Ok, For Real

So, out of sheer desperation (and to avoid working out) I revised all major paper assignments for my classes today. Each semester I try to employ lessons learned from the previous semester, and the bad news is that there's always something to tweak. The good news is that the tweaking becomes easier and easier. The good news is also that the work is keeping me from inhaling a pint of Haagen Dazs Coffee ice cream.

Tomorrow I'll tackle all of Unit 1 - the first third of the semester. All homework assignments and lesson plans and handouts and exercises and points to emphasize and funny examples to use, concentrating on the first two weeks of class so that I don't have nightmares in August.

Whatever distracts me from worrying obsessively thinking about selling the house.

What? Mom's working??

Also? A big vacation for next summer is in the works. We are on the brink of complete mental and financial collapse so we figured if we're gonna go out, we might as well go out with a bang! 

In my life I've spent lots of money on house stuff and lots of money on vacations. The vacations are the only thing that makes sense right now. They're the only "big" financial thing I don't regret right now, so guess what? We're planning one so that we have a doozie to look forward to after The Year of the House. More deets later.

Time to plan student conferences in September. Where's that ice cream?

And by "bikin" I mean, "sitting on the couch, lesson planning"