I’m not teaching today, so I did the following:
– took Klara for a walk. She is moody today and needs a lot of love.
– took her to Panera for breakfast. My breakfast, obviously.
– went to the bank to take out $100 in $1 bills. The egg delivery gentleman stopped accepting checks and wants cash every week. It’s easier for me to take out the whole amount until the end of the academic year than worry about making exact change every week.
– shopped for groceries.
– made fish kotlety that are absolutely delicious but that take forever to make with my stupid blender.
– did the laundry.
– made sweet potato puree for Klara.
– washed and set up a new baby gym for Klara. I’m not wasteful, I get these things for free.
– prepared activities for tomorrow’s class on gustar + infinitive.
– prepared activities for tomorrow’s class on the expulsion of Jews from Spain.
– answered student emails.
– set up a meeting for the committee I’m chairing.
– boiled Klara’s bottles.
– then boiled her dummies and the thingies we use to attach the dummies to her clothes.
– read my new book on Basque separatists.
– answered an email from my departmental Chair.
– posted on my online course blog.
– prepared fresh water for the formula.
And all this with a cranky baby demanding attention, food, changing, playing, kisses, etc.
And it’s only a quarter to 2.
It’s ok, tomorrow I will be on campus, resting. Because compared to this, teaching is a snooze.
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