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.
4 comments:
Yea, you're back! We missed you! I can see, though, that it will definitely be hard to get back in the groove after your fabulous summer. How lucky are you to have a beautiful baby who is also a sleeper!
Welcome back Cammy, as Michele said, we missed you.
So glad you had a summer vacation with the kids, nice timing with the birth :)
Look forward to your wisdom as you re-enter the online world.
Thanks for the re-entry welcome! Right now I'm working from home next to a sleeping baby. That's the way to do it.
As to wisdom...hmm? Not sure how much I can deliver on that front, Christine. Perhaps wisdom regarding diaper changes. Hah!
Spurts and dribbles. At work and at home. ; )
Nice to see your photos.
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