Opting for Decaf

All of a sudden, life seems out of control (you can always tell my stress level by the number of days in a row that I haven't blogged).  I don't get what happened.  But G went to a nerd event and I spent all day yesterday trying to get caught up, and it feels like a time warp; I'm just as overwhelmed as when I started out.  Don't you hate that?  It's not that I'm behind, per se, it's that I can't seem to get ahead.  I'm simply treading water.  Maintaining the status quo.

This is considered "clean and organized"

 This weekend, I have accomplished the following:

* Found all sources for my final research paper (a total of 16!)
* Registered for a summer class (it's a doozie)
* Prepped for this week's tutoring sessions with the new student
* Read about half of The Professor's House for class
* Jogged!
* Had some peeps over for lunch
* Loved on Lucy outside of her cage (miracle!)
* Prepped laundry, house, food for this next week of chaos
* Laid off the Diet Dr Pepper and most coffee because the caffeine is pushing my stress level too far (lesson way, way learned in the past)
* Ordered a new air mattress and sheets and a cool room divider for summer guests
* Made the command decision that I will only be taking ONE class in the fall.  The thought of two classes makes me want to crawl in a hole and die.  One it is then.

I still desperately need to accomplish the following:

* Prep this week's lesson plans for two more students

* Finish The Professor's House
* REWRITE THAT DANG MIDTERM PAPER
* Actually read the sources for my final paper!
* Actually start a draft of my final paper!
* Stop whining and get to work!
* Exercise more

A spring morning in Denver

Hold on while I breathe into this paper bag.

Researching and writing papers is the hardest thing in the world.  All I want to do is nap and I can't even do that because I'm too spazzed out about it all.

BUT!  We're going out of town next weekend!  To explore!

Lucy lays in her Conan spot for hours on end and watches me read.

It's a good thing that Orphan Black and Mad Men don't premiere until later this month or I would probably fail out.  We have gotten hooked on a new TV show, though.  Are you guys watching Cosmos, A Spacetime Odyssey on the Fox Network?  It is about the birth of the universe and lots of mysteries in outer space and even here on Earth - let me tell you, it has sparked some riveting conversations around dawrighthouse (mostly about how we're not smart enough to understand most of the concepts, but still).  It's also an interesting show to watch from a Christian perspective.  How do you reconcile believing that all of creation was formed by an Intelligent Being, and also remain willing to accept the facts of science about the age of the universe and lots of scientific "proof" of evolution?

Source

I don't believe that Christianity and Science (with a capital "S") are mutually exclusive, and I believe that we are meant to explore our surroundings and learn as much as possible (we were given dominion, after all).  I even believe in many evolutionary concepts...it just gets fuzzy when trying to imagine that we formed - or evolved - or somehow came to be - out of...slime.  A primeval swamp somewhere when some type of fish stumbled upon land and eventually formed lungs to breathe air...

Anyhoo.  It's excellent food for thought, and a thought-provoking show.

I could use another weekend.  Someone let me off this roller coaster!  Or at least come write my paper for me!