I had hoped to accomplish the following:
- tackle the piles of filing in my home office and campus office
- catch up on reading various pleasure books I've amassed
- cook: salade niçoise, strawberry shortcake, homemade ice cream, tomato/mozzarella salad, and test some new recipes
- work out 4-5 times per week
- get a thorough understanding of best practices for using authentic resources in my classes
- revise and resubmit and article I've been working on for...face palm...10 bloody years
Rather than lament what I didn't accomplish, I've tried to be mindful of what I DID which includes:
- catching up on almost all the magazines and journals I've collected over 2 years
- reading 5 books for pleasure including 1 in French and 1 related to parenting
- I made ratatouille, shortcake and ice cream one time each
- I made a lovely rhubarb/almond cake with rhubarb from a stranger at the farmer's market who invited me to her home to have some of hers when there was none to be had at the market
- worked out 2-3 times per week
- learned a ton about comprehensible input
- have a good plan for a repository for a joint project
- had a mini family vacation in Des Moines, trying to make the best of a road trip to western Iowa for a funeral
- had a mini "powerful women" vacation in Minnesota and a quick visit to my favorite alma mater
- celebrated my dad's retirement
- saw 10 beloved friends and all sides of my extended families
- helped J experience French camp (which she LOVED) and swimming lessons (also loved)
- went to an overdue family reunion
- finally got professional family photos taken
