Trying to post more
So here I am, winding down my 2nd sick day of the week. And for just a cold. I feel kinda bad for taking so much time when I'm not deathly ill, but I think today, at least, is justified. I've been really congested, and it would have been hard to get much work done whilst snotting all over the place. Plus, here, I can drink lots of tea.
Tues. I stayed home hoping that extra rest (and tea) would keep what was then an incipient cold from turning into a real cold. But that didn't work. Might have helped more if I'd done that Mon., but I had to go to a symposium and present my poster. Exciting, yes, but less so w/ a sore throat. : (
Unfortunately, these sick days have really broken up my week and I will end up having accomplished almost nothing. And I just know my advisor will be unhappy. I feel really guilty getting so little done. I need to step it up. And next week is a short week b/c of shavuot...
But, I can do better! If I plan ahead and don't waste time, I *can* be productive at work. I've done it. And last week I even was getting close to the right balance b/w enough work and too much work. I'll get back there. At least sometimes.
Noah called while I was typing and is going to make me chicken soup for dinner. : ) He's such a sweetie, he's so good to me.
In other recent(-ish) news:
Lab stuff is going ok. I got an important result last week, now I just need to follow it up.
We were away all of pesach. Not having to kasher and barely having to clean was GREAT! It made life sooo much easier. Especially b/c I had a big presentation to do the week before. We went to my parents' for sedarim, which was nice. Our sedarim are so familiar, it's been hard the years I wasn't there. Then we went to Florida w/ Noah's family for the rest of pesach, to one of the hotel packages. The weather was awesome, and the hotel is pretty sweet. Lots of good food, no real responsibility. Hard to beat.
What else...
Eh, that about covers it for now. If all goes well, I'll post again soon!
Tues. I stayed home hoping that extra rest (and tea) would keep what was then an incipient cold from turning into a real cold. But that didn't work. Might have helped more if I'd done that Mon., but I had to go to a symposium and present my poster. Exciting, yes, but less so w/ a sore throat. : (
Unfortunately, these sick days have really broken up my week and I will end up having accomplished almost nothing. And I just know my advisor will be unhappy. I feel really guilty getting so little done. I need to step it up. And next week is a short week b/c of shavuot...
But, I can do better! If I plan ahead and don't waste time, I *can* be productive at work. I've done it. And last week I even was getting close to the right balance b/w enough work and too much work. I'll get back there. At least sometimes.
Noah called while I was typing and is going to make me chicken soup for dinner. : ) He's such a sweetie, he's so good to me.
In other recent(-ish) news:
Lab stuff is going ok. I got an important result last week, now I just need to follow it up.
We were away all of pesach. Not having to kasher and barely having to clean was GREAT! It made life sooo much easier. Especially b/c I had a big presentation to do the week before. We went to my parents' for sedarim, which was nice. Our sedarim are so familiar, it's been hard the years I wasn't there. Then we went to Florida w/ Noah's family for the rest of pesach, to one of the hotel packages. The weather was awesome, and the hotel is pretty sweet. Lots of good food, no real responsibility. Hard to beat.
What else...
Eh, that about covers it for now. If all goes well, I'll post again soon!