I want to be clear: I’ve done a lot of work this week, and I am well on my way to having a draft paper for submission on the ELIP program.
However.
I do not wish to make a habit of posting my professional accomplishments for the week, because there will be weeks when there will be more and weeks when there will be less. And sometimes weeks where less will look like more and certainly weeks where more will look like less.
But one week out, I am kind of thriving. I feel rested. I feel free. I have not squandered that freedom by watching TV. This may not last either, but here are my non-professional accomplishments for Week 1 of sabbatical.
- Finally finished reading Dune (it’s pretty good!)
- Had a beach day before the heat dome
- Got back into Friday Night Lights (finished season 2 finally!)
- Went bouldering 3 times (I usually go twice)
- Finished a short story draft
- Cleaned my house (it is dirty again now)
- Made a sunken apple cake and chocolate chip cookies with sprinkles and Skor bits
- Experimented with new art mediums and made 2 pictures
- Hung out with like 4 different groups of friends
- Slept in until like 9:30/10 except for that one day where I was in charge of bringing the overnight French toast to brunch