Usually, I spend spring break catching up on grading. But this year, not so much. Yes, I need to catch up with the online class, but as for those other stacks of grading, they will have to wait. See, I need to work on my PhD research/writing. No foolin'. This is getting serious, sports fans. So, in the spirit of clarification, let's make a list, shall we?
Must Do Over Break (in order of priority):
- Spend time with family
- Complete piece of writing for PhD supervisor
- Do a bit of online grading
Would Like to Do Over Break:
- Catch up with laundry
- Purge and organize the linen closet
- Buy some new towels (dependent on item above)
- See a few girlfriends
- Get toes done
It seems that I had a longer mental list than this. I must be forgetting about 23 things. And of course this leaves me with an extremely long list of what I'll need to catch up on after break, but I guess that's the way I'm gonna roll!
5 comments:
That sounds like a perfect amount of things on both lists. Wishing you a very happy break, my friend!
houseware comment:
I find it easier to purge once I get the new stuff home and do a little side-by-side comparison.
Having a stack of fluffy new towels on hand would make getting rid of the threadbare old ones a pleasure rather than a chore.
Hope your week's off to a great start and continues that way throughout the break :)
My tip for getting PhD writing done in holiday mode is to set a realistic task, then halve it. I just get demoralised if I say I will smash a chapter in a week and then don't manage more than a couple of paragraphs in a day. Set a fair pace,I say. Good luck!
Just read my comment. Sorry about using 'get'. I am in a bit of a beer, corn chips and dip in front of the TV headspace today, even though I am writing.
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