After four days away from work, mostly spent relaxing and reading, I have to go back to work today. Trust me when I saw I wish I had another few days or even week off, but I have to go back to work sometime. I’m hoping to spend the day moving some items in my office to a new storage area. I have some equipment and such that just take up room in my office. I also need to do some filing that I have been putting off forever. While things are pretty slow as they usually are in the summer I’m hoping to get some things done, such as reorganizing my office.
Also, next month, things are likely to be a bit busier because our new director is starting. I’m feeling better about that, but it’s still going to be a change. I’m hoping part of that change will be taking some of the burdens I’ve been dealing with at work and having our new director handle them.
I’m glad it’s Friday. It’s been an ok week, and I took yesterday and today as vacation days, so it’s been a fairly good week. I plan to just spend the day reading and taking it easy. I’m looking forward to dinner out tonight, but otherwise, I’m just going to be lazy. Have a great weekend, everyone!
My Friday night plans have changed a bit. I won’t be going to see Bob the Drag Queen. They had to reschedule, and now the show will be in August. We canceled the dinner reservation we had after the show, but my friend and I are still going to go get dinner. We are just going to go to Texas Roadhouse instead. I’m not sure what I’ll do the rest of the weekend except the usual needs: grocery shopping, laundry, being lazy, etc. I’m just going to enjoy a good meal tomorrow night and take some time to relax.
The week ahead should be a less stressful than last week. Thankfully, I have nothing unusual on my schedule this week. There are the usual weekly work meetings on my calendar, but no meetings that should cause any stress. As far as I know, there are no major tasks to be tackled because I finished up a major project last week. I’m looking forward to Friday, not just because I’m taking a vacation day, but also because a friend and I have Friday night plans. We are going to see Bob the Drag Queen in Burlington, and we have reservations at a restaurant we’ve both been wanting to try.
I’m hoping this will be a good week, and I hope all of you have a great week!
This has been a long and stressful week. I was very anxious about the meetings I had scheduled for yesterday, but they all went very well. They were just long. Each meeting bled into the next until I realized it was almost 3 pm and I’d started the first meeting at 10:30 am. That made for a long day, but I came out of those meetings with more hope than I had beforehand.
So today, tomorrow, and Sunday, I plan to mostly be lazy on my couch and do some reading. I have some chores around my apartment that I need to do today, but I really don’t have any errands I have to do outside of my apartment. I’m looking forward to a weekend of rest and relaxation.
I hope all of you had a wonderful week and will have a fantastic weekend!
I’m not sure what to expect from today. I have meetings nearly all day long, and I only have the vaguest of ideas about what the agenda will be for these meetings. I don’t do well with the unknown, especially when it comes to my job. While I think there is nothing to worry about, one never knows. In at least three of these meetings, I will be meeting with the woman who will be my new boss. Regardless of how these meetings go, I will be glad when today is over. I have a vacation day tomorrow, and I am looking forward to a nice relaxing weekend, at least I hope it will be a relaxing weekend. I have no plans, nor do I have anything that I must do this weekend. I have a feeling, I might need three days to recover some today. I hope all will go well, but I just don’t know how smoothly things will go today. 🤞
When I saw the picture above, I was reminded of a used bookstore that was in the small town where I live. Sadly, it could not survive the pandemic. I had hoped it would reopen, but the last time I drove by there, weeds had grown up all around the old Victorian house that was home to the bookstore. I don’t know what has happened to the books, but it was one of my favorite bookstores anywhere. The bookshelves were floor to ceiling and filled with books on nearly every subject and in the corners books that didn’t fit in the stacks were stacked next to the bookshelves. There were books everywhere. The organization was not the usual bookstore categories, but it was fun to wander around and look at what was there. The store also sold vintage posters and postcards. I even found a postcard of Montgomery, Alabama, which showed the downtown fountain made famous by Zelda Fitzgerald dancing in late one night when she was dating F. Scott Fitzgerald. You never knew what you’d find in the store. I always went away with too many books and having spent more money than I’d planned to spend. And as you left the store, there was another set of shelves holding books that were given away for free. It was an amazing store, and one I had looked forward to patronizing when I moved to my small town, but alas, like so many businesses, it could not survive the lockdown necessary during the pandemic. It was not able to adapt online, mainly because I’m not sure the owners even knew all the books they were selling.
Nonetheless , when it was open, it was so much fun and fascinating to wander through the store for unexpected finds. I loved the travel section the most. While I never finished my PhD dissertation, my interest in nineteenth century travel was still strong. This bookstore always had a wide selection of nineteenth century travel books and journals. A lot of people who went abroad would write about their experiences and have them published. It was a popular genre at the time when most people did not travel very far from home. Plus, I love old books. If you remember the picture of Isabella below, you’ll see some of those travel books on the shelf above her.
I slept later than usual this morning. I’d not been feeling great last night and went to bed early. Isabella tried to wake me a few times, but I just didn’t get up until my alarm went off. Anyway, have a great day.
I woke up this morning feeling better. Thank goodness because I have things I have to do at work today. It doesn’t mean my headache is gone, I’m feeling the effects of a postdrome or migraine “hangover,” which is an apt description of how I feel once the worst of my migraines ease. I’m usually achy, mentally foggy, and physically drained. I wish I could just go to bed and be able to fully recover from my migraine, but, as I said, it’s not possible with what I have to do at work today. Most of what I have to do is this morning, so if I still don’t feel well, I could possibly take the afternoon off. We’ll see.
Earth Day, which takes place on April 22, dates back to 1970, when U.S.-based organizers were hoping to bring awareness to the environmental degradation they were witnessing across the country. Since then, recognition of the holiday has expanded to more than 190 countries who have added Earth Day to their calendar.
The holiday is both a grim reminder of the work that must be done and a celebration of the progress that has been made when it comes to climate change efforts. It’s also been the catalyst for actions including the creation of international climate agreements and environmental agencies.
This year’s theme is Planet vs. Plastics, which calls on government leaders, businesses, and everyday people to reduce plastic production by 60% by 2040. It is also calling for the full elimination of single use plastics by the end of this decade.
Joe
The Closet Professor 