Whooosh...that is the sound of fall speedily transitioning into winter. It is also the sound my mind makes as it is boggled by the lack of time around here.
Lovely is now taking violin lessons and she is playing basketball. Perhaps I am pushing my childhood desires for extracurricular activities off on her, but she seems to be enjoying it. I had always read that extra activities such as this can boost self-esteem, so let's see how it works. Snugglebug is in basketball as well, but because of her age, she won't start playing until the actual games begin in December.
My first three classes at a real university are swiftly coming to an end. I still love teaching; I'm just disappointed to only have one scheduled for this spring. Because of this, I'm once more desperately on the job search. And because of this, if I get a job with a conflicting schedule, I will be forced to take the job that pays more. (sigh). I've been subbing an the girls' school as much as possible lately-- seven days this month alone, and this is during a month with a holiday break. Also, I am only available 3 days/week, so I only have the possibility of subbing 12 days max.
Needless to say, my house is atrocious. Seriously, horrendous. And I want to decorate for the holidays. However, it is difficult to reason decorating a house when the house is so dirty I've lost the dust spray. Yes, it's that bad. Any cleaning volunteers?
I've also been thinking of starting a new blog-ish site that I can use for my CV, but I'm wondering where I can dig up the time. Also, I'd like to design some writing classes at the community center for this spring--one for homeschoolers and one for adults. Oh, and did I mention I need to work on getting published myself? Every time I see my culminating project on my flash drive, guilt shoots directly from my eyes through my body to my toes, which are buried under the mass of papers, clothes, and other debris inhabiting my house.
Maybe I just need a clone? What do you think? If you could clone yourself for one day, and one day only, what would you have your clone do?
