Vacationish.
As I enter day 6 of my vacation, one thing has become painfully clear: I am overworked. None of my plans for this vacation have panned out - nearly everything got cancelled. I have packed my vacation with work-that-doesn't-actually-count-as work. On the up side, this means that I have transcribed one focus group entirely, and have the other one half done. This is good, but doesn't exactly leave me feeling unwound.
I'm about to enter another work crunch. I've got a grant registration and an article due on the 15th. I will have 10 days to pull both off flawlessly. I also have to sketch out my data analysis plan, which was supposed to be done well before the 13th, but likely won't be. I've got a co-authored article to complete this month and a short essay to do by the 31st.
Despite having too much to do, I am afraid to drop out of anything, and, in fact, sign up for more.I've got to get as much done as I can to get my CV in order to try to get permanently hired at CAMH.
I'm peer reviewing two manuscripts, and find that this activity stimulates my thinking and leaves me feeling connected with my field. My boss had particular days set aside for reading new articles and specific days for writing. I want to do this too. Maybe after the grant resubmission is done.
On the up side, it's been fun lately thinking about the future - about buying a house particularly. I'm saving toward that goal, and I've been looking at websites to get an idea of what's available where. However, understanding all the details about mortgages and house searches is more work-that-doesn't-count-as-work than I want right now.
I have another week off at the end of August during which I hope to actually relax. I was planning to go to NS, but that's been bumped to September or October. I can't go away in this condition.
I'm about to enter another work crunch. I've got a grant registration and an article due on the 15th. I will have 10 days to pull both off flawlessly. I also have to sketch out my data analysis plan, which was supposed to be done well before the 13th, but likely won't be. I've got a co-authored article to complete this month and a short essay to do by the 31st.
Despite having too much to do, I am afraid to drop out of anything, and, in fact, sign up for more.I've got to get as much done as I can to get my CV in order to try to get permanently hired at CAMH.
I'm peer reviewing two manuscripts, and find that this activity stimulates my thinking and leaves me feeling connected with my field. My boss had particular days set aside for reading new articles and specific days for writing. I want to do this too. Maybe after the grant resubmission is done.
On the up side, it's been fun lately thinking about the future - about buying a house particularly. I'm saving toward that goal, and I've been looking at websites to get an idea of what's available where. However, understanding all the details about mortgages and house searches is more work-that-doesn't-count-as-work than I want right now.
I have another week off at the end of August during which I hope to actually relax. I was planning to go to NS, but that's been bumped to September or October. I can't go away in this condition.