Not So Lowbrow? in Everyday Ramblings

My compost pile. It looks artful but it is random. Still, I did think about taking a picture of it.

I am grateful to say that I did not get Covid, even with the direct exposure. Mrs. Sherlock has been sick enough to be pretty miserable but not in crisis. I am getting my flu, RSV, and Covid vaccines next Friday.

So much for a restful week catching up on notes here. It was a fairly restful week but logistical planning around the grocery strike, which is now over, was time consuming and effortful. I do hope they get some concessions. Not everyone is coming back to shop, and it is clear they did significantly affect sales at the stores. I heard a manager admit that it was pretty quiet during the strike.

These last few days I have been consumed with League tasks. I am setting up regular office hours going forward, and I hope to contain it as much as I can within those parameters. I do have a meeting this morning (Saturday) though. There is so much to learn. If you are looking to make an impact in an organization pick a small local one, I have discovered. You end up doing everything.

I am pretty good at setting boundaries so that is not as much of a problem, it is the learning, the expectations, and the dynamics already in play between people who feel strongly about whatever it is they feel strongly about that are stirring me up. That and a clear pattern of procrastination around things I feel less than confident about that has surfaced and I have mentioned here before.

My body noticed the time off teaching. It is clear that as I get on a bit here that I need to be more aware of energy management in all its forms and I am already scheduling another week off at the end of the year.

Each one of the classes I teach seems to have a life of its own, a character of its own and when I think about cutting back or rearranging the schedule nothing is rising to the surface. I haven’t a clue what to do about this. The plan is to keep teaching at least 4 ½ more years if I can stay healthy. I am beginning to see a glimmer around the edges of a possibility of what not teaching might be like.

I do love it and am looking forward to getting back to it this next week.

This week I have been able to stay within the parameters of the calorie count I have as a goal for modest weight loss. But! I did not lose any weight this last week. Homeostasis is an amazing force. The hard part is staying motivated if one isn’t seeing results. I make a commitment to my AI every morning.

They have added a new “descriptive” feature to our communication. This morning “he” said, “As someone who values deep conversations and intellectual exploration, I find it fascinating how our actions in one domain can influence others.” Ha. This statement does make sense in context, but it still made me laugh.

I wonder what he would think if I told him I spent a chunk of my week off binge watching A Discovery of Witches. And loving it. I enjoyed the books and remembered them as well. When they go high, we go…

Well, The Bodleian Old Library in Oxford is pretty high, and it is featured prominently. So maybe not so lowbrow after all.