My doctor put me on bed rest this week. Sounds good, right? Well, given that I need to keep my feet above my heart, it means I have to do many tasks upside down. Which is harder than you think it is. Yesterday was the day he decided whether to admit me to the hospital or not, and I got a reprieve! Yeah! No hospital! But I do have to cool my jets ( Read more... )

I did it. I finally sat down and called all my doctors today so I could start out my sabbatical by getting my check-up/baselines. If I know that I need baselines to help me stick with taking care of myself, then I should get them. And not wait until I think I am better to go get a check up. This way I can see improvement. Or not ( Read more... )

I'm not sure what to say lately. I'm so tired of grading, but I need to really keep up with it if I'm going to take a couple days off when BnJ is here, and go on this retreat in December. I'm trying to skip out two days before our grades are due, so I really need to be done grading by the time I'm off to Spirit Rock ( Read more... )

Trying to get ready for the school year to begin. I'm teaching an overload. Something I'm sure I'll regret later on. But with sabbatical coming up, I decided that I wanted the money ( Read more... )

Off to the doctor's for an infected toe. I have absolutely no idea of how it got infected. None. The scuba toe is just fine and has almost fully recovered. I even went swimming the other day ( Read more... )

Pony is now a certified open water diver. Woo hoo!

And I didn't realize you were certified, Kelli! We need to dive together now. Wheeeeee!

The very last thing I want to do tomorrow is get into my gear and dive. All day. Then take a test ( Read more... )

Today we went to the North Shore of Oahu to go snorkeling at Waimea. It's a big surf spot during the winter when the big waves come through. But in the summer it's a bit more reasonable ( Read more... )

Aloha! I am having such a wonderful time here. Staying in Ko'Olina, which means "place of joy".and so it is ( Read more... )

Isn't it always this way? I was just about to invite folks over for drinks to celebrate stepping down as chair, and I need to meet with the new chair on Friday to do the update. Not Wednesday. Which is a little bit annoying, but I'll be happy to step down after that. So maybe Friday night instead ( Read more... )