Today was my "volunteer Thursday", which I always enjoy. It's just a few hours in the morning once a month, but helping feels good! I had some errands to run on the way home and have just settled down for what was going to be a marathon grading session. I've been doing so much online essay scoring that I've been a bit neglectful of my class papers. But the truth is that I just can't look at another paper right now. I posted work online (the class is a hybrid) for students to complete, and I know I will have to take care of the grading before next Tuesday's class. All the reading of essays I've been doing, combined with a brutal pollen season, has taken a significant toll on my eyes, and all I want to do now is close them. I probably won't do that, but once I finish this post I will at least not read anything else for the remainder of the day -- and will stay off the computer.
I should also do a million things around my house and yard. And clean my refrigerator. And take out the trash. And go through mail. I should take my cat to the vet. I should vacuum and mop all my floors, something I do at least every other day but have neglected since Sunday morning. These are all the "shoulds" rolling around in my head -- well, maybe not all of them but the uppermost at least. And I won't say I can't do any of them, but I will say I'm making a choice not to do them today, or at least not now. Now I am going to put my laundry in the dryer and then put on some soft music, sit down, and close my eyes. Some days, I should just do nothing.
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