Captain Robert M. Morrison (USN Ret.)
January 20, 1933 - August 18, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Monday, August 04, 2008
Back to Work
Monday was my first day back to work after almost three months. I put in a nice five hour effort, appearing on site at our new office space. Citrus colored walls, big windows that let the sun pour in. Not too bad.
So. What have I been doing all that time? Enjoying the best summer vacation/maternity leave of my life. My husband is a stay-at-home-dad, so we had the benefit of two parents home all summer with the kids. And a completely mellow baby, who appears to be a good sleeper. The way it should be!
I did this:
A lot of this:
Some pleasure reading, which included 50% of the complete works of Jane Austen (that's three novels...but no, I'm no Janeite), Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, Michael Pollan's The Ominivore's Dilemma (which only took me about four months to read, but was well worth it), Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point, and Barack Obama's Dreams From My Father (still in progress, but summer ain't over).
A bit of gardening. Tomatoes every night this week!
Finished up some lingering sewing projects (and yes, I did finish that baby blanket I started knitting last winter).
Baked a lot of cookies.
I have thought surprisingly little about things eLearning and instructional design, although probably more than you would think.
I've got a fresh and open mind. Committed to enjoying my work -- 'cuz if I don't enjoy the time that I have to be away from my family, then it would just be hell, wouldn't it?
Expect to start hearing from me again, although probably in spurts and dribbles.
So. What have I been doing all that time? Enjoying the best summer vacation/maternity leave of my life. My husband is a stay-at-home-dad, so we had the benefit of two parents home all summer with the kids. And a completely mellow baby, who appears to be a good sleeper. The way it should be!
I did this:
A lot of this:
Some pleasure reading, which included 50% of the complete works of Jane Austen (that's three novels...but no, I'm no Janeite), Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, Michael Pollan's The Ominivore's Dilemma (which only took me about four months to read, but was well worth it), Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point, and Barack Obama's Dreams From My Father (still in progress, but summer ain't over).
A bit of gardening. Tomatoes every night this week!
Finished up some lingering sewing projects (and yes, I did finish that baby blanket I started knitting last winter).
Baked a lot of cookies.
I have thought surprisingly little about things eLearning and instructional design, although probably more than you would think.
I've got a fresh and open mind. Committed to enjoying my work -- 'cuz if I don't enjoy the time that I have to be away from my family, then it would just be hell, wouldn't it?
Expect to start hearing from me again, although probably in spurts and dribbles.
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