Slowing things down for the morning-- ahh, Saturday. There you are!




It's warmer still this morning; it's zero. I guess we can call that a warming trend, right? Expected highs today will be mid-teens, but it might surprise us yet. At any rate, I don't have to rush out the door this morning, and for that, I am grateful. It feels like I've been rushing hither and thither all week, and I'm intentionally taking this morning to slow things down. I don't have a huge to-do list, and my papers are already graded. So, after a leisurely morning (during which I will fold only two loads of laundry), I will take a shower, then go to the grocery/do errands later on today. Let the sun come up. Let it try to push the temps a little higher. Let the early morning slide into day. 

I think the work week went okay; the kids enjoyed writing in form this week in creative writing. We all enjoyed listening to Padraig O'Tuama read and discuss a poem by Armen Davoudian. Yes, if you don't follow the Poetry Unbound podcast that is part of On Being, you should. It's lovely. And the AP Lit kids are working hard at developing a specific thesis/ line of inquiry (analysis) for a short story. One student who usually struggles a bit nailed it, and we were all excited for him. I'm grateful for the short tutorials on youtube; they are another "voice" besides my own, talking about the strategies for this essential skill. So in all, it seemed to be a productive week. I'll take it. 

But omg, I am not feeling like I'm in any sort of comfortable rhythm yet. Having a snow day on Monday was delightful, but it shoved the week along a bit. And the cold. The snow. The having to deal with the cold and snow. Add in house chores, Holly's schedule, and so on... I'm not at all surprised I keep falling asleep in my chair by 9ish most nights, if not earlier. I tried to push it a little last night, to enjoy the program I was watching--- nope. Fell asleep. I will have to rewatch it. It's impossible to follow an Agatha Christie mystery if you fall asleep for a half hour of it. 

So I'm sitting here with a cup of coffee in my fleece pjs, wrapped in a fleece robe, and enjoying the foggy haze in my noggin. I don't have to function beyond the basics right now: no roads to negotiate, no lunch to to pack, no schedule to remind myself about, no questions to answer. Just me, coffee, and trying to be a little warmer. 

I hope your day is a good one. Stay warm, stay safe, and keep those you love first in your thoughts. Hugs to all,

C

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