Sunday 31 May 2020

Now Parenting: May 2020

Week 97
-Up with little one; let Mom sleep in a bit. Work from 9:30-11:30, lunch.
-Work from 1:30-4:30pm with some breaks. Have online tests, need their reviews.
-Alexandra time (extended due to long nap) as cake is made. Phoning parents.
-More work to 10pm; at least dinner is slow cooker. Break, more work to 2am.
-Btw notification came on Sunday that Ont. schools wouldn't reopen in May.
-Wake up on Birthday needing to send emails. Alexandra time, before 9am to 5pm.
-Lunch had Mom, with cake. Parent package arrived. Fast snooze (up since ~6am).
-Snooze was 2.5 hrs, handled all emails and even stretched out 30 min.
-Back in game before 6:30pm. Story an hour later. 1.5 hr+ to get crib sleep.
-Setting up scanner and presents after 9pm. Bed late, rough night, zombie morning.
-Shopping 9am was fast, lay down, Google Meet, then 3U Meet during nap.
-Peppier Alexandra time from 2pm. Recovery after 5pm. Work on quiz to 9:30pm.
-Bed before midnight, downstairs, over 5 hrs consecutive. Peppier morning.
-Work after 9am, staff meeting 10am. Emails, 1 hr w/ others for lunch.
-3U lesson prep to 3pm. Time outside. Crash after 6pm for 30 min. Dishes, etc.
-Less productive evening, bed after 11pm. Two sleep interruptions; decent overall.
-Email followups in morning (will I never get to grading?). Alexandra time.
-Breakdown at lunch when I've lost the planning thread. No time for that.
-GMeet where I see a student, talk to others. More emails. PDFs too big.
-Back with little one. When she's asleep, work/emails until 10:30pm. Dinner.
-In bed 12:30am. Little one joins within the hour. Lousy sleep. Emails 6:30am.
-Much Alexandra time (emails lunch) to 3pm. Call with parent. Shopping 4pm.
-Together after 6pm; asleep before 8pm so photos of week. Then decompressing.
-Bed 11pm, only one waking. Morning time over an hour, then to Aunt's.
-Time spent discussing RPs, etc, not working. Working was most of the afternoon.
-Food ordered for evening. An hour post-nap, food pickup, then time outside.
-After 8pm, more work (video); after 9pm watched shows. Posts. Midnight sleeps.
-Lotus Prince "The Letter" LIVE #1-5. (Some AT4W, Daily show)

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Item counts to Saturday (May 2):
Step Count 2017: About 60,500 (22 stars)
-Anne-Lise handled taxes, I gained weight, blog buffers ran out.

Step Count 2018: Over 65,700 (10 stars)
-OAME Toronto trip was rough, writing time continued to suffer.

Step Count 2019: Over 75,800 (14 stars)
-Odd dreams, 2nd Cappies show, broke picture glass, Gr 11 textbook files.

STEP COUNT 2020: Over 59,150. 12 stars.
SCHOOL EMAIL 2020: 220 New (153 sent)
 Sent includes 81 Meet invites.
 We have completed DAY 155.

RH Stress Level: 8 (Starlight Breaker Extension)

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Week 98
-Dreamt I was trying to haggle for anime merchandise? Displays in a foyer?
-Sent out post, then Alexandra time to ~9am. Then Math Constitution and Prep.
-Brief visit for lunch, back to preview videos and Prep. 5pm Alexandra outside.
-Phoned home, dinner, Mom back in. Bed before 8pm, work on these files.
-Finish "Biff Redford", cue up weekly emails, bed midnight. Usual 6 hrs sleep.
-Catch up in morning emails. Little one time. Fail to catch up in new emails.
-Little one time from early snooze includes puddle running after stroller.
-Catch back up in emails by 8pm. Video out. Spreadsheet work for evening.
-Tues morning was emails, Alexandra, shopping and more emails/prep.
-"Compassion Fatigue" seminar during snooze, then 2 hrs outside with bridge.
-Break, more emails, testing OAME system. BBQ activated (for A-L).
-Not much else, quiet overnight. Morning email, fluff dog tossing, dishes.
-9:30am grading work. Staff and Google Meets, more grading, 3pm daughter time.
-Back to work 8pm. Multi-tasking. Again sleep after 11pm. Again assist at 2:30am.
-Dreamt band really needed a 4th member to be eligible and I can do guitar chords.
-But then I jumped around a lot with stage presence. Again awake 6:30am.
-Emails. Brief break. Alexandra morning, lunch, OAME2020 session, Gr 11 grading.
-Gr 12 Google Meet, outside with Alexandra. 7:30pm finalizing marks for Friday.
-Exhausted by 10pm. Wakeups ensure still no 4 hr straight sleep. I'm up by 6am.
-Draft key emails; she's up 6:45am. I head out by 7:45am. Bit of everything.
-She asks me to draw cats on her pen markings, has since I did early this week.
-Asleep 1pm, sent out marks report then parent messages. Paints after 2:30pm.
-Two hours to handle parent and student responses, also guidance failing forms.
-Outside after 5:30pm for family time. OAME2020 session, recognized by handle.
-Sleep downstairs, near 6h straight. Morning time, then to Aunt; vacuuming.
-Trip to store. Quiz preparations to 4pm. Alexandra time to 7pm. Made dinner.
-Trek Roleplay online for 3 hrs. Final prep for Sunday; bed post-midnight.
-Lotus Prince "The Letter" LIVE #6-12.

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Item counts to Saturday (May 9):
Step Count 2017: About 54,200 (22 stars)
-Flooding in Ottawa, and on my serial site thanks to feedback.

Step Count 2018: Over 60,700 (16 stars)
-Busy week as things didn't get done and shows happened.

Step Count 2019: Over 65,300 (13 stars)
-Grading hallucinations, rough sleeps as I stay downstairs, AGM.

STEP COUNT 2020: Over 68,700. 16 stars.
SCHOOL EMAIL 2020: 192 New (278 sent)
 81 Meet invites, 58 evidence exports.
 Have we completed DAY 160?

RH Stress Level: 7 (Starlight Breaker)

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Week 99
-Rough night, 90 min+chair @4am, 3+ hrs sleep... up after 7:30am with Alexandra.
-Mom joins by 9am, I do pancakes, she does eggs, Alexandra dislikes new things.
-I take time from 10am to after 11am to lie down. Then outside, back for lunch.
-Snooze goes badly, I help after 1pm. Still working on tests. Phoning after 3pm.
-To tests for 1.5 hrs, then out with family for an hour plus DQ. Sushi dinner.
-Still more work in evening, sigh... not going to get to write serial part.
-Monday with little one, with emails at lunch and end of day. Mostly parents.
-Dishes, etc in evening. Mom downstairs. Wailing at 12:15am, still rough after.
-With little one almost 2 hrs in morning; parent phone calls. Trade 11am.
-Trade back 4pm. Catch up all emails. Out for walk after 6pm. Less productive eve.
-Awake 1pm-4am after back-and-forth. Wed morn got 12s grading done, staff mtg.
-Snoozed with little one (swapped, owing to...) meeting about Contract Voting.
-During meeting, entered marks and scanned Gr11 tests while listening.
-6pm back with little one (they were outside whole time) for ~45 min.
-Eventual sleep. I finish handling emails and misc, again too tired to do quiz.
-Sporadic awakenings, chair only once. Up 7:30am, Alexandra time from 8:45am.
-Refused lunch? Google Meet for classes 12:30pm, then shopping. To work 3:30pm.
-Got most of 4U Eval done; Alexandra time. Together after 6:30pm; tumble on stairs.
-Tears about no milk later. No bath. To work, turning Eval into a Quiz.
-Sleep downstairs 12am... first time for 6 hrs sleep this month?? Email 4Us.
-Friday morning with Alexandra; swap snooze so Mom can catch some sleep.
-Start lesson prep. Back with little one. Start crashing. Sleep 15 min from 5:30pm.
-Family time. Back to answering emails in evening. More lesson prep to 12am.
-Under 5 hrs sleep as she's restless (early teething?? drool too). Tired morning.
-Clean/organize kitchen and vacuum downstairs during Auntie time. Snooze with her.
-Sheets changed, I do more prep work 3pm-6pm. Family time. Trouble getting to sleep.
-Actual writing for Epsilon happened today, including a title. Downstairs 12am.
-Lotus Prince "The Letter" LIVE #13-19.

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Item counts to Saturday (May 16):
Step Count 2017: About 57,550 (18 stars)
-Typed in old mathNEWS, lawn care, met Grocer.

Step Count 2018: Over 70,300 (16 stars)
-Mood swings, tidied house, parents in town.

Step Count 2019: Over 77,750 (18 stars)
-Darker curtains on Mother's Day, local OAME help, high tea tulips.

STEP COUNT 2020: Over 59,600. 12 stars.
SCHOOL EMAIL 2020: 123 New (143 sent)
 The usual 81 GMeet Invites.
 We have completed DAY 165 I guess.

RH Stress Level: 8 (Starlight Breaker Extension)

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Week 100
-Awakened 5:45am as Alexandra falls from bed upstairs. Bump on head later.
-With her 3 hrs from 6:45am. Quick store trip. Post items online, back to lessons.
-Out by 3pm to get Mom's meds. Out as a group for geese, 4pm. Phone home 6pm+.
-Resists food, we game it. Bottle leaking, Mom fixes. Tylenol for head/teeth.
-Kind of finish 3U lessons. Collapse by 10:30pm. Overnight isn't terrible.
-Time in morning to play around. 3 hrs includes long stroller trip.
-After lunch, 3+ hrs to finalize 3U & 4U. 2 more hrs outside, tired means sad.
-Record quick video. Collate who's written what. File photos of Alexandra.
-Bumpy overnight (despite Tylenol), each take an hour, me 1-2am. Send weekly mails.
-From 8:45am with Alexandra, includes outside, LONG walk around behind library.
-Many stairs; home and snooze 1pm. Not many mails, I can rest. Downstairs time.
-Outside again; at 5pm I drive to see about getting shirts (retail open). Nope.
-Get gas (still under 90c) and home for weeding. Little one won't have dinner.
-End up straight to bed after 7pm. Rest, then work on finalizing 4U lessons.
-Bed after 11pm. Relatively quiet night but WEIRD dream**, wake up before 6am.
-In her room from 6am. 2 hrs awake from 6:45am. Then schoolwork catchup.
-Staff meeting and Google Meet amid 4U lesson plans. Alexandra time 3-6pm.
-Family time 6:30pm. Pull weeds after 8pm (tree leaves already shading grass).
-Emails. Dinner 10pm. Relatively quiet night. Thursday morning with her after 7am.
-From 9am, phoning places, drafting parent message for replacement test, 3U Meet.
-Also preview videos to send out, minor grading. Little one time Noon-6pm.
-Disaster call at 1pm averted as was only asleep 5 min, convinced to return.
-6pm back into emails, last Trig Tests sent out. More work, and dishes.
-Bed after 11pm; wakeup 3am not major. Fri morn messages and trying to zen self.
-Alexandra 9-11am, Meet for Work with other teachers, back again for snooze. Grade.
-3pm trip to Orleans to obtain my shirts, deposit strike pay, and shopping.
-Home before 5pm. Some lawn mowing. Then Alexandra Family Time for over an hour.
-Has trouble sleeping; initiate Zoom Chat for finance, A-L finishes. Little else.
-Up 6am, with Alexandra after 7am. To Aunt; I do lawn care, A-L handles clothes.
-Work after 1pm, more 4U prep. Alexandra time 4pm & visit by Aunt. Order out.
-Bed after 7:30pm, overlaps 4 hours of gaming to wrap the Trek. Bed 12am.
-Lotus Prince "The Letter" LIVE #20-26.

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Item counts to Saturday (May 23):
Step Count 2017: About 73,000 (23 stars)
-Guest post for Drew, and was away for Anime North/Centennial.

Step Count 2018: Over 63,000 (14 stars)
-Baby shower and Cappies rehearsals, no time for sad serial view stats.

Step Count 2019: Over 69,400 (16 stars)
-New sack & flap books, "Power of Dads" wshop, new phone, Toronto for ANorth panel.

STEP COUNT 2020: Over 89,700. 22 stars.
SCHOOL EMAIL 2020: 96 New (181 sent)
 81 Meets, 56 3U Trig Tests (1 dual purpose... 55?) Didn't track 4U tests weeks back though (still 4 to send too...). We have completed DAY 169, in theory.

RH Stress Level: 7 (Starlight Breaker)

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Week 101
-Two crib wakeups. Dream I'm post-secondary graduating remotely but on campus?
-Slow to wake after 7am but outside before 8am seeing cat. Walk & geese trip.
-9am new cat onto porch, takes swipe at Alexandra. Tears. Then create trig test.
-Lunch. Then engineer trig quiz. Sanity break 3pm. Alexandra 4pm. Phone home.
-Note: All insects now seem to be "bee", and Alexandra doesn't like them.
-They get in her personal space. Also need to bring water on walks now.
-Not very productive evening. Monday morning emails, then Alexandra day.
-Stroller hit curb funny and momentum sent it over. Big hugs. Hurt my leg.
-Some grading during snooze. Emails 5pm. Shopping after 5:30pm to get it done.
-Family time by 6:30pm; dishes in parallel. No bath stories 7:30pm.
-Some 4U planning and RDA. Bed before 12am; three wakeups. Alexandra time.
-8:45am emails; an hour of weeding (little one helps) until weeder breaks.
-Shopping pickup of new sack/PJs and Home Hardware (lights, weeder) for 1 hr.
-I'd turn AC back off (was on due to heavier sack) but now local heat warning.
-Back to work before 11:30am. Back to help before noon, pee with the seat down.
-Squared for lunch, then snooze. Answer more emails. Brief lie down. Laundry.
-Time outside. Emails. Evening. Set up spreadsheets, otherwise unproductive.
-Awake before 6am, as is little one. Time with her, then work 9am. Staff mtg.
-Finish 3U grading and 4U quiz. Little one time again, so hot outside.
-I bring replacement socks for puddle jumping this time. Brief break, dinner.
-New sack (after resistance prior night)! Evening has an insurance phone call.
-Wakeups 10:45, 12am, 2am, 2:15am, 2:40am, 3:10am: I'm just awake. Do some grading.
-Do some writing. 5am, try more sleep. Dream I'm describing that to family.
-Also they're waking her up? Anyway. Actual wakeup 8am. Email, bit more writing.
-8:45am ALL the things, drawing to basement to chalks to stroller w/ ducklings...
-...then geese and a puddle, back home for a cat, then car, finally lunch.
-GMeet 12:30pm. Then weeding outside. Then more work. Time downstairs and books.
-Quick email then family time from 6:15pm. Resists bath again, direct to story.
-Less productive evening. Sleep downstairs. Snared 6 hrs (brief wakeup) again.
-Friday, things were restless upstairs. Did get emails out and some writing.
-Dad time from before 9am to after Noon; swap for snooze. Math Meet as Mom naps.
-Shopping before 2pm; takes over an hour (individual registers open now).
-Bought books and paid bills too; Dad time from 3:30pm. Mom joins while out.
-Home 6:15pm, immediately two parent messages, lead to phone call. Dinner 7pm.
-Trim nails. Dishes. Manage to complete Epsilon writing (though not choices).
-Bed after 11pm. Excellent sleep? (6 hrs to 6am.) After 7am, 1.5 hrs as Dad.
-3 hrs as Mr Taylor. Lunch; weeds & cut grass. Finished 2 lesson files for 3U.
-Dad time from 3:15; 2 hrs include stroller sprint as rain started. Brief break.
-6pm family hour. Some trouble to sleep. Finalize things online. Bed 11pm.
-Lotus Prince "The Letter" LIVE #27-33

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Item counts to Saturday (May 30):
Step Count 2017: About 59,250 (22 stars)
-T&T ended. Thought about summer plans.

Step Count 2018: Over 66,000 (14 stars)
-Sent in I&I entry, writing and art for websites.

Step Count 2019: Over 68,800 (11 stars)
-Original soother search, Chapters book/food, cross-curricular meet, crib lowered.

STEP COUNT 2020: Over 90,000. 28 stars.
SCHOOL EMAIL 2020: 107 New (127 sent)
 81 Meets. We have completed DAY 174, only June remains.

RH Stress Level: 7 (Starlight Breaker)

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CONSTANT TO-DO LIST:
 -Recap for OAME 2020
 -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