Back In The Saddle
I quit going to the gym when I had my shoulder surgery last March. I kept meaning to go back, and I actually did go back for a while in the fall, but felt way too overcommitted time-wise and so stopped. But I'm back.
And Honey, am I out of shape! I'm struggling to do the things that I used to do, with about 60% of the weight that I used to lift. And I'm pushing. Dang. I'm holding this thought to get me through.
At least I'll be able to continue this into the spring. I was wondering what in the world I was going to do next quarter, since I had been, um, "promised" three preps. (For those not in the higher-ed game, that's three separate courses. Not classes; I normally teach three class sections a quarter, but two of them are usually in the same course. That saves time on prep and set-up.) No, I was going to get three different courses, one section each, and the labs for those would have been a nightmare, not to mention preparing course materials for three different courses. But it turns out that there is a scheduling problem, and two of those courses overlap, so yay! I'm going to beg to not have that time filled up with tutoring. I want to have that time to work on finishing the materials for the new course that I've been working on, and to do some more Second Life building and scripting. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
And Honey, am I out of shape! I'm struggling to do the things that I used to do, with about 60% of the weight that I used to lift. And I'm pushing. Dang. I'm holding this thought to get me through.
At least I'll be able to continue this into the spring. I was wondering what in the world I was going to do next quarter, since I had been, um, "promised" three preps. (For those not in the higher-ed game, that's three separate courses. Not classes; I normally teach three class sections a quarter, but two of them are usually in the same course. That saves time on prep and set-up.) No, I was going to get three different courses, one section each, and the labs for those would have been a nightmare, not to mention preparing course materials for three different courses. But it turns out that there is a scheduling problem, and two of those courses overlap, so yay! I'm going to beg to not have that time filled up with tutoring. I want to have that time to work on finishing the materials for the new course that I've been working on, and to do some more Second Life building and scripting. Keep your fingers crossed for me.