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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

simplify

So far this experiment isn't going well (I'm not writing, and, well, thanks, Anna, for being my audience). One positive, though, is that I am thinking about what I might write much more often than is here evident.

Last week I missed two book groups. The first, in my new neighborhood, read A Gift from the Sea (Anne Morrow Lindburgh). I read it several years ago and still had my copy--got about halfway in and decided to follow Lindburgh's advice and simplify my life; therefore, didn't finish the book and skipped the group. Another day I might have opted for the social interaction, but had several commitments that day and felt E and I deserved a quiet morning at home.

The second group, in my former neighborhood, read Tuesdays with Morrie. Liked it the first time, but not in the mood to face it again (or cry through book group, which I would have done, particularly since one of our members is in the middle of chemo).

6 research papers down and 40 to go. Sigh. Can't wait until next semester, when I'll teach only one section and have a grad student grading half the papers.

2 comments:

  1. i totally love reading your blog! and way to skip the reading group. and grading saps the fun out of life.

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  2. Keep on blogging. You're a natural.

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