I am completely terrible at "regularly blogging". I did ok in April, then school went nutso crazy bonkers, and I barely had time to sleep among all the planning and grading and moving and other ridiculousness. HOWEVER, this last month has been amazing.
Moving: We are moved in and about 90% of the way settled. The old lease is up next Saturday, so one more week of cleaning and getting the last few things out, and that project is completely done. I spent two weekends ago on my hands and knees cleaning the old master bathroom from stem to stern, so it is ready for move-out inspection. The things that I worry about are the kitchen and the garage, but we shall see.
Teaching: I have a contract for next year. It is amazing. My final is written and will happen Wednesday morning. There's some graduations and meetings and such that I am required to attend, but for the most part my major responsibility is going to be grading the 60 final exams in a very short period of time and finishing up comments on my students. One class out of six has comments finished, so I plan to work on that tomorrow while I'm proctoring the Spanish finals. I was asked to be the adviser for the robotics team tomorrow, so I have a lot of research to do over the summer. My textbook for AP is picked, and a few hours on Friday has my AP and Gen Phys texts mapped together so I can keep the two classes on track as far as topics. So much stuff going on this summer with teaching, so we shall see how it goes.
Fitness: I have been bad lately. Last weekend my feet got all messed up with over two dozen mosquito bites. I haven't been able to wear shoes for over a week, and walking has been pretty painful, so little in the way of exercise. However, as of a week ago I was down ten pounds from where I started in April. I never thought I'd see those numbers again, so it's a great feeling. Now I need to get my feet healed up, get my ass back to the gym, and keep those numbers going in the right direction!
Cooking: I've been having a lot of fun with meal planning and cooking lately. It's all fairly simple fare, but it's all been tasty. There are some issues I still need to work out with my portion sizes vs G's portion sizes and what leftovers are going to be eaten when, but things are on the right track. It's still costing more than I would like, but that is my fault for still relying on packaged foods. Once I get better at making larger amounts of food, reliance on pre-packaged or frozen meals should plummet. Over this summer I want to get into baking my own bread, as well. I've tried off and on over the years, but nothing has ever been consistent. Now that I have time, a KA mixer, and a few recipes for no-knead bread, this may very well be the Summer Of Bread.
Crafting: I have done jack and squat as far as crafting lately. My sewing area is piled with flotsam and jetsam lever over from moving that has not found a home yet. I have Big Plans for my first few projects. Most notably, and what can be made from my stash, is potholders. I looked at a bunch of tutorials for various styles, and all of them seemed not quite right. I fooled around in the kitchen for a few minutes lifting things and putting things in/out of the oven to see how I grip hot pans. I want to make my own design that is halfway between a potholder and an oven mitt that is easy to use, is both protective and allows dexterity, and probably won't be made from simple rectangles. The other project I want to make, and this one will require shopping, is a magic wrap skirt. I saw a video of the five hundred different ways one can be worn, but they don't really come in colors/patterns I like and also big enough for me being a giant. SO, I will get my silky awesome fabrics in pretty colors/patterns and figure out the damn pattern myself! I miss engineering patterns.
Wedding: Where did I get those two dozen mosquito bites? In Oklahoma, visiting my family for our engagement party. My parents are awesome, and they throw an incredible shindig. Other than that, wedding planning is on hold. I'm not worried about this, because I scheduled May in as an off month since I knew we'd be moving. I am officially done with school as of June 13 when grades are due, so after that wedding planning begins anew with renewed vigor and haste. Also, it's now close enough to the wedding that we could buy a marriage license. SO AWESOME.
In short, life is crazy, but also wonderful. Living with just G and no roommates is the best housing decision I have made in my adult life. Today is a good day.
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