'11 p.m. — I take out the dog, and it's snowing! It is perfect and fluffy and packable, so I run around with the pup in the snow. He was rescued from Texas, so seeing him interact with actual snowballs is such a treat.'
Was there an expectation for you to attend higher education? Did you participate in any form of higher education? If yes, how did you pay for it?
I worry less about money every year, but I only joined the ranks of the middle class three years ago when I accepted my current position. So, this lack of worry is very new! I learned to be frugal in childhood and early adulthood so I feel that the money I make is plenty for my lifestyle and preferences. Although, hey, more is always better, I guess!
12 p.m. — Break to make an omelet with everything that needs to be used up in the fridge; today that's ham, cheddar, and pea shoots with Everything But the Bagel seasoning. It's… not great, and falls apart in the pan, so it's more like mediocre scrambled eggs. I have it with pumpernickel toast, which I smother with fancy butter , and it almost makes up for the lackluster eggs. While I eat, I watch the last 15 minutes of a film I didn't finish last night.
10 a.m. — I make sunny-side-up eggs with pumpernickel toast and have that with black tea. I put on a somewhat absurd outfit because I'll be outside for a while today: burgundy sweatpants on top of leggings, Uniqlo HEATTECH under a Bernie sweatshirt, Timberlands, dark green J. Crew beanie, and a very colorful Farm Rio puffer. I look like a chic but confused parrot, but these just happen to be my warmest items of clothing. Makeup is just BB cream, brow pencil, and a few swipes of blue mascara.
10:30 p.m. — Decide I need to stop what I'm doing and decompress immediately, so J. and I watch an episode of. OF COURSE, the episode we're on is the one on high schoolers and Zoom teaching! I contemplate switching to the next one because I am EXTREMELY TRIGGERED but end up sticking with it.
5 p.m. — Teaching day finally ends, and I am beyond spent. I finish the onion bagel in my office and furiously text my friends about my morning email situation. Everyone is extremely supportive but I still feel awful.7 p.m. — J. walks the pup to the train stop and meets me there to try to cheer me up. I spend hours analyzing the situation and strategizing; I will definitely be applying to other jobs next year. At some point, J.
2 p.m. — Student meetings start and last until 4:30. I have a short break in between meetings so I walk two blocks to get groceries. I get egg noodles, red pepper, cherry tomatoes, diced tomatoes, canned corn, OJ, ultra-filtered milk, cheese, and wet dog food. I Venmo request J. for half.4:30 p.m.
2 p.m. — Walk the dog then take the bus to campus . Upon getting to campus, I spit in a tube. I'm old hat at this COVID-test situation by this point.3 p.m. — I pick up and return a few books at the campus library, then it's teaching time! It's… fine. Not my best, not my worst. I find out, unfortunately, right before the class begins, that an organizer acquaintance of mine from a previous city died of COVID. She was in her 60s but vaxxed and boosted.
12 p.m. — Feeling melancholy again, thinking about my acquaintance who passed away. I listen to Fleet Foxes while I make comfort food: oatmeal with peanut butter, sprinkled with bee pollen and maple clusters. I then spend a few hours planning publications and conference talks before jumping into writing.
12:15 a.m. — Start getting ready for bed. I brush my teeth and write my gratitude notes and affirmations, read a bit more, and it's lights out at 12:45.9 a.m. — Wake up grumpily, annoyed I went to sleep so late. J. is at home and he starts making bread in the kitchen and walks the dog. Since he usually has a much more difficult week, he is using this week to do a lot of baking, and I'm not complaining! That said, the kitchen is a complete mess and is stressing me out quite a bit.
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