Payday

Or, at least, the day we turn in our time cards. It will be nice to have the bank account going into higher numbers again, instead of just slowly declining. We're still living fairly comfortably, but are (and have been for a long time) feeling that twinge of worry in our stomachs every time we spend money. Like so many other things during this time of transition, it is the unknown that is terrifying: the unknown of how much we'll have left over after paying the bills, the unknowns of having so little in the bank, the unknown of Amanda's paycheck. So, we wait, and eat noodles and rice.

My classes have been going fine, but I am clearly spending way too much time preparing them. It's become apparent during the last week or so that if I continue at the division of time I have right now, I'm never going to get any research/committee/grantwriting done, because I'm always prepping for the next class. So I think it's time to dial back my expectations for myself a bit, and use the materials that come with the book a bit more. Besides which, the students are probably hungry for some more lecture and decreased emphasis on the activities.

I'm hoping that this rebalancing will enable me to get some work done for myself in the next weeks, and have an article out for review soon, not to mention finishing the revision of my dissertation.