Wednesday

I'm sitting at my laptop this morning working on a Concept Map for Maternal & Newborn clinical. This particular project is 50% of the written graded assignments for this third of the class. The graded assignments are 20% of the total grade, so in the end all this work is only a small portion of the whole grade for this class. I've earned an A for the first third of the class, which really in nice but means nothing for the final class grade at this point.

I'm also freezing! It's about 70 degrees in the house right now, but my feet are cold and the spot where I sit and work on the laptop is in a cold spot in the living room. There are no direct sunlight windows into this part of the house. I'm thinking I need to get a skylight put in over the kitchen area. This would bring southern light from the back of the back of the house into my living room. Of course, if I do that, the sun would shine in my eyes and I'd be pissed that I spent all that money on a distraction! But in the winter I sure would appreciate the light and warmth. I have to go up to my bedroom to get sunlight. Working there is hard because the only place to sit in on the bed and then I lie down, and then I fall asleep. Drats! (Ok, it's not that bad, but I do fall asleep when I try to study up there.)

I think, but I'm not sure, that there are five teens sleeping in my house right now. I know that there were four yesterday, but I heard another was coming over. I saw two guys on the sofas in the family room, so I'm sure about those two. I see a couple of cell phones plugged in recharging, so I suspect they belong to someone. I've taken to calling the gang Our Greek Chorus. They seem to function as a Greek chorus does in the ancient Greek plays. Occasionally they say things, but otherwise they are there for some unknown purpose. Unknown to me, anyway.

Yesterday J. actually got to play in the scrimmage at the High School. That was good. I'm glad it's working out, but the time commitment is HUGE. I dropped J. at school at 6:30 AM and picked J. up at 7:30 PM. And then there was homework and dinner before bed and starting again today. Someone will be sleeping over the weekend, for sure!

Of course I am waiting for someone to call me in labor, but so far it's been quiet. Is that because I DIDN'T plan anything fun for my Spring Break? Tomorrow I am going to a yoga class and then lunch with a friend. So I guess I'll be at a birth tomorrow. gggggggggggggs.

I could have gone to the staff meeting at church today, but I prefer to just have coffee with the pastor in the afternoon. Much better. I hate meetings.

Things I should be doing but don't want to:
Cleaning

homework for 419

Concept Map

paperwork for the birth clients

applying for fellowships at hospitals I want to work at in the fall, assuming I want to work at a hospital in the fall (but if I get a fellowship I can get tuition reimbursement, which would be good, but I don't feel like applying!)

I suppose there is more, but I can't think of it. I'm cold and I want to take a nap before going out and getting coffee and talking. Such a nice thing to not be running out somewhere for something! I love it.