This week has been big for Mom and I. She's staying alone in Parentville, and I'm in TenureTrackville for a week of visting, running errands and switching winter clothes for summer clothes.
So far, all is going pretty well. The neighbors and community center have helped her deal with a telephone outage, and her blood sugars and shots are going pretty well. She's been pretty busy this week so I don't think she's been lonely. Last night was the first time that she asked "When are you coming back?".
And I'm doing OK. I've done a bit of needed housework here, but not too much. I've been to the office twice and tied up several loose ends. Unfortunately I forgot to do 2 things and can't find a couple of other things, so I'm headed back to the office today.
I'm really going to hate to leave. There is so much here for me to do, so much that needs to be restarted, and I hate to leave it all in limbo AGAIN. But this time leaving seems really short - my moving back day (M-Day) is only 50 days away!
I'm bit worried that I'm going to have a hard time shifting back into "work mode", so I've got 50 days to be useful again. Maybe try getting back on a schedule, getting serious about fall course preparation, and spending less time on the internet.
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