Back At It

The past few days have been great.  I read magazines and a book about running.  I watched countless episodes of Scrubs and a few of Buffy.  I painted my nails.  I drank beer (Bell's Oarsman Ale - good but a bit tarter than I normally like in a beer and Two Brother's Cane and Ebel - delightful and hoppy) on a friend's porch.  I went running with a good friend.  I caught up with an old friend over the phone.  Unless I was getting up to run, I didn't set an alarm clock.  I picked scenic routes for my runs instead of convenient ones.  I relaxed after my 19 miler on Sunday and didn't feel guilty about not working on something.

I feel refreshed and ready to work again.  Although I'm not teaching for the summer, I know that it's crucial to my career to publish my research.  I have a journal article to revise and resubmit, two conference papers/article drafts based on new research to write, and work on my book manuscript and proposal to do over the summer.  In other words, I have more than enough to keep me busy for at least 40 hours a week this summer.

My major goal for this week is to start tackling article revisions.  I also want to spend at least a few hours doing some reading, note-taking, and organizing to get started on one of those conference papers.  To-do lists, balance ball and standing desk, ahoy!  I'm hoping that after a few days I'll find a nice work rhythm that I can keep up over the summer, but that will still allow time and energy for running, drinking beer on the deck, and making fun of my spouse for his Game of Thrones obsession.

What's on your agenda this week?