Well, almost. The light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter. I have one more paper to pound out today and then I am done. Today, after a 2 hour panel on expanding women's roles in Afghan society through civil society organizations, my schedule is to get said paper finished and, depending on what time is left over, catch up on a million other things I need to get done. But, to be truthful, things like calling the insurance company and checking retirement accounts will probably wait until next week when I am *on break.* Except I still have to work. But, whatever, it's still break because I'll only be getting home past 9 if I want to :)
I know I'm getting to the end of my rope when the podcast listening increases and the long-forgotten pile of knitting starts looking really appealing. There was a NYT article recently on taking a digital day off each week. No blackberry, no blogging, just taking downtime. Wow, it's been a while since I managed that. But in the spirit of trying to calm down, I have planned a digital day off for tomorrow. No emails, no blackberry buzzing, no work. No one said it would be easy. I'm going to take a long run in the morning, work on my plants outside, read something non-academic, get a massage, and hopefully end the day with dinner and a movie out (not Netflix! It's great and all, but a girl has to get treated to going out once in a while). True, that paper may not be done, but I can make notes on paper and finish Sunday if need be. I think my addled brain needs the time off more than the paper needs to get done right now.
Off to start my busy day today...
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