoom), and then, maybe I can enjoy time off from school.
Or take a nap, and then enjoy time off from school.
Maybe kick the ball(s) around with this bundle of energy:
Carmen Yount 