Day 11-All CA students must be vaccinated
Grading papers…again…
10/11/21. Monday
I’m so glad I took today off. I have got to finish grading these papers…it just takes soooo looonnggg.
6:00 – I hear the garage door open as L. leaves for her long day at Otis – I go back to sleep.
7:00-8:00 – I slowly wake up, but spend the next hour in bed for transition time.
8:00-8:30 – I go downstairs to greet the animal, but she’s already awake, propped up on the child gate and wagging her tail. As soon as she sees me, she jumps on the couch so I can rub her tummy. I give her lots of love and attention because I still feel guilty for leaving her as long as I did. She grabs her toy and we go outside. I stand around, waiting for her to go potty. As soon as she does, we return inside – cheese for her; coffee for me. I go upstairs.
8:30-9:15 – Shower. Lotion. Covid-19 uniform.
9:15-9:30 – I drive to therapy.
9:30-10:00 – Therapy session.
10:00-12:00 – After therapy, I stop by Starbucks to try the pumpkin-spice latte that everyone raves about seasonally. I sit in the parking lot and drink the latte, but I don’t see what all the fuss is about – it’s not that good and it’s too sweet. I eat a cashew Lara bar, remain in the car, and grade papers. Later, I have apple slices with cinnamon-almond butter.
12:00-1:00 – I get gas, then drive to Walmart to return two pairs of shorts that don’t fit. Unfortunately, customer service refuses to credit my account because the shorts are from an outside vendor, but the outside vendor will NOT respond to my emails. Since I’m at Walmart, I take the time to buy spinach salad, butter, pepper-jack cheese, hummus, and lemons.
1:00-2:00 – I remain in my car, in the parking lot, and grade papers.
2:00-3:00 – Drive home. I have a can of Anne’s black bean soup while I read Work Won’t Love You Back.
3:00-4:30 – I take a nap.
4:30-5:00 – I read Work Won’t Love You Back.
5:00-6:00 – Grade papers.
6:00-6:30 – It’s been an incredibly windy day and it looks like my backyard was hit by a hurricane – it’s covered in leaves. I get an Emergency notification text and an email from College No. 1 informing me that the college is closed due to high winds. In the body of the same email, HR is careful to inform staff who previously requested this day off - That’s ME! - that even though College No. 1 is closed for EVERYONE today, those who took the day off will still be forced to use their PERSONAL time. Really? Why? I requested this day off two months ago – if the entire College is shut down, why can’t I void the Personal Day that I requested? I hate this place.
6:30-7:30 – I spend some time putting up the front porch exterior Halloween decorations. It’s too windy to go further with the outside decorations and I also choose not to walk the dog today. I listen to Canary.
-L. returns from Otis.
7:30-9:00 – I brown some chicken and add it to a spinach salad with cucumbers, pecans, diced apples, and pepper-jack cheese. It’s a labor-intensive meal. I chop more cheese for the dog and listen to The Happiness Project.
9:00-9:30 – I clean the kitchen and ready my coffee for tomorrow. I listen to Best Laid Plans.
9:30-10:00 – I put on my knee pads, then mop the downstairs living room floor area on my hands and knees, with a rag and a bucket of dishwashing soap. I listen to Crime Junkie
10:00-10:30 – I finish “mopping” and read You Need a Budget in preparation for my upcoming book club meeting.
10:30-11:10 – I do a 30-minute Insanity Max – Tabata Strength workout.
11:10-12:00 – Grade papers.
12:00-12:30 – Oh shit! I forgot to post this week’s content for my Asynchronous class!. I typically post the material around 8:00 A.M., every Monday. I run downstairs and “publish” the assignments for this weeks. Luckily, only a handful of students were concerned…most of the students log onto Canvas at the last minute on the following Sunday, a few hours before everything is due, and didn’t notice that I hadn’t published the course content yet.
12:30-1:30 – Grade papers.
1:30-3:00 – Blog post
3:00-3:30 – Bullet journal
3:30-4:00 – Nighttime routine. Bed.