I'm in my office, possibly for the last time for 2013. I've done the major tasks and now I'm clearing some minor tasks off my to-do list. I am ready for the Joint Mathematics Meetings next month, including my talk.
Tuesday we leave town to visit my in-laws and then later my family. I do not look forward to this. I love my family but traveling with my wife and kids is never restful. My in-laws take an eternity to do anything and qre night people, going against the grain of my being. My Mom moves from crisis to crisis. I treasure my visits to the gym mostly just for some quiet time.
Not a bad year overall, especially with the weight loss and improvement in my diabetes and blood pressure. I'm hopeful for next year, definitely looking forward to the JMM.
Friday, December 20, 2013
Monday, December 9, 2013
End of (Another) Semester
As I write this I am proctoring my third and last final exam. I have graded the first and second final exams and computed the term grades for the first class. The second one has a make-up exam today and I prefer to do all the grades at once for consistency's sake.
After compute the grades I will be done with this semester's classes. Before I start working on my Spring semester classes I will want to prepare my talk for the Joint Mathematics Meetings in January and get all the details of that trip worked out.
I am mentally and physically worn thin as is common for me at this point in the school year. I did sing in a concert last Tuesday and attended another concert last night, so music has been uplifting even as sleep has been elusive. As always I would like to recharge my batteries before visiting family for the holidays; maybe I can do better this year. We'll see.
I've plateau-ed on the weight loss as my mental resources have diminished. It takes effort for me to lose weight and I would like to put forth that effort again. Success leads to success, so if I can't get off this plateau and start lowering my weight again that will support continuing to do so.
After compute the grades I will be done with this semester's classes. Before I start working on my Spring semester classes I will want to prepare my talk for the Joint Mathematics Meetings in January and get all the details of that trip worked out.
I am mentally and physically worn thin as is common for me at this point in the school year. I did sing in a concert last Tuesday and attended another concert last night, so music has been uplifting even as sleep has been elusive. As always I would like to recharge my batteries before visiting family for the holidays; maybe I can do better this year. We'll see.
I've plateau-ed on the weight loss as my mental resources have diminished. It takes effort for me to lose weight and I would like to put forth that effort again. Success leads to success, so if I can't get off this plateau and start lowering my weight again that will support continuing to do so.
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