Is the question everyone asks, and TBH, I still don’t feel all that retired, so I’ve been saying I don’t really know yet. I mean I still get two more paychecks. So I dunno. I’m still really worried I haven’t done all the paper work right and something’s going to screw up, especially because my … [Read more…]
Fourth of July was a Tuesday this year which made a week where Monday felt like Friday and Tuesday felt like Sunday and Wednesday felt like Monday all over again. And, since June 30, the Friday before, was my last official day in the office, this odd week was my first week of retirement. On … [Read more…]
So, like I said, Friday was my last day in the office, but I am still a UW employee until sometime in August, using up banked leave. And I will be going back Wednesday to finish cleaning out papers in my office – two file cabinet drawers and my bulletin board left to do – … [Read more…]
The (?) is because it’s been super cold the last couple of days. Here it is the 2nd weekend in June, and we had a lovely Memorial Day, by some miracle. We had a few really hot days, and some pretty hazy days from the Canadian wild fires, but we’ve had a lot of sunny … [Read more…]
At least in terms of eating & drinking, and NOT doing any work. On Thursday, I left my book sale volunteer job early, and went and got CSA box #2 of the season (box 2 for me, because I get an every other week box; it’s actually week 3 of CSA season). Heavy on greens: … [Read more…]
Jeez, I started this post on Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, added a bit on the Monday, and am now trying to wrap it up on the following Thursday, and that’s already June 1, this year. Traditionally on Memorial Day I invite people over for a picnic/cookout in the driveway and backyard. This year, because … [Read more…]
I hope! I feel like this is kind of the danger zone, 5 weeks on crutches, that I hit once before when I started building up my walking and turned out my knee was still broken. I’m still trying NOT to walk farther than a couple of blocks, but last week I started biking again, … [Read more…]
Friday was the last day of classes. It was a Jasper-care day for me, doing some grading and catching up on email while he napped. The kids let me off early because I had to drive down to campus to run the iSchool student awards ceremony, a hybrid event, decoupled from the graduation ceremony for … [Read more…]
It’s been another week on house arrest … er, uh, full time crutches. But the end is in sight. I didn’t get “poof no crutches ” for my Valentine’s present on Tuesday, but I did get a crutch weaning plan. I’m now in my last week full time on crutches, then starting next week I … [Read more…]
So I kinda let last weekend and week get away from me – actually all of February so far, since my last post it was still January. And it was freezing cold & snowy then, as opposed to the sunny & 42° it is now. Or, well, one of the weather apps says 43 and … [Read more…]