-With Alexandra to 2am, then sleep. With her in chair after 7am, she's still tired.
-Crash at 9:30am for an hour. Together time until snooze, when I put up Xmas lights.
-Also sweep, find advent calendars and do dishes. Then for walk at 4pm with A.
-Phone home & evening routine. A in crib from before 8pm to before 7am!
-Only needed soother until ~10:30pm, then managed fine until after I came in.
-Very clearly said "there's a bear!" when showing me one of her small books!
-Regular Mon, early daycare pickup by Mom, so home fast to do Santa photo at mall.
-Not happy about being alone with Santa. Happier picking up clothes in store.
-Rough getting to bed. Rough from 1-2am with both of us. Fall from bed 5:40am.
-Okay Tues, finished copying key work files. Wednesday was strike! 4hrs in morn.
-Lunch out, evening group with Alexandra, started Jughead review also.
-New game? Leaves bus shelter only to turn around and return. Likes "lumieres".
-Rough night. Thurs sucked; Windows10 and displaced anime and Gr12 survey issues.
-Eve: cut finger finishing dinner ~7:30pm. Alexandra 8:15-9pm, then to hospital.
-Medical tape, home 10:30pm, ate dinner. To bed 12am. Needed to assist at 4am.
-Friday self-directed PD, tidied desk, networked and graded papers. Then Xmas.
-From staff gathering to daycare for 5pm. More review work before bed at 11:30pm.
-Some morning time for catchup and grading, with playgroup. We napped for 2 hrs.
-Shopping, playing, and then queuing up posts finishes the week.
-Watching some AT4W, SFDebris, LostInAdaptation, Ellis (notably Hunchback).
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Item counts to Saturday (Dec 7):
Step Count 2016: About 51,200
-Trying to finish “Girl + Algebra” while baffled by darkness.
Step Count 2017: Over 62,300 (14 stars)
-Home life seems busier than work, wondering about my serotonin, RRL end.
Step Count 2018: Over 68,650 (10 stars)
-Tears in the night became cold too, MDM surveys, last "Time Untied" words for yr.
STEP COUNT 2019: Over 75,850. 13 stars.
SCHOOL EMAIL 2019: 127 New (21 sent)
We have completed DAY 68. 3 PD.
RH Stress Level: 5 (ACS Standby)
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Week 77
-Slept downstairs to get 6 hrs. With Alexandra for almost 4 hrs from 6:45am.
-Hour break, helped with lunch, did 3 hrs school over snooze (+Cappies research).
-Play, phoning, routine... trouble sleeping. Caught last 1/2 hr of NaNo party.
-Monday later work, then math social until 7pm. With little one 45 min after.
-Tues morn with Alexandra. Rough day again, trying to stay on top of things.
-Tues, cut on finger possibly from grabbing at oven. Bandaid caused tears.
-Still cold issues. Four hour stretch of sleep. School preps always busy now.
-20 min protest after school. Picked up car seat. In bed from 10pm, up 11:15pm.
-Thurs, still trying to catch up at school. More "Avenue Q" research for evening.
-On the go after school, after 6pm mentoring (not editor, narrowly), home 11pm.
-Up with little one 1:45-3:30am. Lousy sleep. Friday teaching and anime.
-Made Donna C's cranberry chicken recipe. Dishes. Hard crash downstairs.
-Almost 7 hrs sleep, with Alexandra for 90 min until had to prep to go out.
-Swimming with grandparents and cousins, then to Alyssa's. They go parade.
-Little one falls asleep on me. I do manage some work. All awake/back 2pm.
-Parents' flight cancelled with no notification. 4-5pm spinning wheels.
-Hour long drive back home, smoke alarm battery, I can't any more. Brave face.
-Crying when little one's in bath, long walk in rain once she's asleep.
-Lotus Prince board game & "Inside" Parts 1-4.
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Item counts to Saturday (Dec 14):
Step Count 2016: About 58,600
-Groaned about holidays breaking routine, tried to get ahead.
Step Count 2017: Over 67,000 (14 stars)
-Too busy before the holidays, Cappies mentoring, tried new phone.
Step Count 2018: Over 76,000 (12 stars)
-6 hrs sleep decided as standard, Similac Stage 2 & solid food, laughter video.
STEP COUNT 2019: Over 71,700. 14 stars.
SCHOOL EMAIL 2019: 124 New (16 sent)
We have completed DAY 73. 3 PDs
RH Stress Level: 8 (Starlight Breaker, Extension)
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Week 78
-Little one up for 75 min before 4am. Complete review work in morning.
-To craft show 10am. Many pictures, gifts bought. Nap at home before 1pm.
-Shovel driveway, tidy living room, put up Xmas tree and garland.
-Time with Alexandra outside after 3pm, some cold/headache issues before 5pm.
-Downstairs by 10pm, 7 hours interrupted sleep. Alexandra to Sue's daycare.
-Busy Monday, usual bus-stop trip after daycare, "arbre" on seeing tree.
-Downstairs again after 10pm. Almost 7 hrs uninterrupted. Morning okay.
-Busy Tuesday with duty and parent calls after school. Again no grading evening.
-Before 11pm, 45 min with little one, trade, then another 50 min. Aie.
-Wednesday has testing, lunch protest, shirts and shopping. Little one Xmas lunch.
-Pickup in car to go direct to in-laws due to delays. There 90 minutes.
-At home, find locket I didn't know was missing in her chair. Replace lights.
-Shovelling, cooking, rope repair, some school work, dishes. Bed 11:30pm.
-Ha ha, actual bed 12:45am. Thurs still busy with prep, calls, shopping.
-With Alexandra before 5pm to before 8pm (in crib). Unwrapped her own book!
-Still on point for 6 hrs broken sleep, rushed morning, eventual assembly.
-Songs seemed to go well? Got school files uploaded to Drive for CBook.
-Got daycare gift together and prepped for second family visit; arrival 5:30pm.
-Tears and departure after 7:15pm, I haven't even had a quiet lunch since Wed.
-Manage hour break by 8pm. But then on duty overnight AND in morning, to 9am.
-Brunch out. Alexandra pushes Mom to sit down, to keep walking with me.
-Home alone for 1pm. Start organizing photos. Can't sleep, feel sick, wrapping.
-Fix the Halloween ghosties with lemon juice and buy scale batteries. So spent.
-Pickup before 6pm (Alexandra really wants to leave). Home play. Big bath.
-Get help with dinner, talk to Anne-Lise and photos to 10pm. Downstairs after.
-Lotus Prince "Inside" parts 5 & 6, "Limbo" all (1-3). AT4W.
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Item counts to Saturday (Dec 21):
Step Count 2016: About 46,500
-Was meeting deadlines amid chaos.
Step Count 2017: Over 70,900 (14 stars)
-Car repair issue, caught a cold, secret santa art sketches.
Step Count 2018: Over 79,800 (10 stars)
-Holiday gatherings, visited school, into size 2 diapers, Timeless movie.
STEP COUNT 2019: Over 77,100. 12 stars.
SCHOOL EMAIL 2019: 105 New (22 sent)
We have completed DAY 78. 3 PDs.
RH Stress Level: 9 (Blaster Mode, Full Power)
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Week 79
-Awake from 5:30am after 6+ hrs sleep, nose still running. Start parody work.
-With Alexandra 90 minutes from 7am, then shared, then to bookstore.
-Home, I'm half hour in and out, not well. During snooze, finish parody & wrap.
-More in and out from 3pm. Walk outside, call parents, head to condo.
-I don't last. Home and passed out by about 8pm. Up 9:30pm to handle photos.
-No star day. Finish putting together photos at 1:30am. About 4 hours of sleep.*
-Full Alexandra day starts with trying to get calendar sent off. Success.
-After 9am, head to mall. Solo stroller walk, saw people, home by 11am.
-Reading, lunch, play, snooze of 1.5 hrs then to in-laws for pool time.
-More play upstairs almost 1.5 hrs, Anne-Lise arrives near 6pm. Home 7pm.
-10pm, attempt to remove old car seat and install the new one. Downstairs by 11pm.
-6 hours sleep. Finish wrapping, then tidy. Attempt tree trimming with Alexandra.
-Ball breaks, remove others, little one pulls stool down on herself, tears.
-Out for walk, back, lunch, eventually 2 hr 20 min snooze. Then need dishes done.
-Ten minute break, then everyone in 5pm. Juggling with little one. Gifts. Dinner.
-She doesn't sleep after 25 min with mom and an hour with me. Comes out 9pm.
-All drinks then dinner. Eventually put little one back to bed after 10pm.
-On to gifts later than that. Mental breakdown by midnight when champagne spilled.
-Downstairs. Find needed karaoke video. Sleep after 1am for five hours. Up 7am.
-Tradeoffs with little one for packing and dishes and more. Depart 11:15am.
-First rest stop 12:30pm for an hour. Second rest stop 3:30pm for an hour.
-Arrival 6pm. Kitty pets and ball play; shift to dinner. Downstairs after 7:30pm.
-Handle ChristMath Parody Post. Downstairs 9:30pm. Awake for an hour after 2am.
-With Alexandra from 7am, depart after 10am for family gathering.
-Munchies then stockings, snooze at 1pm for 1.75 hrs, presents, dinner, play.
-Depart after 7pm, get home 8pm, in crib 8:45pm. Fussy 9:45pm. Threw up 10:15pm.
-Throw up is all over crib and her, and then me round two. Then A-L round three.
-Hazmat bathroom. Research. Couldn't keep down water. To hospital 11:30pm.
-Done admissions by midnight, got Zofran. In medical room after 1am, with juice.
-Hourly checks (ambulance emergency had come in), doctor in after 4am.
-Home by 5am, told gastroenteritis. Notes to everyone. 3 hours sleep.
-Left them downstairs, came up 9:15am. They're up an hour later, all seems normal.
-Round of bath/showers. Naps 1pm. I crash for 2 1/4 hrs. Outside with her after 4pm.
-Dinner after 5:30pm. She's in crib by 6:30pm, we finish upstairs for an hour.
-I'm still sick. Crash before 8pm, delusional through 9pm. Sleep 11am-5am+.
-Little one goes 9pm-5am in crib. Seems feverish; throws up after morning milk.
-Alexandra has a mostly napping day. I meet Mark for lunch and shop (Xmas, gas).
-More fever for me after 3pm. No sleep. Grading after 5pm (woo). Dinner 6pm.
-Anne-Lise has also caught the gastro. Subdued evening, some videos, bath.
-We both crash downstairs with Alexandra after 8:30pm. Can't sleep, always thinking.
-Start needing to go up to washroom too. At 10:30pm drive self into emergency.
-Half hour of woozy standing (busy), then three aspirin and wait at 11:30.
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Item counts to Saturday (Dec 28):
Step Count 2016: About 36,000
-Was sick, but pleased by my writing of 2016.
Step Count 2017: Over 55,400 (19 stars)
-Getting over being sick, did art and writing, busy but not stressed.
Step Count 2018: Over 56,400 (10 stars)
-Dealing with gifts, long drive on Boxing Day, musical sleeps, 10 subs on Tapas.
STEP COUNT 2019: Over 52,500. 7 stars.
SCHOOL EMAIL 2019: 2 New (1 sent)
Holding at DAY 78. 3 PD.
RH Stress Level: 10 (Barrier Burst)
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CONSTANT TO-DO LIST:
-2019 Banner for TPolys
-Sketches for 2019 holiday parody
-2020 Banner for TPolys
-Write a TANDQ article on Polling and Bias
-Write a post about types of praise/encouragement
-Catching up with web serials/comics (from ~August 2018)
-Read some of the books sitting at my desk