Alphabetical COVID Diaries:D

The back of a sign for the riverwalk. 

Dairy Day at the museum (moo-seum!).  D--- W----- came over to sign J---'s card. Day before Thanksgiving! Day before Thanksgiving. Day off = great for the girls. Day off work, but my to do list was outrageous. Day off work! Day off work. Day off! Day off. Day off. Day three at new job. Day two at the office. Day Two of Labor Day weekend. Daylight Saving Sunday. Daylight Saving.

Dead goldfinch on the porch. Dead mouse in the basement - pests all around! Dealt with that and felt good to have a lot of it off my plate.

D-- and I had a huge blowout. D-- and J--- were headed home, so I headed to N--- and S------'s and hung out with them and D------ and J--- for a bit. D-- called that Mom was in the hospital D-- called that they're taking Mom to the ER. D--'s new dog Rocket is a pomsky and he's pretty cute.

Definitely cooled way down last night. Definitely felt like spring. Dentist appointment in W--------- this morning. Dentist appointment this morning - status quo. Dentist in W--------- this morning. Dentist this morning - new hygienist and I don't care for the dentists, so I don't know how long I'll stay there. Dentist, work, grocery store. Dentist this morning - my bottom teeth are an absolute mess. Depressingly quiet. Despite a beautiful day, only 29 kids did trick or treating at our house - we had bowls of candy and other goodies on the porch. Despite signs saying masks are required, the workers were not wearing them. D---- came over to visit for a while after that.

Did  yoga at the UC during lunch.  Did a bit of cleaning, but will do more tomorrow morning. Did a bit of work, walked Hannah, did yoga, and read some of the newest Sarah Dessen book. Did a bit of work, worked out, and took Hannah out for a couple of walks. Did a bit of work. Did a bit of work. Did a bit of yardwork. Did a bit. Did a bunch of chores, including ordering a bouquet for R----- for her wedding on Friday!

Did a bunch of CPL work and then it was time to go get her. Did a bunch of errands today - dropped packages off to be shipped, picked up library books, made a donation to the Humane Society, and picked up the CSA. Did a bunch of prep for CPL today and the upcoming GMAT training. Did a bunch of work before lunch. Did a bunch of yardwork - took four bags over to the compost. Did a bunch of yardwork. Did a couple of errands I could walk to. Did a couple of hours at FAC for a wedding. Did a drive-up pickup at Target (smooth operation) and grocery shopping at Woodman's.

Did a few errands today - Blodgett to get food for Hannah (yay! not from mail order!) and Walgreen's. Did a Fitness Blender leg workout after dropping Hannah off at daycare. Did a Fort HealthCare class and a yoga class with I-- after work. Did a fun 20-minute meeting with the Hawk Squad celebrating general education. Did a League of Women Voters book club via Zoom today - not as great as I'd hoped.

Did a little yoga to try and loosen up my hamstrings. Did a lot in the kitchen today - made a Moroccan lentil soup (okayish - will eat for lunch today, but won't make again). Did a lot of chores around the house - laundry, cleaning the litter box. Did a lot of CPL work today.  Did a lot of reading on the couch. Did a lot of work in the kitchen today - roasting pumpkin seeds and making granola.

Did a task at work. Did a tour of the water tower and the Dwight Foster house this morning. Did a yoga class with I-- today, but otherwise it was a pretty low-key day. Did a Zoom call with T--'s family. Did an application for a different job at UWW - fingers crossed. Did an escape room at night - we were terrible at it. Did an interview for the LC Coordinator position at UWW today. Did as much with the cabin as I could. Did Body Blast at FAC outside and it was such an energizing workout.  Did CPL office hours. Did get a phone call about a phone interview on Wednesday, so fingers crossed. Did household things - laundry, clipping Hannah's nails, making H chicken and sweet potatoes. Did interviews with ORSP and had a FAC board meeting. Did J---'s annual review over at FAC.

Did laundry, made snacks for Hannah, and had a phone/Zoom call with E--- and R----- after dinner. Did laundry and lazed about. Did laundry and took H for a bath. Did laundry and vacuumed. Did laundry today. Did laundry, a puzzle, and watched a lot of Buffy episodes today. Did laundry, updated my blog, and basically read a bunch. Did laundry, vacuumed, and read a bit. Did laundry, went over to visit L---- and his parents. Did laundry Did laundry. Did laundry. Did laundry. Did laundry. Did lots of household chores and bought T-- some birthday presents.

Did not sleep particularly well last night, so it was a good that it was quiet day at work. Did some blog stuff, took H. for long walks, and read most of a book. Did some BS FAC scheduling. Did some chores, namely laundry. Did some chores. Did some cleaning, including the floors. Did some FAC and CPL work today. Did some Fort HealthCare fitness classes and I am super sore! Did some housecleaning, yoga, and watched episodes from Season 7 of Taskmaster.

Did some laundry and cleaned a bit. Did some laundry today before running over to campus to go to a listening session about budget cuts. Did some laundry, napped with Zelda. Did some laundry. Did some laundry. Did some laundry. Did some laundry.

Did some work and took Hannah to the dog park.  Did some work, did some yoga, and spent a fair amount of time trying to get Hannah to eat. Did some work, walked Hannah, and did a yoga class. Did some work, watched some Buffy, and that was that. Did some yard work - the internet was down for several hours, so what else were we going to do? Did some yard work and put up Halloween decorations! Did some yardwork and went to Frosty Freeze for my first ice cream cone of the season. Did some yardwork until I was chased indoors by rain. Did some yoga with I--. Did take books back to the library. Did work. Did yoga. 

Didn't feel great for a bunch of the day - had a headache, so I slept a bunch on the couch. Didn't feel great this morning. Didn't feel great, so spent a lot of time on the couch. Didn't feel great, so took a long nap and did some reading. Didn't get one of the jobs at BTC. Didn't have a great night's sleep last night, so I took a catnap or two with Zelda. Didn't hear back about the DA position in psych. Didn't stop Hannah from having some great walks.

Dinner and then back to the Air BnB. Dinner at Big R's Pump and Party was brilliant, though. Disappointed that they've decreased the number of self-check for large orders. Disastrous dinner - made T-- go get fresh asparagus, but the risotto was terrible, so I had to go back to Festival for CLM ingredients. Discussed with T-- on the way to school about a Vox article I read about how cursing has changed over time. 

Diving dogs! Do fish have loins? Do not recommend. Do some CPL stuff. D-- and R------ came by to drop off rugs from the W-----s. D-- and T-- came to drop off the dining room table and it looks fantastic! D-- used the grill. Doctor this morning - scheduled a colonoscopy for later this month. Doctor's appointment this morning. Doesn't seem to bother Hannah, but I am not as willing to stay out on walks. Dog park with L---- and J---- this morning. Doggy bath for her afterwards. Doggy play date with Gus.

DoL meeting - my references are all lined up. DoL meeting and a quick board meeting re: FAC ED search. DoL meeting this morning. DoL meeting today, followed by lots of emails and phone calls. DoL meeting today. DoL meeting via WebEx this morning.  DoL meeting via Webex. DoL meeting, but only B----- and I were there. DoL meeting. DoL report in and the last day of work before vacation. DoL report submitted. DoL team meeting, took H to the dog park, and that was about all.

Donald Trump is a terrible leader. Drizzly, grey day. Dropped H off at E---'s and then went to Iowa City for a tailgate. Dropped H off with E--- and R-----, drove to Iowa, Easter brunch and egg hunt, drove back, picked up H. Dropped H. off at E--- and R-----'s and then drove to D--'s house. Dropped H. off with E--- and headed out for Labor Day. Dropped Hannah off at E---'s and we drove to Iowa. Dropped Hannah off with E--- and R-----. Dropped of a donation at Goodwill and went to yoga at FAC. 

Drove back home this morning. Drove back home after meeting T---- very briefly for a coffee. Drove back home. Drove back home. Drove back home this morning. Drove back to Wisco, though, because I'll need to get things together for work next week. Drove back to Wisconsin after spending the morning with TRL. Drove back, got H, and headed off to bed." Drove home afterwards. Drove home and picked up H. Drove home kind of late. Drove home with stops at Sonic (cherry limeade slush!) and Costco (gift card to thank E--- and R----- for dogsitting). Drove home. Drove home. Drove home. Drove home. Drove part of the way to D--'s house - bad weather and traffic slowed me down. Drove to Chicago with T-- so he could run some errands. Drove to Columbus. Drove to Iowa and back for G------'s Celebration of Life. Drove to Iowa and back to get T--'s grandmother's curio cabinet. Drove to Iowa City to go to the H----- kids' birthday party and then drove home. Drove to Iowa. Drove to Iowa. Drove to Iowa. Drove to Lorain, OH for T---'s brother's wake." Drove to Michigan and saw my mom! Drove to Michigan today. Drove to Michigan, picked up J-------- at N--- and S------'s house, and then went to A--'s graduation party." Drove to Michigan. Drove to Michigan. Drove to Michigan. Drove to Michigan. Drove to Michigan. Drove to M------ - had dinner with Mom (yay!) and Whippy Dip with D-- (yay!). Drove to M------ today. Drove to Minnesota via La Crosse so Ted could stop at Dave's Guitar. Drove to MKE for my flight to Toronto. Drove to Mom's.

Dug out this morning. Dumb day at work - new PIRL spreadsheet. :(

Alphabetical COVID Diaries: C

It's NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month) and the project I'm doing is my Alphabetical COVID Diaries. Go visit San at The In Between Is Mine to sign up to be part of NaBloPoMo or to find a list of bloggers who are participating.

A bridge along the riverwalk. 

Called and accepted the job offer from B---- D-----. Called in sick and went to bed. Called the candidate for the FAC ED position to make an offer. Came back to the hotel and didn't leave again until a brief foray out to get a salad for dinner. Came back, did some CPL work, and did laundry. 

Came home and both Hannah and Zelda just wanted all the cuddles. Came home and collapsed. Came home and sent so many emails. Came home and T-- and I went to Woodman's after I picked up the CSA in the pouring rain. Came home and watched Taskmaster. Came home and worked out. Came home for lunch, ran for groceries, walked Hannah, and went to a yoga class. Came home for the afternoon Came home to storms and had to get Hannah out in between thunder cracks. Came home, did some CPL work, and ran some errands around town - paying the water bill and getting a dog license. Came home, took H to a grooming appointment, picked up the CSA, worked out, and went to the grocery store after dinner. Came home, worked out, and stuffed some Christmas cards.

Campus lost power, so T-- came home early and was able to go to the FACTalk with me. Campus Town Hall was a bit more optimistic than the more recent ones, but Madison's decision to stop F2F classes is reverberating through the system. Can be discharged tomorrow if things continue to go well. Can buy hand sanitizer and Lysol wipes reliably again. Can do better. Can't blame her. Can't go into the vet office, but had to hand her off in the parking lot. Can't wait to go home tomorrow.

Cancelled DoL meeting. Cancelled programming committee meeting for tomorrow. Cardio class after work. Career Fair this morning, book club, and a stop over at the One Stop for a quick visit with the new Success Coach. Career Fair volunteering this morning. Carolers came to the door - not sure if that's sweet or stupid or both. Carpooled with L---- because her car was in the shop. Carved a pumpkin after dinner. Carved our pumpkins after dinner. Carved some pumpkins this morning since the ones we carved with E--- and R----- went bad. Catch up day at work.

Caught up on bills, laundry, and wrote some letters. Caught up on my blog today, ran to the library, did some cleaning, and made granola. Caught up on some blog work. Caught up on some email. Caught up on some of my grading/class prep. Caught up on Taskmaster. CCB meeting. CEC again today. CEC for work this morning. Celebrated Zelda on International Cat Day. Changed the air filter and humidifier pad because we're going to have to turn on the heat tonight.

Checked in at the Air BnB and went to see T---! C------ resigned from FAC today. Cherry cordial Hershey Kisses on sale at Walgreen's. Cherry pie in my belly!

Chill day at home after the exciting day of socializing yesterday. Chill day mostly spent reading on the couch. Chill day. Chill day. Chill Saturday afternoon and evening.  Chill Saturday. Chill Saturday. Chill Saturday. Chill Saturday. Chill Saturday. Chill Sunday. Chill Sunday. Chill Sunday. Chill work from home day. Chilly, rainy day.

Chore day Sunday. Chore day! Chore day! Chore day! Chore day! Chore day. Chore day. Chore day. Chore day.  Chore day.  Chores on a Sunday. Chores today - H bath, getting stuff at Festival, fixing a tie for T--, laundry, vacuum. Chores today - laundry, making Hannah's snacks. Chores with T-- after dinner - groceries, Target, and the pet store."

Christmas cards are done. Christmas cards are mostly done! Christmas cards are officially on their way. Christmas cards came in the mail today! Christmas Day! Christmas Eve Eve! Christmas Eve Eve! Christmas Eve! Christmas Eve! Christmas tree up today! Christmas! Christmas! Christmas! Christmas!

Church bells are loud. C----- and A--- made a sign for when I picked R------ up from the airport. 

Cleaned a bit downstairs. Cleaned downstairs. Cleaned house, did laundry, made dinner, and walked the dog. Cleaned it up. Cleaned out my closet and dresser drawers and took a bag over to Goodwill. Cleaned out my inbox and tried to get prepared. Cleaned out the linen closet to make room because the new towels are very fluffy.

Cleaned the downstairs pretty thoroughly. Cleaned the floors, did taxes. Cleaned the house, bathed the dog, and did a long workout. Cleaned the house, T-- did taxes, and we watched a lot of Taskmaster. Cleaned up a bit, did laundry. Cleaned up some of the leftover holiday chaos - putting presents away, breaking down boxes, etc. Cleaned up the house and made some buckeyes. Cleaning D--'s house. Cleaning the litter box.

Clear and very cold outside. Clear off the driveway just to have it covered an hour later. Cleared things up, but it snowed again when the sun went down. Climate change right before our eyes.

Clipped Hannah's nails and then took her to W--------- for a bath at the pet store. Coke was #3 for both of us, which is utterly shocking.

Cold AGAIN. Cold again. Cold and blustery today. Cold and rainy again. Cold and rainy here - pretty unpleasant weather. Cold and rainy. Cold and rainy. Cold and rainy. Cold and rainy. Cold and wind set in, too, so it's hard to say if it will be better tomorrow. Cold and windy today. Cold and windy. Cold front came in last night. Cold front is coming in - looking forward to a high of 1 tomorrow. Cold front! Cold November rain. Cold weather came back with a vengeance. Cold wind blew in this afternoon and it's chilly out there. Cold, drizzly day. Cold, grey, rainy. Cold, rainy day so Hannah loved it, obviously. Cold, rainy day. Cold, rainy day. Cold, rainy day. Cold, rainy day. Cold, rainy day. Cold, rainy day. Cold, rainy day. Cold, rainy day. Cold, rainy day. Cold, rainy Sunday. Cold, rainy. Cold, sunny day. Cold, wet, dreary. 

Colonoscopy prep today. Colonoscopy was normal. COLS Advisor interview on campus. Come home a tiny bit early, had a good workout. Come home early because I felt like crap. Come home this afternoon, took H for a long walk, worked out, and then went back to campus for a poorly attended advising event. Come home, did laundry, and T-- and both zonked out. Committee meeting at FAC after work. Completed a boatload of life chores - updating my blog, FAC stuff, paying bills Completed a couple of applications at UWW today. Completed a jigsaw puzzle with Ted in the morning. Cookies and Cocoa at work. Cookies and Cocoa event. Cool stationery shop and a guitar shop to pick up an instrument he had some work done on.

Cool weather has arrived Cool. Cooled off today and even rained a little. Corn maze this afternoon. Coronavirus craziness.  Coronavirus news seems bad, so it's kind of nice to be just hanging out at home! 

Costco after dinner to get stuff for Thanksgiving salad. Costco after dinner. Costco after that Costco after work. Costco in the morning and Woodman's after dinner. Costco trip this morning. Costco, laundry, cutting Hannah's nails. Costco, Woodman's, and Mounds. Costco! Costco.

Couple of fitness classes after work. Couple of interviews at UWW, board meeting, and going to E--- and R----'s after dinner. Couple of meetings, worked on a Qualtrics form, and generally goofed off a lot Couple of work meetings and that was that. Couple of work meetings hits morning Couple of work meetings online Couple of work meetings today and then yoga class with I--. Couple of work meetings today, chancellor's chat (we should be prepared to pivot at any time). Couple of work meetings, and G----- family Zoom after dinner. Couple of work meetings.

COVID booster really wiped me out. COVID cases are really spiking, so it's scary to be out. COVID shot at Walgreen's after work. COVID test on campus today - it was negative.

Crappy weather. Crazy busy day at work, followed by a tornado warning right at the end. Crazy day! Crazy day! Crazy dog. Crazy Monday. Crazy people on city council and school board and vetoing money for the school district. Crazy shopping day. Crazy since they were the ones under attack. Crazy times. Crazy traveling day. Crazy weather. Crazy. Crazy. Crazy. Crazy. Crazy.

Creepy! Crossed off lots of things on my to-do list. CSA and working out this afternoon. Curbside pickup of a library book, ME & My Pets for some dog supplies, Woodman's for groceries, and then I got the CSA. Cut back a lot of cup flowers that were overhanging the driveway. Cut H's nails today and she was pretty good about it. Cut my finger. C------ texted that Buddy died - poor, sweet dude.

Alphabetical COVID Diaries: B

It's NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month) and the project I'm doing is my Alphabetical COVID Diaries. Go visit San at The In Between Is Mine to sign up to be part of NaBloPoMo or to find a list of bloggers who are participating. 

From the facade of a downtown business.

Back and forth to Walgreen's trying to figure out medicine for the dog. Back at work after a long weekend. Back at work today. Back at work! Back at work! Back at work. Back home. Back into the CEC today to try and get the quarterly report done. Back to campus where I met with a student, did progress reports, and met with LWF. Back to feeling fine! Back to N--- and S------'s afterwards for pizza. Back to summer weather today. Back to the hotel for bed after training. Back to work today! Back to work tomorrow. Back to work tomorrow. Back to work wearing a mask. Back to work with us.

Bad headache, so I went to bed early. Bad meeting about how the CCB is going to disband this afternoon. Bad news all around. Bad news. Bad weather is headed our way again tomorrow and it was supposed to be a SOAR day, but everyone got together in the office and got things ready for a virtual event. Bad weather tonight. Baked a blueberry pie for the pie auction tomorrow. Baked cookies to take over to B---- and H------'s - today was my last day taking care of Rosie. Bars opened.

Bath for H, laundry.

Beautiful day - just warm enough and the humidity has broken! Beautiful day - we opened the windows and it was nice to air the house out a bit. Beautiful day - we opened up some windows and I wore my sandals for the first time all year! Beautiful day and I took Hannah out for some nice long walks. Beautiful day for Body Blast outside at FAC .Beautiful day for it! Beautiful day, though. Beautiful day! Beautiful day! Beautiful day. Beautiful day. Beautiful day. Beautiful day. Beautiful day. Beautiful day. Beautiful day. Beautiful day. Beautiful day. Beautiful fall day. Beautiful fall day. Beautiful July day - not too hot or muggy. Beautiful night - the evenings are getting cooler. Beautiful out, so T-- went on a walk with me and H. Beautiful spring day. Beautiful spring day. Beautiful spring day. Beautiful spring day. Beautiful summer day. Beautiful sunrise while walking H today. Beautiful weather until a storm blew through in the afternoon. Beautiful weather. Beautiful weather. Beautiful, windows open weather. Beautiful weather.

Because our schedule was goof with the trip to Madison, we forgot to feed the girls dinner on time! Because we didn't do much yesterday, it was all crammed in today. B---- and I got the DoL quarterly report turned in for the first time with no errors. B---- did some magic with match funds, so we're going to tell DoL that we're going to end the grant early. Below zero temps again today.

B-- and D---- stopped by for a few minutes so A---- could give us some Girl Scout cookies. Benefits stuff seems to be done. Between fireworks and storms, Hannah may never voluntarily go outside again. Between the CSA and regular grocery trips, we're well-stocked. Biden announced his VP selection of Kamala Harris. Biden issued a statement saying he was going to reverse IRAP programs, but I'm not sure what it means for our programs.

Big chore day - made granola, cleaned the floors, did laundry. Big chore day. Big day at work. Big day for H. Big day for the dog. Big day! Big day! Big day! Big day. Big day. Big event of the day. Big event today was a FAC board meeting where they debated the Farmers Market. Big FAC day. Big fire in Fort - sounds like a lot of rubber was being stored in a building. Big fun! Big Saturday. Big shopping day. Big storm this afternoon. Big storms after dinner. Big thunderstorms after dinner.

Bike ride with T--, B--, J-----, and C------ this morning. Birthday Eve! Birthday! Bit of a housewife day. Bit of a neighborhood gathering on my way back from the library - K----, J----, and it was nice to talk with them to see how things are going. Bit of a stressful day.

Bitter cold again. Bitter, bitter cold today. Bitter, bitter cold. Black bean soup for dinner and made granola after dinner. Black bean soup simmering in the slow cooker all day for dinner. Bleh. Blissful Saturday with nothing on the calendar! Blissfully quiet Saturday at home. Blog posts, including a guest post and the first post in the I Capture the Castle book club.

Blowing wind, snow all over the roads. Board meeting after work - I'm pretty sure this quietness will end soon, but I'm taking advantage of it while I can. Board meeting after work. Board meeting at FAC. Board meeting before dinner. Bob Evans for dinner and Whippy Dip for dessert. Body blast after work at FAC. Body Blast after work. Body blast and yoga at FAC before dinner. Body blast and yoga at FAC. Body Blast at FAC after that! Body Blast at FAC after work. Body Blast at FAC after work. Body Blast at FAC after work. Body blast at FAC after work. Body blast at FAC after work. Body blast at FAC after work. Body blast at FAC before dinner - tried to go easy! Body Blast at FAC before dinner. Body Blast outside at FAC after work.

Bonkers day. Boo. Boo.

Book club after dinner - Piranesi by Susannah Clarke - big thumbs up. Book club after dinner - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - sad book, but D---- called it hopeful which is a choice. Book club after dinner at Y's house - A Thousand Ships - sad book. Book club after dinner. Book club after dinner. Book club after dinner. Book club after dinner. Book club after dinner. Book club at C------'s after dinner. Book club at D----'s - we read Euphoria by Lily King. Book club at D-----'s new house - no one loved the book, so I felt vindicated about my meh feelings. Book club at L---'s house. Book club at L-----'s house. Book club at Y---'s.  Book club for Code Name Helene. Book club here tonight - H did well. Book club tonight. Book club tonight. Book club via Zoom after dinner - the consensus is that David Sedaris is just sort of mean. Book club via Zoom tonight. Book club!

Boom booms stressed Hannah out again. Boring day. Both FAC job postings went live on Indeed and it's been good getting resumes from people - unfortunately, not many for the ED position. Both H and Z were very needy and affection seeking when I got home, so T-- and I spent lots of time giving them pets. Both places were crazy busy, but we got in and out no worse for wear. Both places were madhouses. Bought some clothes for work on Black Friday sales. Bought some work pants today. Boxed up all the presents for D--, Mom, and T--- and scheduled pickup for tomorrow. Breakfast at Wendy's. 

B---- and I presented at a conference about how to target diverse groups in apprenticeships. B---- called to tell me to schedule a vaccine because we have student workers. B----'s pretty angry with Financial Services because they mess up some payroll. :( Brief conversation with P---- at FAC. Brief interlude to return library books, buy Valentine's Day cards at Tuttle's, and pick up the CSA eggs. Brief meeting at work. Brief trip into W--------- to get Hannah her meds. Brief trip to drop off a Goodwill donation and pick up the CSA, but otherwise it was a quiet day at home. Brief trip to J---------. Brief trip to the Farmers Market to get honey. Brief trip to Woodman's after dinner. Brief trips to Walgreen's and Festival, but otherwise a quiet day at home. Briefly ran to Festival and Blodgett's, but otherwise hung out with the girls. Briefly went to FAC to say goodbye to J--- on her last day, but otherwise stayed in. Briefly went to J---------- - trip chaining to get gasoline without ethanol for the lawnmower, kitty litter, and stop to get peaches from L----. Briefly went to the library to get books.

Broke 20 degrees, so Hannah could go out without her coat and booties, so she was happy about that. Broke out the heated vest for the first time this year. Brr. Brunch, softball game. Buddy and Mingus in the morning and after dinner. Buddy and Mingus in the morning and after dinner. Buddy and Mingus this morning and after dinner. Building up strength for a "regular" day tomorrow. Bummer. Bummer. Bummer.

Busy and productive. Busy at work with lots of meetings with probation students. Busy chore day - laundry, baking, giving Hannah a bath. Busy chore day. Busy day at work afterwards and then grocery store after dinner. Busy day at work today. Busy day at work, but it felt good to be productive. Busy day at work, but it was nice to be productive. Busy day at work, but otherwise not much on the homefront. Busy day at work! Busy day at work! Busy day at work. Busy day at work. Busy day at work. Busy day at work. Busy day at work. Busy day at work. Busy day at work. Busy day at work. Busy day at work. Busy day at work. Busy day at work. Busy day at work. Busy day at work. Busy day at work. Busy day considering I didn't do any paid work. Busy day for H - dog park date with J---- and Aoife, a bath, and a nail trim!Busy day setting up interviews for FAC jobs.

Busy day today. Busy day! Busy day! Busy day! Busy day. Busy day. Busy day. Busy day. Busy day. Busy day. Busy day. Busy day. Busy day. Busy day. Busy day. Busy day. Busy day. 

Busy errand morning in J--------- - Hobby Lobby to get a Newton's Cradle for O---, pet store, Ulta, and Woodman's. Busy Friday morning with work. Busy Friday. Busy Monday at work. Busy Monday at work. Busy morning - laundry, making H sweet potatoes, cleaning. Busy morning - washed the litter box, gave H a bath, vacuumed, and did laundry. Busy morning at work. Busy morning with student meetings, but this afternoon was a lot less scheduled. Busy morning. Busy Saturday! Busy Saturday. Busy Saturday. Busy Saturday. Busy Saturday. Busy SOAR - lots of COLS students, which is good, but exhausting. Busy SOAR day at work. Busy Sunday. Busy Sunday. Busy Sunday. Busy virtual day at work today. Busy, productive day at the office. Busy, productive day at work - filled out DWD app enough to send it to B----, finished slides for webinar on Friday. Busy.

But everyone's wearing masks and social distancing, so I guess that's how it is now. But Hannah hurt herself somehow and the vet's closed. But I think we're making progress. But it's fine! But its been good and today I helped people! But she will sleep well tonight. But the temps are plummeting tonight.

But then somebody was shooting off fireworks and it scared Hannah, so we turned on the AC. But we're starting with antibiotics tomorrow after Hannah is no longer loopy. But, on the bright side, she suffered no ill consequences from playing with Ginger yesterday, so that was good news. But!

Alphabetical COVID Diaries: A, Part II

It's NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month) and the project I'm doing is my Alphabetical COVID Diaries. Go visit San at The In Between Is Mine to sign up to be part of NaBloPoMo or to find a list of bloggers who are participating. 

Above the drive thru of a local coffee shop. 

Another absolutely beautiful November day. Another absolutely beautiful spring day. Another bananas day. Another beautiful day in terms of weather. Another beautiful day. Another beautiful day. Another beautiful day. Another beautiful day. Another beautiful day. Another beautiful day. Another beautiful day. Another beautiful spring day. Another beautiful summer day - not too hot, sunny, and wonderful. Another beautiful, cool day. Another boom, boom bang kind of day.

Another busy day at home. Another busy day at work. Another busy day at work. Another busy day at work. Another busy day at work. Another busy day at work. Another busy day at work. Another busy day at work. Another busy day at work. Another busy day at work. Another busy day at work. Another busy day at work. Another busy day work day. Another busy day. Another busy day. Another busy day. Another busy day. Another busy GR day - Calvin Ecosystem Preserve (very big thumbs up), Public Museum (another winner), Downtown Market (very good), African American Museum (lackluster, but there was a very nice volunteer).

Another busy SOAR day at work. Another busy Tuesday. Another busy work day. Another busy work day. Another chill day with T----. Another chill day. Another chill weekend day. Another cold day - flurries on and off all day, but none of it stuck. Another cold day. Another cold day. Another cold day. Another cold, rainy day. Another cold, rainy day. Another crazy day at work. Another day at home. Another day at home. Another day at home. Another day at home. Another day at home. Another day at work. Another day at work. Another day of calling apprentices and gathering data. Another day of social distancing. Another day of work, another workout, another walk around the block. Another day with not a lot happening. Another day with terrible air quality.

Another day. Another day. Another day. Another driveway photo this year. Another driveway photo. Another good day of walks for H. Another gorgeous day outside. Another gorgeous day outside. Another gorgeous day. Another gorgeous day. Another great birthday (social distancing, of course). Another kind of long day. Another lonely morning at the CEC. Another long day. Another long day. Another lovely day - H and I did long walks. Another low-key day at home. Another Monday. Another oddly busy day at work. Another oddly busy day at work. Another oddly long day.

Another pretty day - maybe spring really is here! Another pretty day with windows open. Another pretty day. Another pretty day. Another pretty March day. Another pretty quiet day at home. Another pretty quiet day. Another quiet day at home with the girls. Another quiet day at home. Another quiet day at home. Another quiet day at work. Another quiet day. Another quiet day. Another rainy day! Another really gorgeous July day. Another record breaking warm day. Another slow day at work. Another slow day at work. Another SOAR day. Another social distancing day. Another social distancing day. Another super busy day at work. Another unseasonably warm day. Another very busy finals week day for T--.

Another very hot day. Another very quiet day at work. Another very quiet work day. Another warm day! Another warm day. Another warm day. Another warm day. Another warm, sunny day. Another windy, grey day. Another work day. Another work day. Answered a few CPL emails today, but mostly hunkered down and sulked.

Ants are in the bathroom - T--'s really upset about them. Apparently I was the "responsible adult." Apparently last night there was a short, violent storm. Apparently. Applied for a bunch of jobs today - some asked about the COVID vaccine, which I thought was interesting. Applied for a bunch of jobs today. Applied for a job and got an email to set up a phone interview. Applied for another job, too. Applied for some jobs, read, updated my blog. Applied to a bunch of jobs, took down Halloween decorations, did some yardwork, and spent too much time blogging.

Apprentice orientation after dinner. A-------- Heating and Cooling out to fix the AC. At a hotel in M------.At least it's over. At least the sun came out. At work J---- redid the Success Roadmap and it looks so much better. Ate lunch at the SweetSpot outside. Attended Zoom FACTalk with an econ guy talking about Rust Belt cities. Awkward meeting with the Hispanic Collaborative this morning to say we won't hold the course they'd recruited heavily for.

Alphabetical COVID Diaries: A, Part I

It's NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month) and the project I'm doing is my Alphabetical COVID Diaries. Go visit San at The In Between Is Mine to sign up to be part of NaBloPoMo or to find a list of bloggers who are participating. 

Dumpster in front of a house that was getting a new roof, siding, and gutters. Can you even imagine what that cost?

A bit of venting about the financial woes at UWW before we called it a day. A bit stressed about it, but B---- says not to worry. A--- came up from Madison and we did all the Fort things - Farmers Market, water tower tour, museum, cows. A couple of people who have been out of college for a long time asked for some info on coming back. A couple of quick meetings this morning, then goofed off a bunch. A couple of student meetings, went to the PGL meeting to tell them about my job and discuss Navigate. A couple of work meetings and some fitness classes. A crazy busy week at school and I'm excited for a bit of down time this weekend. A day is missing.

A DoL meeting in which I learned that one of the CCB's employees is leaving in November. A fair number of student meetings. A family event! A good time was had by all. A lot of CPL feedback. A lot of people still aren't wearing masks. A lot of stores are starting to mandate mask wearing. A nice gentle rain all afternoon. A perfect Saturday. A really tiring day. A run! A sigh of relief is felt all around. About 40 kids this year - we once again just put some candy out on the porch.

Absolute madness. Absolutely beautiful day. Absolutely silly. Accidentally left my pillow there.

Admitted Warhawk Day at work. Admitted Warhawk Day this morning. Admitted Warhawk today. Advising Institute today and then F-'s retirement party.

After a bit of a false spring, all the giant piles of snow had melted, but now there's snow again. After a crazy Saturday, it was chore Sunday. After a long week, I mostly spent the day on the couch watching Schitt's Creek episodes. After a lot of things going on yesterday, I had a pretty chill day today. After breakfast, T-- noticed a smell like gas.

After dinner we had book club - What's Mine and Yours - meh. After dinner we made Valentine's Day cards. After dinner we went to a lecture about Stax Records over at J--- M-----'s farm. After dinner we went to see Three Thin Dimes at the patio concert at FAC. After dinner, GBBO episode - bread week. After dinner, I went over to Paddy's for a game night that D------- organized. After dinner, went to J---------. After that, it was a pretty lazy Saturday. After work, I went to Walgreen's, picked up the CSA, signed some FAC documents, and did an hour of FHC classes. After work, we had our FAC annual meeting and regular board meeting. After work, went to Festival to buy pumpkin pie ingredients. After yesterday's excitement, today was much more chill.

Agnes wouldn't start, so I took T-- to campus, ran home to walk Buddy and Mingus, and ran to yoga class, and took H to the groomer. Agnes wouldn't start, so we had to jump the battery. Agnes' tire was flat again today, so T-- had to deal with that.

A---- L------- sent over her resume, so I'll get started calling her references on Monday.

Air quality still poor.  Albanese gummy bears taste like vomit. A---'s graduation party - good turnout and she seemed really happy. All four dogs! All Hannah all the time today. All I wanted to do was sleep. All in all, a winner of a day. All my email inboxes are clean now and I'm super excited about that. All quiet today. All the snow from Friday is long gone. All the snow is melted, I saw some robins, and it feels like spring. All the students are gone! All the trees and plants are blooming. Alone at the office all day.

Also made sweet potatoes for Hannah. Also ordered holiday cards! Also stopped to get birdseed. Also took H over to D------ C----- were she had fun. Also took Hannah to the dog park. Also, a nail trim for her and dealing with her anal glands. :( Also, had a WebEx interview for another advising position. Also, my thumb is still sprained. Also, the skateboarding street final was exciting. Also, there were fireworks tonight, so she's a nervous girl. Also, very tired. Also, went to buy groceries after dinner. Also, wrapped all the presents that need to be mailed and they'll get picked up by USPS tomorrow. 

Always an adventure on a Saturday. Am absolutely exhausted. Am excited that tomorrow is Friday. Am excited to sleep in tomorrow. Am exhausted. Am exhausted. Am exhausted. Am exhausted. Am exhausted. Am exhausted. Am exhausted. Am exhausted. Am mentally exhausted. Am officially exhausted. Am pretty tired after all that. Am pretty tired tonight. Am really worn down at this point. Am super exhausted. Am trying to finish my book club book for tomorrow, but it's slow going.  Am very tired these days. Am very tired today, though - I think staying up late for book club last night was a bad idea. Am working on a blog project where I ask 20 people to guest post to celebrate my blog's 20th anniversary.

An appraiser came by because we're financing and we kept very far from him and Lysoled every surface he touched. 

And it's so cold! And some Liberal Studies AARs. And still had time to read. And there are two cards hanging up in our display already! And warm! A--- had a sub. A--- was teaching and it was wonderful. A--- was wearing ice cream pants and I was influenced. A--- won't be doing any more yoga classes here. :(

Annoying. Annual exam this morning. Annual exam this morning.

October 2026 Accountability Buddy

Thursday, October 1
30-minute yoga video in the student union at lunchtime

Friday, October 2

10-minute yoga before bed

Saturday, October 3

30-minute full body dumbbell workout

10-minute yoga for lower back pain

Sunday, October 4

Yesterday during my workout I did something to my back. Or I have a kidney stone. Who knows? It hurts. I did some verrrry gentle yoga stretches, but I'm scared to do too much.

Monday, October 5

30-minute yoga video in the student union at lunchtime

Tuesday, October 6

Day off

Wednesday, October 7

15-minute stretch class at lunchtime*

30-minute Japanese Interval Walk

Thursday, October 8

30-minute yoga video in the student union at lunchtime

Friday, October 9

15-minute stretch class at lunchtime

Saturday, October 10

10-minute no jumping cardio

10-minute legs

10-minute standing arms

10-minute post-workout stretch

Sunday, October 11

10-minute no jumping cardio

10-minute standing arm workout

10-minute standing abs

10-minute yoga for low back pain and hip stretches

Monday, October 12

30-minute yoga video in the student union at lunchtime

Tuesday, October 13

15-minute yoga flow - The neighbors were taking down a tree on the boundary of our yards. In order to make it seem "normal," I went ahead and did some yoga. I think it worked, too. Hannah was zen next to me. 

45-minute body blast class at the community center after work

Wednesday, October 14

15-minute stretch class at lunchtime

Thursday, October 15

15-minute stretch class at lunchtime

35-minute deep yoga stretch for stress relief

Friday, October 16

Day off

Saturday, October 17

30 minute full body with weights 

15-minute yin yoga for hip flexibility 

Sunday, October 18

30-minute walking workout

10-minute yoga for tight hamstrings and lower back

Monday, October 19

30-minute yoga in the student union at lunchtime

Tuesday, October 20

45-minute body blast class at the community center after work

Wednesday, October 21

15-minute stretch class at lunchtime

5-minute full body warmup

15-minute arms and shoulders

15-minute standing abs

Thursday, October 22

30-minute yoga for hips and lower back

Friday, October 23 & Saturday, October 24

I got a couple of vaccines and took it easy on these days.

Sunday, October 25

10-minute leg workout

10-minute standing arm workout

10-minute standing abs

10-minute nervous system reset (Yoga with Adriene)

Monday, October 26

30-minute yoga in the student union at lunchtime

Tuesday, October 27

45-minute body blast class at the community center after work

Wednesday, October 28

30-minute best balance exercises - I like to do this video once a month or so because it's great for me to see the differences in my good and bad legs. Wednesdays are really hard to fit in movement, so I can do this video in my office at lunch. 

Thursday, October 29

30-minute yoga in the student union at lunchtime

Friday, October 30

15-minute stretch class at lunchtime

30-minute full body dumbbell workout - no repeats, no jumping

Saturday, October 31

Day off

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Totals: 23/31 (74.2%) of days of 30 minutes or more

Strength/cardio: 12 days

Yoga: 11 days

Short stretch classes at lunchtime: 5 times

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*Our local healthcare organization does free stretch classes virtually three times a week. Sign up here! It's free. It's fun. We regularly talk about candy and what's for lunch. It's a delightful break in the middle of the day. You do not have to have your camera on. She has the classes out there for the rest of the year, so you'd only have to register ONCE. 

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There are only TWO MORE MONTHS in the year. How are your fitness goals going? 

Vote Correctly, United States

I'm going to interrupt my regularly scheduled posting for a quick reminder that today is Election Day in the United States. If you haven't voted already, please get to your polling place before it closes tonight. Vote as if your democracy is at stake because it is.

Admittedly, it was delightful that it was sunny at 7:30 in the morning.

(No comments. Just go vote.)