So, my goal for today is to make some effort and get SOMETHING accomplished. I am going to make a specific list of tasks, an hourly schedule, and JUST DO IT! I got up early to exercise, so that is already done. I've showered. I've had breakfast. D is at school. H is here, but he's working and likely going for a haircut later. I'll check back in this evening and share how it went. OK- it's time to stop being so LAME!
OK- I am still lame. I worked a little while on learning a new software package this morning. Part of the tutorial resulted in a 3-D image that requires your standard blue/red cardboard glasses. I had left the vendor-provided ones at school with the CD, so I went to D's room to look for her 3-D planets book. It was such a complete disaster in there that I couldn't find said glasses (bit I did see the book). I decided it was time to clear out a lot of her books that are too young for her. This took quite some time, but allowed be to remove one of the over-cluttered book cases from her room. Of course, removing a piece of furniture required vacuuming. I also had to take the old books to the basement, throw out a bunch of other things in her room, and leave the rest on her bed for her clean up when she gets home. By the time I was done, it was 1:00 and I hadn't eaten lunch yet. After lunch, I got caught up in more household chores, and made a quick trip to the grocery store around 3:00. D is about to arrive home, so I plan to go work on the tutorial some more while she cleans up, then make dinner. In theory, I could work this evening, so we'll see if I muster up the energy for that or not. So this is what happens to me in the summer- I did something useful, but it isn't research-related. Tomorrow is another day- although I have a meeting with my RA and need to back-up everything on my office computer so that I can have Vista obliterated and XP installed instead (I've had one too many software compatibility issues!)
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Hi Addy. Also recently tenured (yeah!) so I can relate. BUT. I think that we have to give ourselves a break between semesters/projects/stressful times. When I was in grad school, after I finished my comps (I was given as much time as I wanted; I took about three months to write them) I took a couple of weeks off. Had to. I told my chair that I was taking some "breathing room." I've found that giving myself breathing room at the end of semesters, between big projects, etc., makes me more productive later. Really, I don't produce anything when I'm stressed out. All the best with the remainder of your summer.
Congrats to you on tenure, Dr. Bad Ass! I know what you mean about giving yourself breaks, but I think I take it a little too far! I tend to use any little excuse to take a break: last summer I was really productive until we got news that our grant was funded- then I could never get back to it. I also feel justified in taking it easy now that I've gotten tenure, but I feel like I did that all year already! I know nothing terrible will happen if I slack off right now, but I do have things to get done. I also feel like I lost time with the failed pregnancy (April was a total loss) and now that I am healthy I should get in gear. Good luck with your summer, too!
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